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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55902

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At a glance

Schools

1,273

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFolwell Elementary School30^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Folwell Elementary School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Three elementary schools serve zip code 55902 in Rochester, Minnesota — Bamber Valley Elementary School (PK–6), Folwell Elementary School (PK–5), and Rochester Math & Science Elementary (K–6) — together enrolling 1,273 students, with Bamber Valley the largest at 47.1% of that total.

Folwell Elementary School is the standout academically, earning 5 stars and ranking 30th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026, the 97th percentile and a big jump from the 88th percentile a year earlier. Its all-grade proficiency is 76.0% in math and 75.4% in reading, well above the state's 44.9% and 48.6%, and it has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate in the group at 15.91%. Bamber Valley Elementary School is also strong, holding 4 stars and 74th-percentile rank with 65.1% math and 56.4% reading proficiency, though its rank slipped slightly and reading and science dipped year over year. Rochester Math & Science Elementary ranks at the 27th percentile with 1 star and scores below state in every subject — 39.6% math, 32.9% reading, 12.5% science.

The gap between top and bottom is large: Folwell outperforms Rochester Math & Science by 36.4 points in math, 42.5 in reading, and 33.9 in science. Bamber Valley and Folwell both belong to Rochester Public School District and exceed its averages substantially; Rochester Math & Science belongs to Rochester Math and Science Academy. Rochester Math & Science is improving — its percentile rose from 15 to 22 to 27 over three years — but from a low base, while serving a much higher-poverty population (93.17% free/reduced lunch) than the other two schools. Note that grade spans differ and staffing ratios are unavailable for two schools.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 55902

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rochester	0.72 mi	53	248^th
Byron	7.23 mi	4	15^th
Stewartville	9.42 mi	5	157^th
Kasson	12.74 mi	7	23^rd
Eyota	13.06 mi	3	184^th

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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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