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Rosa Parks Elementary

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Rosa Parks Elementary ranks 514 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Rosa Parks Elementary is a K–5 public school in Mankato, Minnesota, serving 425 students as part of the Mankato Public School District. The district ranks 105 of 458 in Minnesota (77th percentile, 4 stars), but the school itself ranks far lower: 514 of 869 schools statewide in 2025–26, the 41st percentile with 2 stars. It has earned 2 stars in every year of the past decade except 2015–16, and it is the lowest-ranked school among its nearby Mankato peers, all of which sit at the 72nd percentile or higher with 4 or 5 stars.

Math is the relative bright spot: 50% of students were proficient in 2025–26, above the state's 44.9% but below the district's 55% and below every nearby comparison school, which range from about 58% to 78%. Reading proficiency of 43.4% trails both the state (48.6%) and the district (54.3%), and is lower than every nearby school. Science is the clearest concern: only 14.5% of students were proficient, versus 25.5% statewide and 26.4% in the district, down from roughly 30–32% two years earlier.

Rosa Parks has the highest share of low-income students among nearby schools — 56.24% qualify for free/reduced lunch — yet one of the lowest student-teacher ratios, at 11.6, which could support targeted help. The school ranks well above its overall standing for English learners (77th percentile) and around the middle for low-income students, while special education results improved from the 9th percentile in 2023–24 to the 38th percentile. Nearby schools with similar economic need show what may be possible: Franklin Elementary (52.06% free/reduced lunch) posts 67.3% math, 61.5% reading and 20% science, and Kennedy Elementary (48.70%) reaches 68.6% math, 58.3% reading and 32.7% science.

425

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,596

Per pupil spending ?

56.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Heron Dr
Mankato, MN 56001-8922

(507) 387-7672

District: Mankato Public School District

Students who attend Rosa Parks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Winds Middle School
High:	Mankato East Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

African American:

21.2%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

!Near the bottom of Mankato Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg43%

514^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Mankato Public School District

105^th of 458Mankato 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
2026	44.7	514 of 869	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	451 of 872	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	594 of 881	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	513 of 845	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	568 of 858	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	476 of 869	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	569 of 870	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	607 of 847	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	592 of 853	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	373 of 848	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	444 of 840	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.1	374 of 826	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	490 of 824	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.9	353 of 820	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	382 of 814	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	110 of 315	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	90 of 298	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	35.7	199 of 310	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	95 of 279	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	181 of 282	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	122 of 227	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	181 of 283	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	69 of 305	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	29 of 276	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	106 of 239	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	218 of 242	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	408 of 790	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	379 of 799	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	577 of 809	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	499 of 787	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	490 of 799	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	497 of 783	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	505 of 787	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	567 of 774	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	396 of 764	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	349 of 764	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	504 of 793	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	358 of 774	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	450 of 663	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	367 of 683	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	535 of 740	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	638 of 728	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	549 of 807	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	472 of 812	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	542 of 826	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	484 of 799	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	579 of 808	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	395 of 784	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	534 of 798	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	562 of 779	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	357 of 579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	306 of 562	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	519 of 572	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	461 of 524	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	449 of 500	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	348 of 417	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	406 of 515	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	404 of 463	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	506 of 710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	506 of 714	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	556 of 730	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	570 of 712	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	548 of 725	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.3	300 of 710	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	504 of 722	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	576 of 712	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math50%+5 vs state

Reading43%-5 vs state

Science14%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	44.7	514^th of 869 public elementary schools	40.9%		52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%	63	39.6	45.9	45.7	43.4	14.5	14.5	49.5	52.7	47.8	50.0	$11,596
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	72	242^nd of 869 public elementary schools	72.2%		70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%	24	56.8	63.3	64.5	61.2	29.0	29.0	59.5	70.0	45.2	58.2	$11,943
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	78.9	158^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.8%		75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%	40	56.9	61.4	63.6	60.7	23.6	23.6	82.4	76.8	66.7	75.2	$11,470
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	76.6	184^th of 869 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%	71	55.1	54.9	65.5	58.3	32.7	32.7	66.0	65.7	74.5	68.6	$12,284
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	83.1	117^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.5%		77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%	50	63.1	53.5	67.9	62.2	42.9	42.9	81.5	55.8	73.2	72.0	$12,110
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	73.1	228^th of 869 public elementary schools	73.8%		86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%	148	65.5	65.9	54.3	61.5	20.0	20.0	81.0	72.0	52.5	67.3	$12,553
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	87.3	66^th of 869 public elementary schools	92.4%		84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%	36	68.2	74.0	77.8	73.4	26.7	26.7	84.4	80.0	64.4	76.4	$12,880
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	72	241^st of 869 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%	90	54.9	52.8	65.8	58.2	30.1	30.1	74.5	54.2	58.9	61.2	$10,983
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	72.3	238^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.6%		75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%	39	51.4	59.8	64.4	58.5	15.1	15.1	70.7	75.9	63.0	70.2	$10,759
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	80.3	146^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.2%		82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%	32	39.5	67.4	72.0	61.2	36.0	36.0	57.9	87.0	84.0	77.6	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosa Parks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rosa Parks Elementary?

Students at Rosa Parks Elementary are 52% White, 21% African American, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Rosa Parks Elementary a good school?

Rosa Parks Elementary ranks 514^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosa Parks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Rosa Parks Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rosa Parks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosa Parks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Winds Middle School
High : Mankato East Senior High

What district is Rosa Parks Elementary in?

Mankato Public School District

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