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Bishop Elementary School

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Bishop Elementary School ranks 406 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bishop Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Rochester, Minnesota, with 545 students, located at 406 36th Ave NW and part of the Rochester Public School District. It is the second-largest elementary in its immediate area, behind Bamber Valley Elementary School (599 students), and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 37.25% in 2024–2025, down from 43.47% the prior year.

For 2025–2026, Bishop ranked 406th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (53rd percentile, 3 stars), which is average statewide but 4th of 10 nearby schools. Math is the clear strength: 53.2% of students met standards, above the district (41.2%) and state (44.9%), and Bishop has consistently outscored the district by 12 to 18 points in recent years. Reading is about district-average at 47.3% (district 47.1%, state 48.6%), while science is a weak spot at 23.7%, below both district and state, after falling from 38.46% in 2023–2024 and 34.57% in 2024–2025. Nearby, Folwell Elementary School (97th percentile), Washington Elementary School (82nd), and Bamber Valley Elementary School (74th) rank higher, while Elton Hills Elementary School (49th), Hoover Elementary School (35th), Rochester Math & Science Elementary (27th), Sunset Terrace Elementary School (22nd), Riverside Central Elementary School (20th), and Gage Elementary School (3rd) rank lower.

The bigger concern is a long-term slide: Bishop was 155th of 848 (82nd percentile, 4 stars) in 2015–2016 but has not exceeded the 60th percentile since 2020–2021. Its strongest subgroup results are for Hispanic students (88th percentile), English learners (87th), and special-education students (82nd), with African American students improving from 43rd to 70th percentile in two years. Female students have slipped to 47th percentile. For parents, Bishop is a solid, math-strong, average-reading school with a science decline and overall downward trend to watch, and it is the best-ranked of the mid-to-high-poverty schools in this nearby group.

545

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,598

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

406 36th Ave NW
Rochester, MN 55901-8888

(507) 328-3100

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Bishop Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle School
High:	John Marshall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

African American:

14.3%

Asian:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 48th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

406^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

227^th of 458Rochester 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	54.6	406 of 869	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	379 of 872	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	353 of 881	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	446 of 858	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	400 of 869	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	238 of 870	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	189 of 847	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	245 of 853	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	155 of 848	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	287 of 840	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.3	151 of 826	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	58.8	390 of 824	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.1	170 of 820	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.7	247 of 814	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	159 of 803	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	70 of 434	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.2	216 of 781	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.9	273 of 777	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	214 of 756	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	224 of 685	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.5	144 of 676	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	61.0	291 of 674	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	96 of 315	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	81 of 298	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	178 of 310	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	144 of 282	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	117 of 227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	65 of 143	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	50 of 140	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	62 of 131	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	75 of 134	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	41 of 305	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	53 of 303	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	420 of 790	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	359 of 799	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	305 of 809	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	501 of 799	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	336 of 783	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	218 of 787	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	148 of 774	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	32 of 256	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	94.4	10 of 238	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	343 of 764	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	485 of 764	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	392 of 793	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	256 of 663	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	261 of 683	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	330 of 740	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	365 of 728	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	370 of 807	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	369 of 812	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	378 of 826	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	349 of 808	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	432 of 784	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	282 of 798	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	245 of 779	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	102 of 579	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	95 of 562	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	242 of 572	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	308 of 500	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	176 of 417	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	153 of 515	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	212 of 463	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	426 of 710	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	405 of 714	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	403 of 730	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	348 of 725	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	456 of 710	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	266 of 722	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	110 of 712	84.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math53%+8 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Science24%~ state avg

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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%)	54.6	406^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.3%		59.4	379^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.5%	27	45.1	45.1	51.0		47.3	23.7	23.7	56.6	53.7	50.0		53.2	$12,598
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%)	25.4	679^th of 869 public elementary schools	21.9%		37	589^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.5%	90	30.0	39.0	36.9		35.2	10.7	10.7	41.4	42.5	22.6		35.5	$12,381
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%)	92.5	30^th of 869 public elementary schools	96.5%		84.4	101^st of 872 public elementary schools	88.4%	71	77.2	71.8	78.2		75.4	46.4	46.4	89.5	77.5	60.0		76.0	$11,376
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%)	79.4	156^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.6	99^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.6%	57	60.8	77.2	62.0		67.1	26.0	26.0	68.6	83.9	52.0		68.8	$12,463
Elton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3200	308	0	13.1	57.8%	157 (51.0%)	59 (19.2%)	36 (11.7%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.0%)	51.1	446^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.7%		50.5	471^st of 872 public elementary schools	46.0%	25	41.3	49.0	48.1		46.3	27.8	27.8	45.7	58.0	39.6		47.7	$12,408
Hoover Elementary School	Public	3-5	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	228	0	14.3	42.1%	111 (48.7%)	39 (17.1%)	43 (18.9%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.5%)	39.6	569^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.2	536^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.5%	33	39.0	35.1	57.0		44.2	24.1	24.1	41.4	41.6	29.1		36.9	$15,828
Early Childhood Year Round	Public	PK-K	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$4,032
Bamber Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	73.4	224^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.6	184^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.9%	40	55.8	50.4	64.0		56.4	30.0	30.0	71.4	65.8	56.6		65.1	$11,066
Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 40th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3400	412	0	11.8	73.3%	93 (22.6%)	147 (35.7%)	95 (23.1%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	4.3	846^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.6%		7	819^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.1%	27	9.8	8.2	14.3		10.7	6.1	6.1	23.5	10.2	2.0		12.1	$13,855
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%)	31.6	631^st of 869 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.5	684^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.6%	53	20.0	21.9	40.0	48.6	32.9	12.5	12.5	42.5	37.5	42.5	35.1	39.6	$17,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Bishop Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bishop Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bishop Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Adams Middle School
High : John Marshall High School

What district is Bishop Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

How many students attend Bishop Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Bishop Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bishop Elementary School?

Students at Bishop Elementary School are 52% White, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Bishop Elementary School a good school?

Bishop Elementary School ranks 406^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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