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Gage Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Gage Elementary is a public elementary school in Rochester, Minnesota, serving 563 students in grades PK-5. While part of the Rochester Public School District, which is ranked 197 out of 446 districts in the state, Gage Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past several years.

Gage Elementary's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments that are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were just 16.67% in Math and 18.68% in Reading, compared to the district's 41.66% and 47.78%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade Math, where only 10% of students were proficient, compared to the district's 54.11% and the state's 55.6%.

Interestingly, the nearby Sunset Terrace Elementary, Overland Elementary School, and Washington District-Wide Elementary generally outperform Gage Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools have higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading, and some, like Washington District-Wide Elementary, perform significantly better than the district and state averages.

412

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,855

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 40th St NW
Rochester, MN 55901-8888

(507) 328-3400

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Gage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kellogg Middle School
High:	Century High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.7%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

22.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

819^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	7.0	819 of 872	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	685 of 881	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	735 of 858	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	730 of 869	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	764 of 870	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	711 of 847	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	721 of 853	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	698 of 848	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	686 of 840	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	725 of 826	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	724 of 824	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	674 of 820	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	658 of 814	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	606 of 803	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	320 of 434	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.2	317 of 781	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	526 of 777	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	357 of 756	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.8	515 of 685	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.0	485 of 676	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	51.5	401 of 674	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	258 of 298	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	186 of 310	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	221 of 282	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	169 of 227	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	236 of 283	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	168 of 266	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	53 of 88	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	286 of 303	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	209 of 256	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	73 of 175	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	213 of 239	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	171 of 242	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	758 of 799	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	664 of 809	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	695 of 799	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	672 of 783	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	704 of 787	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	634 of 774	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	228 of 238	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	150 of 249	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	124 of 209	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	75 of 153	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	141 of 219	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	103 of 220	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	732 of 764	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	660 of 793	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	563 of 663	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	557 of 683	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	646 of 740	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	625 of 728	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	758 of 812	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	615 of 826	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	693 of 808	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	663 of 784	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	708 of 798	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	685 of 779	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	79 of 87	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	548 of 562	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	530 of 572	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	450 of 500	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	398 of 417	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	493 of 515	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	373 of 463	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	582 of 714	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	549 of 730	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	671 of 725	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	679 of 710	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	688 of 722	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	667 of 712	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)26th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading19%-31 vs state

Math17%-29 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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	7	819^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.1%		25.3	685^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.2%	134	23.3	10.0	16.7	16.7	16.4	15.0	24.6	18.7	$13,855
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%)	50.5	471^st of 872 public elementary schools	46.0%		32.6	635^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.9%	164	60.4	43.8	51.0	52.0	43.4	38.3	51.0	44.4	$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%)	43.2	536^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.8	520^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.0%	16	54.6	55.3	21.0	42.6	45.5	48.7	39.5	44.4	$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
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
Overland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Overland Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-3050	549	0	14.0	45.9%	238 (43.4%)	143 (26.0%)	47 (8.6%)	59 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.1%)	51.6	460^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.2%		49.4	496^th of 881 public elementary schools	43.7%	36	46.8	48.6	44.2	46.7	45.7	47.6	57.0	49.8
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
Churchill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2240 7th Ave NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3150	192	0	15.2	47.9%	93 (48.4%)	40 (20.8%)	24 (12.5%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.1%)								(n/a)									$11,939
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gage Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gage Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kellogg Middle School
High : Century High School

What is the racial makeup of Gage Elementary School?

Students at Gage Elementary School are 36% African American, 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Gage Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

How many students attend Gage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Gage Elementary School.

Is Gage Elementary School a good school?

Gage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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