Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com
Data showed that Olmsted County welcomed 23,463 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 13.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 47 schools in the county, Rochester Math and Science Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 417.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.
| School Name | No. of Black Students | % of Black Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Recovery | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Rochester STEM Academy | 116 | 100% | 116 |
| Rochester Math and Science Academy | 417 | 99.5% | 419 |
| Overland Elementary School | 150 | 27% | 555 |
| Gage Elementary School | 147 | 26.1% | 563 |
| Sunset Terrace Elementary School | 101 | 24.5% | 412 |
| Rochester Alternative Learning Center | 87 | 23.1% | 376 |
| Gibbs Elementary School | 160 | 22.1% | 725 |
| Riverside Central Elementary School | 83 | 21.4% | 388 |
| Dakota Middle School | 212 | 21.1% | 1,003 |
| John Marshall Senior High School | 317 | 20.8% | 1,521 |
| Longfellow 45-15 District-Wide Elementary School | 66 | 19.8% | 334 |
| Churchill Elementary School | 38 | 19.5% | 195 |
| Middle School Right Fit | 5 | 18.5% | 27 |
| Elton Hills Elementary School | 57 | 17.7% | 323 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 81 | 16.5% | 492 |
| Kellogg Middle School | 128 | 16.4% | 781 |
| Hoover Elementary School | 36 | 15% | 240 |
| Bishop Elementary School | 76 | 14.2% | 536 |
| Century Senior High School | 243 | 14.1% | 1,722 |
| John Adams Middle School | 113 | 14.1% | 801 |
| Montessori at Franklin District-Wide Elementary School | 20 | 11.5% | 174 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 56 | 11.5% | 488 |
| Willow Creek Middle School | 94 | 11.3% | 834 |
| Mayo Senior High School | 169 | 9.3% | 1,820 |
| Rosa Parks Charter High School | 6 | 9.2% | 65 |
| Lincoln K-8 District-Wide School | 38 | 7.8% | 488 |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 20 | 7.3% | 275 |
| Washington District-Wide Elementary School | 19 | 5.9% | 325 |
| Bamber Valley Elementary School | 24 | 3.9% | 613 |
| Rochester Beacon Academy | 3 | 3.2% | 95 |
| Folwell Elementary School | 10 | 3% | 331 |
| Pine Island Elementary School | 13 | 2.1% | 612 |
| Byron Primary School | 10 | 1.9% | 530 |
| Byron Middle School | 8 | 1.5% | 541 |
| Dover-Eyota Middle School | 3 | 1.2% | 259 |
| Bonner Elementary School | 5 | 1.2% | 420 |
| Byron Senior High School | 6 | 0.9% | 689 |
| Byron Intermediate School | 5 | 0.9% | 571 |
| Dover-Eyota Elementary School | 4 | 0.8% | 501 |
| Stewartville Middle School | 4 | 0.8% | 502 |
| Dover-Eyota High School | 2 | 0.7% | 303 |
| Bear Cave Intermediate School | 3 | 0.7% | 462 |
| Chatfield Secondary School | 2 | 0.5% | 437 |
| Stewartville Senior High School | 1 | 0.2% | 591 |
| Rochester Alternative Learning Center Recovery Program | 0 | 0% | 4 |
| FOCUS ALP | 0 | 0% | 3 |
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