2025-26 School and Program Bell Times

Elementary Schools

School	Grade	Arrival	Dismissal
George Mather Forbes School No. 4	K-6	9:00	3:30
John Williams School No. 5	K-6	9:00	3:30
Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7	K-6	9:00	3:30
Roberto Clemente School No. 8	K-6	7:30	2:00
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 9	K-6	7:30	2:00
Anna Murray-Douglass Academy No. 12	K-6	7:30	2:00
The Children's School of Rochester No. 15*	K-6	9:00	3:30
Dr. David and Ruth Anderson School No. 16	K-6	9:00	3:30
Enrico Fermi School No. 17	K-6	7:30	2:00
Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19	K-6	9:00	3:30
Abraham Lincoln School No. 22	K-6	9:00	3:30
Francis Parker School No. 23	K-6	7:30	2:00
Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25	K-6	7:30	2:00
Henry Hudson School No. 28	K-6	9:00	3:30
Dr. Iris J. Banister School No. 33*	K-6	9:00	3:30
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Elementary School	K-6	9:00	3:30
Pinnacle School No. 35	K-6	7:30	2:00
Abelard Reynolds School No. 42	K-6	9:00	3:30
Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45	K-6	7:30	2:00
Austin Steward Elementary School	K-6	9:00	3:30
Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50*	K-6	9:00	3:30
Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52	K-6	9:00	3:30
Montessori Academy School No. 53	K-6	7:30	2:00
Flower City School No. 54	K-6	9:00	3:30
World of Inquiry School No. 58	K-6	9:00	3:30

* The arrival and dismissal times for these schools have been updated from the 2024-25 school year. For more information, please contact your child's school.

Middle Schools

School	Grade	Arrival	Dismissal
Andrew Langston Middle School	7-8	7:30	2:30
Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School	7-8	7:30	2:30
East Lower School	6-8	7:30	3:00
Loretta Johnson Middle School	7-8	7:30	2:30
Northwest Junior High at Douglass Campus	7-8	7:30	2:30
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	7-8	7:30	2:30

High Schools

School	Grade	Arrival	Dismissal
East Upper School	9-12	8:00	3:30
Edison Career & Technology High School	9-12	7:30	2:30
James Monroe High School	9-12	8:30	3:30
Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School	9-12	7:30	2:30
Padilla High School at the Franklin Campus	9-12	7:30	2:30
Rochester Early College International HS	9-12	7:30	2:30
School of the Arts	7-12	8:30	3:30
School Without Walls	9-12	8:00	3:00
World of Inquiry School No. 58	7-12	7:30	2:30

Alternative and Transitional Programs

Program Grade Arrival Dismissal

All City High 10-12 7:30 2:30

Rochester International Academy K-12 7:30 2:00

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Alternative and Transitional Programs

Program	Grade	Arrival	Dismissal
All City High	10-12	7:30	2:30
Rochester International Academy	K-12	7:30	2:00