Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180000992
Folwell Elementary School
603 15TH AVE SW, ROCHESTER, MN 55902 · (507) 328-3220 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
56 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
58%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
69.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Folwell Elementary School
Folwell Elementary School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folwell Elementary School this school | 352 | 15.9% | 64.4% |
| Snail Lake Kindergarten Center SHOREVIEW | 357 | 17.4% | N/A |
| Lincoln K-8 School ROCHESTER | 506 | 17.0% | 55.7% |
| ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER STILLWATER | 450 | 11.3% | 80.7% |
| MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 557 | 17.6% | 54.0% |
| Washington Elementary School ROCHESTER | 334 | 19.8% | 63.0% |
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 Folwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #84 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #174 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #61 of 844 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #566 of 1,130 | #18 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #298 of 796 | #14 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #886 of 942 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #436 of 499 | #13 of 17 |
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
352
+62 (+21%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 287
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 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 16% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 17.6 | 18.8:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 18.6 | 16.9:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 8% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Folwell Elementary School.
About Folwell Elementary School
Folwell Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, one of the schools in Rochester Public School District. Enrollment is 352 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Rochester Public School District has 17,430 students in 47 schools, and Folwell Elementary School is one of those schools.
Folwell Elementary School's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 77% of Olmsted County residents are White. By the diversity index, Folwell Elementary School comes in at 58%.
About 16% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Olmsted County averages 35%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Folwell Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Folwell Elementary School is 7.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Olmsted County show that median household income is about $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Folwell Elementary School is one of 72 public schools in Olmsted County, which together enroll about 24,627 students.
The school nearest to Folwell Elementary School is Rochester Beacon Academy, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Folwell Elementary School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Folwell Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 352, 21% above the 290 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Folwell Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Folwell Elementary. Folwell Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Folwell ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Beacon Academy0.3 mi · 115
- Project Search Mayo Clinic0.7 mi · 8
- Washington Elementary School1.3 mi · 334
- John Marshall High School1.3 mi · 1,549
- Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)1.4 mi · 83
- Middle School Right Fit1.4 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Folwell Elementary SchoolHow large is Folwell Elementary School?
Folwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
Is Folwell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Folwell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Folwell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Folwell Elementary School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Folwell Elementary School?
At Folwell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Folwell Elementary School public or private?
Folwell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester Public School District.
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