Montessori at Franklin Elementary

Set in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Montessori at Franklin Elementary is a tight-knit elementary campus, part of ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 174 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

Across the 3 schools in ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (259 students total), Montessori at Franklin Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Montessori at Franklin Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Olmsted County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Olmsted County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,406 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Montessori at Franklin Elementary is one of 72 public schools in Olmsted County (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students).

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montessori at Franklin Elementary.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Montessori at Franklin Elementary has contracted 10%, going from 194 students in 2018 to 174 in 2024. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 76% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2024.

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