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Rochester Stem Academy

Public, Charter Grades

Summary

Rochester Stem Academy is a public charter high school located in Rochester, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 116 students. The school has a unique student racial makeup, with 100% of its students being African American, in stark contrast to the racial diversity seen in nearby schools within the Rochester Public School District.

Rochester Stem Academy's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.22% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the state average of 52.22%. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates are 0% for 11th-grade and all grades, compared to the state averages of 34.99% and 45.47%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 58.6% in 2020-2021 to 96.6% in 2019-2020, and its dropout rate has varied from 0% in 2021-2022 to 17.2% in 2020-2021, generally higher than the nearby Mayo Senior High.

Rochester Stem Academy serves a student population with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the 31.2% rate at Mayo Senior High. This unique demographic composition and the school's persistent academic challenges raise questions about the school's practices, resources, and support systems in providing a high-quality education to its students.

116

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 16th St SW
Rochester, MN 55902-2125

(507) 281-2381

District: Rochester Stem Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2024

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Math scores 45 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Minnesota avg46%

Not ranked this year

Rochester Stem Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	21.5	387 of 480	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	411 of 476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	391 of 472	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	345 of 492	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.4	448 of 494	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	415 of 489	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	433 of 489	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	478 of 504	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	448 of 483	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	57 of 109	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	50 of 102	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	27 of 103	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	23.1	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	59.2	19 of 90	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	3 of 87	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	19.8	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	54 of 78	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	5.4	375 of 396	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	365 of 388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	314 of 401	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	377 of 395	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	271 of 389	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	311 of 393	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	200 of 312	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	225 of 270	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	197 of 370	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.9	337 of 374	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	310 of 405	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	348 of 398	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	329 of 351	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	334 of 411	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	383 of 398	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)79th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2024)48th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2023-2024) ?

Science29%-11 vs state

Reading22%-28 vs state

Math0%-45 vs state

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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 11th 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 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
Rochester Math & Science Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 252-5995	230	14	16.4	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	229 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rochester Math & Science Online	Public, Charter	9-12	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 252-5995	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)	Public	11-12	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5650	83	0	5.7	60.2%	42 (50.6%)	20 (24.1%)	10 (12.0%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)																	$22,359
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
MNSync Online Secondary	Public, Virtual	7-12	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	292	0	11.1	49.3%	143 (49.0%)	59 (20.2%)	30 (10.3%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.6%)	12.9	405^th of 450 public high schools	10.0%		25.5	368^th of 480 public high schools	23.3%	37					0.0	9.1	0.0	2.4					11.1	18.8	30.0	20.4
Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-5650	31	0		61.3%	20 (64.5%)	4 (12.9%)	3 (9.7%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0			0.0				7.7	9.1	16.7		11.1
Care & Treatment at ESC	Public	5-12	334 16th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4467	6	0	5.0		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)																	$15,298
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

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Students at Rochester Stem Academy are 100% African American.

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How many students attend Rochester Stem Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 116 students attended Rochester Stem Academy.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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