Two campuses. One mission.

The Genesee Community Charter Schools (GCCS)  provide a rich educational experience that values intellectual rigor, community responsibility, and respect for diversity. Our local history-based and globally-connected program immerses our diverse population of students in investigation and discovery, extensively using the cultural and natural resources of our community. We nurture our students’ natural abilities to be critical thinkers and skilled problem solvers, enabling them to reach exemplary standards.

Genesee Community Charter School at the RMSC and Genesee Community Charter School – Flour City Campus do not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, or age in the administration of any of its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, recreational, and other school-administered programs.

Our schools are publicly-funded and tuition-free.  Enrollment is open to all city of Rochester (RCSD) residents, as well as suburban district residents. An enrollment lottery is held in April of each year for grades K-6.

At a Glance: GCCS – RMSC (“River”) Campus

• Opened in 2001
• Tuition-free public school
• Chartered by the Board of Regents
• Serving grades K-6; approximately 224 total students
• One class per grade level; up to 32 students per class
• Two teachers and one teaching assistant per classroom
• Early dismissal every Wednesday
• Located on the campus of the Rochester Museum & Science Center
• Affiliated with, but operates independently from, the Rochester City School District

To view GCCS at the RMSC’s latest New York State generated School Report Card, click here.

To view GCCS at the RMSC’s latest annual report to New York State Education Department, click here.

At a Glance: GCCS – Flour City Campus

• Opened in 2022 as a replication of the flagship River campus
• Tuition-free public school
• Chartered by the State University of New York (SUNY)
• Serving grades K-5; approximately 192 total students. Flour City will add an additional grade level each year until 6th grade is reached.
• One class per grade level; up to 32 students per class
• Two teachers and one teaching assistant per classroom
• Early dismissal every Wednesday
• Located on the campus of the former Colgate Divinity School, across from Highland Park
• Affiliated with, but operates independently from, the Rochester City School District

To view GCCS Flour City’s latest New York State generated School Report Card, click here.

To view GCCS Flour City’s latest annual report to New York State Education Department click here.

Awards & Recognition

• EL Education credentialed school
• Building Hope Education Innovation Finalist and Award Winner
• First New York State Dissemination Grant with RCSD partnership
• EL Education Teaching Award
• EL Education Leadership Award
• New York State Reward School
• National Blue Ribbon School
• EL Education Credentialed Mentor School
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills Exemplar School
• Federal Arts Integration Dissemination Grant
• Exemplary reviews by New York State Education Department