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Folwell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Folwell Elementary School is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 603 15th Ave SW in southwest Rochester, Minnesota, serving 352 students as part of the Rochester Public School District, which sits mid-pack statewide at 227th of 458 districts (50th percentile, 3 stars). Folwell itself looks nothing like that district: in 2025–26 it ranked 30th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 97th percentile, 5 stars, or roughly the top 3% in the state. The school has climbed from the low-60s percentile in 2014–15 to the 88–97 range in every recent reporting year.

Proficiency runs far ahead of both district and state: in 2025–26, 76.0% of Folwell students met standards in math, 75.4% in reading, and 46.4% in science — about 1.7 to 1.8 times the district and state rates. Among ten nearby schools, Folwell posts the top math, reading, and science scores, leading the next-best local school, Jefferson Elementary School, by roughly 6 points in math, 10 in reading, and 9 in science, while Lincoln K-8 School, Bamber Valley Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Bishop Elementary School, and Hoover Elementary School all trail by wider margins. Folwell serves the lowest-poverty population in this group — 15.91% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25 — which tempers raw comparisons, though similarly advantaged nearby schools still score well below it.

Results are broad-based rather than driven by one subject or group. Folwell's special education students rank 4th of 579 schools statewide — 99th percentile, 5 stars — with earlier years in the 91st–95th range, and male and female students rank in the 94th–97th percentile. Two things to watch: science slipped from 62.96% to 50.0% to 46.4% since 2023–24, though an exam change (MCA-III to MCA-IV) may explain part of that, and math fades from 89.5% in 3rd grade to 60.0% in 5th grade — the one grade-level metric where Jefferson edges Folwell out. Reading, by contrast, stays steady at 71.8–78.2% across grades.

352

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,376

Per pupil spending ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

603 15th Ave SW
Rochester, MN 55902-8888

(507) 328-3220

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Folwell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Creek Middle School
High:	Mayo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Asian:

12.5%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (72% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

30^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	92.5	30 of 869	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	101 of 872	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	90 of 881	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	36 of 858	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	79 of 869	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	212 of 870	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	103 of 847	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	329 of 853	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.4	193 of 848	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	302 of 840	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	283 of 826	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.3	210 of 824	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	238 of 820	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	97 of 814	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	67 of 803	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	74.7	89 of 434	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	44 of 781	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.9	34 of 777	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	21 of 756	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	76.5	109 of 685	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	81.6	62 of 676	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	72.1	152 of 674	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	26 of 790	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.0	89 of 799	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	162 of 809	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	26 of 799	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	27 of 783	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	210 of 787	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	143 of 774	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	165 of 793	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	505 of 740	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	49 of 807	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	126 of 812	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	47 of 826	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	55 of 808	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.2	160 of 784	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	217 of 798	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	74 of 779	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	4 of 579	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	28 of 562	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	43 of 500	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	42.8	325 of 515	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	73 of 710	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	166 of 714	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	97 of 730	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	73 of 725	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	44 of 710	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	228 of 722	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	78 of 712	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math76%+31 vs state

Reading75%+27 vs state

Science46%+21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 9, 2018

The best Elementary school in the Mayo area. The school is a very positive environment. The teachers are wonderful! Excellent services for speech and gifted students. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 29, 2018

We love our school. It’s small and the teachers
and principle care a lot about the kids. Best public elementary in Rochester! Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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
MNSync Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	2130 College View Road East	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)							23.5										26.3
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
Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	23.9	691^st of 869 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.8	708^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.8%	17	28.4	18.8	41.1	55.6			30.2	11.4		11.4	42.0	32.6	24.7	66.7			35.6	$17,286
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
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%)	81.9	126^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.5%		74.6	212^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.7%	86	58.6	63.3	65.0	52.2	51.1	77.3	61.3	41.7	34.1	38.5	73.7	75.0	63.8	52.2	40.4	62.8	62.4	$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%)	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
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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 10th Ave NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3500	464	0	13.9	32.5%	294 (63.4%)	59 (12.7%)	34 (7.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	84.3	98^th of 869 public elementary schools	88.7%		84.9	94^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.2%	4	60.5	71.3	65.2				65.5	37.8		37.8	72.1	70.0	67.4				69.8	$13,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Folwell Elementary School

How many students attend Folwell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Folwell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Folwell Elementary School?

Students at Folwell Elementary School are 62% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Folwell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Willow Creek Middle School
High : Mayo High School

Is Folwell Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Folwell Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 30^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Folwell Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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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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