Elementary Registration
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The 2025-26 School Selection Process for the Rochester City School District opened on Friday, December 6, 2024. During the school selection process, City residents with children entering Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten are able to enroll online for the 2025-26 school year.
If your child turns five on or before December 1, 2025 or is currently enrolled in PreK 4, it is time to register for Kindergarten.
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Students currently enrolled in a PreK program through RCSD or receiving special education support need to register for Kindergarten. Families have a choice of school within their zone. Your school zone is determined by your home address in the City of Rochester.
What are School Zones?
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The Rochester City School District is separated into three school zones based on different areas of the City of Rochester: Northeast, Northwest, and South. When applying, families have the option of choosing a citywide school or a school within their zone.
Families can begin an online application and enter their home address to find out what zone they live in and what schools are available for their child to attend. Online applications can be started and saved, allowing families to return and explore options within their zone.
Northeast Zone
Including: Roberto Clemente School No. 8, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 9, Abraham Lincoln School No. 22, Henry Hudson School No. 28, John James Audubon School No. 33, Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45, Austin Steward Elementary School No. 46, Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50, and Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52
Northwest Zone
Including: John Williams School No. 5, Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7, Enrico Fermi School No. 17, Ida B. Wells-Barnett Elementary School No. 34, Abelard Reynolds School No. 42, and The Flower City School No. 54.
South Zone
Including: George Mather Forbes School No. 4, Anna Murray-Douglass Academy No. 12, Dr. David and Ruth Anderson Academy No. 16, Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19, Francis Parker School No. 23, and Pinnacle School No. 35.
Citywide Schools
Families can apply for a citywide offering regardless of what school zone they live in.
Citywide offerings include: The Children’s School of Rochester No. 15, Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25, Montessori Academy School No. 53, World of Inquiry School No. 58, and East Lower School (6th grade only)
Enrollment Support
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Visit the Office of Student Registration
Student Placement Specialists are available to work with families to discuss school options and assist with online registration. For support, please call (585) 262-8241 or visit the Office of Student Registration, 131 West Broad Street, Floor 1. The Office of Student Registration is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.