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Enrollment
1,787
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180001016
Mayo High School
1420 11TH AVE SE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904 · (507) 328-5500 · Olmsted County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,787 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
498 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 436 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 433 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 441 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%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
60.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Mayo High School
Mayo High School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo High School this school | 1,787 | 27.9% | 55.4% |
| Park High School COTTAGE GROVE | 1,992 | 28.7% | 36.8% |
| Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON | 1,684 | 28.0% | 42.0% |
| LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH LAKEVILLE | 1,816 | 22.4% | 48.1% |
| Century High School ROCHESTER | 1,608 | 29.2% | 59.9% |
| White Bear Lake Area High School WHITE BEAR LAKE | 2,572 | 25.4% | 37.4% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Mayo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #47 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #121 of 401 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #71 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,787 | #39 of 764 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #78 of 338 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #317 of 444 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #120 of 181 | #3 of 6 |
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. 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
1,787
-154 (-8%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 1,667
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 | 1,787 | N/A | N/A | 28% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 1,820 | 80 | 22.8:1 | 29% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 1,862 | 41.1 | 45.4:1 | 31% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 1,941 | 40 | 48.5:1 | 26% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 1,689 | 92.1 | 18.3:1 | 31% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 1,583 | 85 | 18.6:1 | 30% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 1,695 | 77 | 22.0:1 | 28% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 1,667 | 90 | 18.5:1 | 16% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayo High School.
About Mayo High School
Mayo High School, located in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, is a large high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,787 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
Rochester Public School District counts 47 schools and 17,430 students, including Mayo High School.
At Mayo High School, 59% of students are White. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Olmsted County is roughly 77% White. The diversity index for Mayo High School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 498 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 28% of enrollment.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Mayo High School outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mayo High School would score about 50.1%. It scores 55.4%, 5.3 points above that figure.
The school is in Olmsted County, where the median household earns about $95,406 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Mayo High School shares Olmsted County with 71 other public schools.
The closest school to Mayo High School is Lincoln K-8 School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 1,941 to 1,787.
Mayo High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- 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
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- 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
- Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln K-8 School0.4 mi · 506
- Care & Treatment at ESC0.6 mi · 6
- Rochester Phoenix Academy0.6 mi · 66
- Care & Treatment Hospital/Homebound0.6 mi · 1
- Montessori at Franklin Elementary0.6 mi · 174
- Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Mayo High SchoolHow many students attend Mayo High School?
Mayo High School enrolls approximately 1,787 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mayo High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mayo High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mayo High School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Mayo High School.
How diverse is Mayo High School?
Mayo High School reports a student body of 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mayo High School?
Mayo 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.