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Enrollment
1,608
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180002660
Century High School
2525 VIOLA RD NE, ROCHESTER, MN 55906 · (507) 328-5100 · Olmsted County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,608 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Minnesota public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
470 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 392 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
64.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Century High School
Century High School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century High School this school | 1,608 | 29.2% | 59.9% |
| Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON | 1,684 | 28.0% | 42.0% |
| Park High School COTTAGE GROVE | 1,992 | 28.7% | 36.8% |
| EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY | 2,328 | 27.8% | 58.2% |
| Mayo High School ROCHESTER | 1,787 | 27.9% | 55.4% |
| Anoka High School ANOKA | 2,348 | 35.0% | 35.5% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Century High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #19 of 397 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #48 of 401 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #46 of 397 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,608 | #47 of 764 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #67 of 338 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #302 of 444 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #127 of 181 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,608
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 1,679
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 | 1,608 | N/A | N/A | 29% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 1,722 | 85.7 | 20.1:1 | 31% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 1,698 | 38.5 | 44.1:1 | 31% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 1,604 | 38 | 42.2:1 | 19% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 1,527 | 85.2 | 17.9:1 | 23% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 1,295 | 75 | 17.3:1 | 23% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 1,370 | 78 | 17.6:1 | 17% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 1,679 | 86 | 19.5:1 | 13% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Century High School.
About Century High School
Century High School is a high school located in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, in Olmsted County. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,608 students. That is 333% above the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
Century High School sits within Rochester Public School District, which has 47 schools and 17,430 students.
Federal enrollment data show Century High School is 58% White. Other groups make up 15% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Century High School are from different groups.
There are 470 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 29% of enrollment.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Century High School outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Century High School would score about 49.4%. It scores 59.9%, 10.6 points above that figure.
In Olmsted County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,406, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 72 public schools in the county, enrolling about 24,627, Century High School among them.
LEAP Launching Emerging Adults Prg sits about 1.1 miles from Century High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Century High School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,604 to 1,608, a small change.
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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
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 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
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
Other Century High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Century High. Century High School is the largest of the 6.
- Century High SchoolHillsboro, OR · 1,563 students
- Century HighSanta Ana, CA · 1,519 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLBismarck, ND · 1,406 students
- Century HighSykesville, MD · 1,101 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 1,068 students
Nearby schools
- LEAP Launching Emerging Adults Prg1.1 mi · 7
- Churchill Elementary School1.3 mi · 192
- Kellogg Middle School1.6 mi · 769
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 464
- Southeast Regional Crisis Center1.9 mi · 7
- MNSync Online Secondary2.1 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Century High SchoolHow large is Century High School?
Century High School enrolls approximately 1,608 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Century High School serve?
Century High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Century High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Century High School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Century High School?
Student demographics at Century High School are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Century High School?
Century High School is overseen by Rochester Public School District in Olmsted County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.