Gage Elementary School

Gage Elementary School, an average-sized elementary campus in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, overseen by Rochester Public School District, teaches 412 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Gage Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Olmsted County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gage Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 15.3%, a residual of -10.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Olmsted County shows median household income runs about $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Gage Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John Adams Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gage Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 41%: 693 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 35% to 23%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Gage Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.