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Folwell Elementary School

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Folwell Elementary School ranks 101 st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Folwell Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Rochester, Minnesota, serving 331 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top 100 elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 school year.

Folwell Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in math and reading that significantly outpace the Rochester Public School District and the state of Minnesota. The school's strengths are particularly evident in 3rd and 4th grade math, where its students excel. Folwell also stands out for its strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, as well as students with special education needs. However, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is an area that could use further attention and targeted strategies.

When compared to nearby schools in the Rochester Public School District, Folwell Elementary emerges as a clear leader. Schools like Riverside Central Elementary and Sunset Terrace Elementary have significantly lower proficiency rates in both math and reading, suggesting that the instructional practices and resources at Folwell may be more effective in supporting student learning.

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 — 66th percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

101^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading69%+20 vs state

Math66%+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

Schools Near Folwell Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	84.9	94^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.2%		85.4	88^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.0%	6	76.0	75.6	53.6				68.4	71.3	65.6	69.1				68.5	$13,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Folwell Elementary School

What district is Folwell Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

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.

How many students attend Folwell Elementary School?

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

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?

Folwell Elementary School ranks 101^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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