Type Public high school Status Closed Principal Wakili Moore Phone +1 585-663-7070 Founded 1907 | Established 1907 Closed June 2016 Staff ~100 Number of students 864 (2011–2012) Faculty 60 | |
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Motto Connecting Youth to Innovative Life Experiences | ||
Charlotte High School was a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District. The school is named for Charlotte, formerly an incorporated village in the Town of Greece and now a neighborhood in the city of Rochester. The school closed in June 2016.
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Demographics
Charlotte High School's free/reduced lunch rate is 77.9% of the students.
History
A school was built on the former site of a one-room school house in Charlotte in 1867. In 1907, a high school building was erected and the present Charlotte High School building was built in 1931. In 1988, the Rochester City School District changed Charlotte to a middle school. In 2005, it became a high school once again.
Campus
Charlotte High School is housed in a five-story new art deco style building on Lake Avenue in Rochester, not far from Lake Ontario. The building contains a swimming pool that is open to the public when not used for school activities.
Curriculum
In addition to typical high school courses, Charlotte High School offers some unique opportunities to students.
Clubs and organizations
The school offers art, music, newspaper, math league and drama club.
Young video artists from Charlotte participate in the Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival, sponsored by the University of Rochester.
Sports
The school supports a full sports program.
The Lakesiders basketball team won successive New York State championships in 1983 and 1984. After winning the 2007 Section V Class "BB" title on March 3, 2007, the Charlotte basketball team finished second in the Far West Regional Class "B" final on March 10, 2007. The team repeated as Section V "BB"" champions on March 1, 2008.
The 2009–2010 track team won the Section V Class B championship.
Performance
In 2005, the school's attendance rate of 85% and its suspension rate of 33.3% both exceed those for similar schools. The school's standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Social Studies rank below the state average for similar schools.
Incidents
In 2004, there were reports of violence and other acts at the school that required disciplinary action. Charlotte High School was on the New York State list of dangerous schools in 2006.