1
Alumni: what's one memory from John Marshall High School that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,549
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180001015
John Marshall High School
1510 14TH ST NW, ROCHESTER, MN 55901 · (507) 328-5400 · Olmsted County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
631 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 418 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 386 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 395 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%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
48.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where John Marshall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #166 of 397 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #241 of 401 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #177 of 397 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,549 | #53 of 764 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #35 of 338 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #182 of 444 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #71 of 146 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,549
-178 (-10%) vs 2017
% White
47%
was 60%
% Hispanic
10%
was 6%
% Black
21%
was 18%
% Asian
13%
was 12%
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 | 1,549 | N/A | N/A | 41% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 1,521 | 73.6 | 20.7:1 | 42% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 1,573 | 36.7 | 42.9:1 | 43% (680) |
| 2017-18 | 1,727 | 95.4 | 18.1:1 | 37% (636) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Marshall High School.
About John Marshall High School
John Marshall High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in ROCHESTER, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 1,549 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 318% higher than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Within Rochester Public School District, John Marshall High School is one of 44 schools. The district enrolls 17,171 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at John Marshall High School. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 21% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Olmsted County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.2%. John Marshall High School scores 41.5%.
Among Olmsted County residents, the median household income is $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. John Marshall High School is one of 72 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from John Marshall High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Washington Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.0% proficiency; John Marshall High School posts 41.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,549, a 10% decrease from 1,727 in 2017-18. The percentage of White students fell from 60% to 47% between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The John Marshall High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- 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
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 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
- Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 334
- Sunset Terrace Elementary School0.5 mi · 437
- Elton Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 308
- Early Childhood Assessment1.1 mi · 1
- Hoover Elementary School1.1 mi · 228
- ECSE Community1.1 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About John Marshall High SchoolHow large is John Marshall High School?
John Marshall High School enrolls approximately 1,549 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does John Marshall High School serve?
John Marshall High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at John Marshall High School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at John Marshall High School.
How diverse is John Marshall High School?
John Marshall High School reports a student body of 47% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees John Marshall High School?
John Marshall 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.