Middle School ALC

Middle School ALC operates as a micro-enrollment junior high in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, run under Rochester Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 31 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 495.

Rochester Public School District comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 17,171 students; Middle School ALC is among them.

On the student-mix side, Middle School ALC reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Olmsted County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Olmsted County) logs that median household income runs about $95,406, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Olmsted County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), Middle School ALC is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Middle School Right Fit, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Middle School ALC.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.