Summary:
Rochester, Washington, has five public schools serving about 2,175 students from prekindergarten through grade 12, all within the Rochester School District, which ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide. The schools include two elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, with options ranging from traditional programs to the small H.e.a.r.t. High School.
Rochester High School is the strongest overall performer. It ranks in the 67th percentile, has an 88.5% graduation rate, and reports the district’s best ELA performance at 65.03%. Its ranking and test results improved notably, although math remains a concern at 36.62%, below district and state averages. Rochester Middle School also ranks in the 67th percentile and stands out for science, where 55.33% of students are proficient—above both district and state results. Grand Mound Elementary ranks near the state midpoint and has the strongest math result among the schools with reported elementary, middle, and high-school comparisons, at 44.51%. Its ELA results improve from grade 3 through grade 5, while math declines somewhat across those grades.
Rochester Primary School has no reported ranking or assessment data in this listing, but it has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 15.1, and the highest per-student spending. H.e.a.r.t. High School serves only 37 students, so its results should be interpreted cautiously; its graduation rate is 42.1% and dropout rate is 26.3%, substantially weaker than Rochester High School. Its test results are suppressed, meaning they are unavailable rather than zero. Overall, the district shows broad recent ranking improvement, with math achievement and H.e.a.r.t.’s high-school outcomes standing out as the main areas for attention.
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