Folwell Elementary School

Folwell Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, part of Rochester Public School District, instructs 352 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Rochester Public School District (17,171 students total), Folwell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Folwell Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Olmsted County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Folwell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Olmsted County indicate median household income runs about $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Olmsted County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), Folwell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rochester Beacon Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Folwell Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 352 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 62%.

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