John Marshall High School

John Marshall Senior High is a public high school located in Rochester, Minnesota, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,521 students. It is part of the Rochester Public School District, which is ranked 197 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mayo Senior High and Century Senior High have consistently higher statewide rankings and 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger, John Marshall Senior High has ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools over the past decade, maintaining a 2-star rating for most years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students tending to perform better, while Hispanic, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform significantly worse.

John Marshall Senior High's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are consistently lower than the Rochester Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 83.3% and 89.3%, which are slightly lower than the nearby high-performing schools, and its dropout rates have ranged from 3.1% to 4.5%, which are higher. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, curriculum and instructional improvements, and learning from the practices of successful schools could help John Marshall Senior High improve its overall performance and provide a more equitable education for all its students.