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Bamber Valley Elementary School

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Bamber Valley Elementary School ranks 184 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bamber Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Rochester, Minnesota, serving 613 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Rochester Public School District, which is ranked 197 out of 446 districts in the state.

Bamber Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 65.11% of students proficient or better in Math and 59.19% in Reading, compared to the district's 41.66% and 47.78%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools for male and Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and African American students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Folwell Elementary and Washington District-Wide Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that Bamber Valley Elementary may have room for further improvement to maintain its competitive edge. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.3, which may contribute to its strong academic performance, and has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating over the past several years.

599

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,066

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Bamber Valley Rd SW
Rochester, MN 55902-8888

(507) 328-3030

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Bamber Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Creek Middle School
High:	Mayo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

184^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Rochester Public School District

197^th of 446Rochester Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	184 of 872	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	186 of 881	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	360 of 858	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	427 of 869	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	538 of 870	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	349 of 847	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	498 of 853	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	529 of 848	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	580 of 840	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.7	509 of 826	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	439 of 824	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	456 of 820	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	477 of 814	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.5	227 of 803	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	108 of 434	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	163 of 781	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	216 of 777	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	142 of 756	81.2%	★★★★☆
2005	60.4	296 of 685	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.8	230 of 676	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	78.8	88 of 674	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	24.0	231 of 283	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.7	86 of 266	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	67.9	50 of 136	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.9	15 of 134	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	185 of 256	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	164 of 175	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	237 of 239	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	147 of 242	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	246 of 799	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	250 of 809	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	378 of 799	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	380 of 783	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	507 of 787	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	286 of 774	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	27 of 238	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	33 of 249	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	31.4	154 of 209	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	202 of 219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	135 of 220	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	329 of 764	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	395 of 793	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	509 of 663	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	580 of 683	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	691 of 740	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	604 of 728	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	134 of 812	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	140 of 826	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	328 of 808	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	447 of 784	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	507 of 798	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	380 of 779	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	282 of 562	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	310 of 572	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	325 of 500	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	341 of 417	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	487 of 515	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	307 of 463	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	259 of 714	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	286 of 730	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	249 of 725	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	238 of 710	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	344 of 722	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	221 of 712	69.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2019)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2019)18th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+20 vs state

Reading59%+10 vs state

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Great school. The faculty really cares about the kids. The teachers do a great job making learning fun! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Bamber Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Bamber Valley Rd SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3030	599	0	15.3	21.0%	410 (68.4%)	31 (5.2%)	73 (12.2%)	40 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	76.6	184^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.9%		76	186^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.9%	2	69.5	69.7	57.3				65.1	50.5	57.6	68.4				59.2	$11,066
Rochester Math & Science Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	322	21	15.4	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	321 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.5	684^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.5	752^nd of 881 public elementary schools	14.6%	68	34.3	20.5	17.5	51.9			28.8	14.3	27.3	47.5	46.7			33.6	$17,173
Folwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 15th Ave SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3220	352	0	18.8	15.9%	218 (61.9%)	13 (3.7%)	37 (10.5%)	44 (12.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	84.4	101^st of 872 public elementary schools	88.4%		85.1	90^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.8%	11	72.0	69.1	55.4				66.1	66.7	65.5	76.8				69.4	$11,376
MNSync Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	68	0	11.1	61.8%	25 (36.8%)	21 (30.9%)	9 (13.2%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)							25.0							37.5
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	600	0	12.2	48.8%	270 (45.0%)	87 (14.5%)	124 (20.7%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.5%)	30.3	644^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.1%		28.7	662^nd of 881 public elementary schools	24.9%	18	60.4	36.5	20.4				38.7	40.6	27.4	35.8				34.8	$15,056
Lincoln K-8 School	Public	K-8	1122 8th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3550	506	0	17.6	17.0%	333 (65.8%)	46 (9.1%)	25 (4.9%)	55 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	74.6	212^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.7%		83	113^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.2%	99	68.9	85.0	50.9	42.9	58.0	68.8	63.1	57.4	63.3	56.9	55.1	57.1	52.1	57.2	$11,594
Bishop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 36th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3100	545	0	14.3	37.2%	284 (52.1%)	78 (14.3%)	68 (12.5%)	70 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	59.4	379^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.5%		61.7	353^rd of 881 public elementary schools	59.9%	26	65.9	63.4	49.4				60.0	42.1	46.5	49.4				45.9	$12,598
Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	506 5th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3700	509	0	10.1	59.7%	172 (33.8%)	78 (15.3%)	170 (33.4%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	20.8	708^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.8%		6.7	820^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.9%	112	39.2	38.2	23.9				33.6	26.5	27.9	35.2				29.9	$17,286
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 11th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3800	334	0	15.5	19.8%	185 (55.4%)	21 (6.3%)	21 (6.3%)	70 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	84.6	99^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.5	86^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.2%	13	81.4	71.2	55.6				69.7	72.9	53.9	75.9				67.9	$12,463
Sunset Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 19th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3770	437	0	12.8	55.8%	184 (42.1%)	107 (24.5%)	47 (10.8%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.4%)	37	589^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.5%		42.3	564^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.0%	25	58.8	42.7	27.9				44.4	44.3	30.5	37.7				37.4	$12,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Bamber Valley Elementary School

How many students attend Bamber Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Bamber Valley Elementary School.

What district is Bamber Valley Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

Is Bamber Valley Elementary School a good school?

Bamber Valley Elementary School ranks 184^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bamber Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bamber Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willow Creek Middle School
High : Mayo High School

What is the racial makeup of Bamber Valley Elementary School?

Students at Bamber Valley Elementary School are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American.

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