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Gibbs Elementary School

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Gibbs Elementary School ranks 261 st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Gibbs Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Rochester, Minnesota, serving 675 students as part of the Rochester Public School District, and it is the largest elementary school in this comparison group. The district overall ranks 227th of 458 in Minnesota (50th percentile, 3 stars), but Gibbs itself placed 261st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026, putting it in the 70th percentile with 4 stars. Historically the school has generally sat in the 70th–80th percentile with 4 stars, with a dip to the 66th–67th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 before this rebound.

Proficiency at Gibbs is above both district and state averages: 54% in math, 61.6% in reading, and 28.1% in science, compared with 41.2%, 47.1%, and 25.4% districtwide and 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5% statewide. Reading is the clearest strength, roughly 15 points above the district and 13 points above the state, with every tested grade above both benchmarks. Among same-district neighbors, Gibbs is second only to Washington Elementary School in overall rank, math, and reading, and it outperforms Bishop Elementary School, Elton Hills Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Sunset Terrace Elementary School, and Gage Elementary School. Byron Intermediate School, in the Byron Public School District, remains a higher benchmark overall at the 95th percentile with 5 stars and 81.6% math. Overland Elementary School edges Gibbs slightly in science (29.7% vs. 28.1%).

Recent trends are mixed. Math slipped from 60% in 2023–2024 to 54% in 2025–2026, and science dropped sharply from 44.92% to 28.1% over two years, though it stays slightly above benchmarks. Reading, by contrast, jumped from 55.68% to 61.6%. Effectiveness across student groups varies: rankings are strong for female, Asian, African American, and White students, but lower for male, multi-racial, English Language Learner, and low-income students, with the low-income ranking falling to the 42nd percentile in 2025–2026 even as the school's overall results improved.

675

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,777

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 56th St NW
Rochester, MN 55901-8888

(507) 328-4100

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Gibbs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kellogg Middle School
High:	Century High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

African American:

21.8%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

261^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	69.0	261 of 869	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	286 of 872	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	300 of 881	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	204 of 858	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	245 of 869	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	221 of 870	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	173 of 847	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	255 of 853	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	197 of 848	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	192 of 840	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	155 of 826	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	58.1	402 of 824	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.3	75 of 820	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	76.7	127 of 814	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	60 of 298	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	115 of 310	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	38 of 282	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	54 of 227	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	63 of 283	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	83 of 266	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	33 of 143	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	49 of 154	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	38 of 131	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	26 of 88	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	44 of 136	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	42 of 134	68.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	167 of 305	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	228 of 303	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	95 of 256	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	194 of 239	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	178 of 790	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	164 of 799	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	286 of 809	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	299 of 799	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	227 of 783	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	169 of 787	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	89 of 774	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	34 of 209	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	443 of 764	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	268 of 764	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	432 of 793	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	265 of 663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	248 of 683	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	265 of 740	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	338 of 728	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	333 of 807	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	373 of 812	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	293 of 826	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	123 of 808	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	243 of 784	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	267 of 798	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	289 of 779	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	42 of 73	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	234 of 579	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	180 of 562	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	338 of 572	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.0	121 of 500	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	164 of 417	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	292 of 515	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	169 of 710	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	199 of 714	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	232 of 730	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	178 of 725	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	232 of 710	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	252 of 722	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	189 of 712	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+13 vs state

Math54%+9 vs state

Science28%+3 vs state

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Monday, July 9, 2018

Teachers aren't that great, school is over crowded and they think if your child is making average test scores then they are doing great. 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 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 All Grades	Total
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 56th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4100	675	0	16.2	30.4%	352 (52.1%)	147 (21.8%)	46 (6.8%)	72 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.1%)	69	261^st of 869 public elementary schools	70.0%		68.5	286^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.2%	25	63.8	59.0	61.7	61.6	28.1	28.1	61.4	57.3	43.8	54.0	$10,777
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%)	58.2	375^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.8%		51.6	460^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.2%	85	47.9	51.8	57.5	52.6	29.7	29.7	52.1	51.8	41.6	48.3
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
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
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
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
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
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
Byron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	501 10th Ave NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 775-6620	551	35	15.9	16.0%	474 (86.0%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	89.9	46^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.7%		88.7	55^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.7%	9	64.9	62.9	72.2	66.7	41.5	41.5	79.2	82.6	83.0	81.6	$7,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibbs Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gibbs Elementary School?

Students at Gibbs Elementary School are 52% White, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gibbs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Gibbs Elementary School.

Is Gibbs Elementary School a good school?

Gibbs Elementary School ranks 261^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Gibbs Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

What schools do graduates of Gibbs Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kellogg Middle School
High : Century High School

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