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If you could change one rule at Overland Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180005401
Overland Elementary School
2300 OVERLAND DR NW, ROCHESTER, MN 55901 · (507) 328-3050 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
252 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
71%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
49.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Overland Elementary School
Overland Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Elementary School this school | 549 | 45.9% | 45.4% |
| BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE | 569 | 47.6% | 43.1% |
| Centennial Elementary CIRCLE PINES | 502 | 46.6% | 49.0% |
| Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS | 557 | 44.7% | 39.8% |
| L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 521 | 47.6% | 33.6% |
| Wilson Elementary ANOKA | 576 | 48.1% | 43.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Overland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #428 of 844 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #490 of 844 | #14 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #398 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #229 of 1,130 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #103 of 796 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #386 of 942 | #9 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 46% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 39.5 | 14.1:1 | 50% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 16.9 | 27.7:1 | 51% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overland Elementary School.
About Overland Elementary School
Overland Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in ROCHESTER, Minnesota. The school's 549 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Overland Elementary School is one school in a 47-school district, Rochester Public School District, which enrolls 17,430 students.
Enrollment at Overland Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. It is also 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Olmsted County is roughly 77% White. Overland Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's lunch program data list 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 35% for public schools in Olmsted County.
Overland Elementary School scores 45.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Olmsted County, median household income is about $95,406, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Overland Elementary School is among the 72 public schools in Olmsted County.
The next-closest public school is PrairieCare, about 1.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Overland Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Overland Elementary School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
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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
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- PrairieCare1.5 mi · 20
- Gage Elementary School1.9 mi · 412
- John Adams Middle School2.3 mi · 867
- Dakota Middle School2.5 mi · 921
- Gibbs Elementary School2.7 mi · 675
- Elton Hills Elementary School2.8 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Overland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Overland Elementary School?
Overland Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Overland Elementary School serve?
Overland Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Overland Elementary School have?
Overland Elementary School employs 0 FTE teachers.
How diverse is Overland Elementary School?
Overland Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 9% Hispanic, 26% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Overland Elementary School?
Overland Elementary 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.