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What's the biggest difference between Century High School and what you expected?
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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
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
470 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,608
+81 (+5%) vs 2017
% White
58%
was 72%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Black
15%
was 11%
% Asian
10%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Century High School
Century High School is a high school of well-populated scale in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, one of the schools within Rochester Public School District, works with 1,608 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 333% bigger than typical.
Rochester Public School District comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 17,171 students; Century High School is among them.
Demographically, Century High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Century High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.9%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Olmsted County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,406, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Olmsted County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), Century High School is one campus in the mix.
LEAP Launching Emerging Adults Prg is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Century High School has rose 5%, going from 1,527 students in 2018 to 1,608 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 58% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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.