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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180000984
Bishop Elementary School
406 36TH AVE NW, ROCHESTER, MN 55901 · (507) 328-3100 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
203 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bishop Elementary School
Bishop Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary School this school | 545 | 37.2% | 48.4% |
| WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SHOREVIEW | 459 | 37.5% | 55.9% |
| Jackson Elementary SHAKOPEE | 683 | 34.3% | 51.4% |
| St. Anthony Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 451 | 35.3% | 57.3% |
| WOODBURY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 483 | 37.9% | 35.7% |
| FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 603 | 35.8% | 68.6% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bishop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #366 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #277 of 844 | #10 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #471 of 844 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #231 of 1,130 | #7 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #184 of 796 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #557 of 942 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #123 of 244 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
+114 (+26%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 480
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 37% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 37.3 | 14.4:1 | 43% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 34.6 | 14.8:1 | 41% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 25% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 30.5 | 16.4:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 18% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop Elementary School.
About Bishop Elementary School
Students in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, attend Bishop Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school has 545 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Rochester Public School District runs Bishop Elementary School along with 46 other schools, enrolling 17,430 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Bishop Elementary School, about 52 are White. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Olmsted County, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Bishop Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Olmsted County is similar, at 35%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bishop Elementary School is 3.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.4%. Predicted: 45.0%.
Looking at the county, Olmsted County, median household income comes to about $95,406, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 72 public schools and about 24,627 students.
Bishop Elementary School's nearest public school is Sunset Terrace Elementary School (about 1.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bishop Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 545, up from 431 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Bishop Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Public School District
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other Bishop Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bishop Elementary. Bishop Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Bishop ElementaryBishop, CA · 832 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolYPSILANTI, MI · 486 students
- Bishop ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 465 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolEVERMAN, TX · 341 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolBISHOP, TX · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Terrace Elementary School1.4 mi · 437
- John Marshall High School1.7 mi · 1,549
- Folwell Elementary School1.8 mi · 352
- Washington Elementary School2.0 mi · 334
- Rochester Beacon Academy2.0 mi · 115
- Elton Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bishop Elementary School?
Bishop Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bishop Elementary School serve?
Bishop Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bishop Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bishop Elementary School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bishop Elementary School?
At Bishop Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Bishop Elementary School in?
Bishop Elementary School is part of Rochester Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.