Enrollment
115
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER BEACON ACADEMY·NCES 270041204878
Rochester Beacon Academy
974 SKYLINE DR SW, ROCHESTER, MN 55902 · (507) 258-5351 · Olmsted County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.3:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
50 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
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 6 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 18% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
35.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
0.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rochester Beacon Academy
Rochester Beacon Academy's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Beacon Academy this school | 115 | 43.5% | 13.2% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA | 137 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY GLENVILLE | 104 | 41.3% | 30.4% |
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL COON RAPIDS | 156 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| Fisher Secondary FISHER | 99 | 45.5% | 29.7% |
| FULDA SECONDARY FULDA | 157 | 40.1% | 32.1% |
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 Rochester Beacon Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #386 of 397 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #399 of 401 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #328 of 397 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #423 of 764 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #163 of 444 | #4 of 11 |
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
115
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 115 | 10.2 | 11.3:1 | 43% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 10.9 | 8.7:1 | 52% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 9.7 | 8.8:1 | 51% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 9 | 12.4:1 | 37% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 29.2 | 3.8:1 | 29% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 7 | 9.7:1 | 28% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester Beacon Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (111 to 115); teachers down 65% (29.2 to 10.2).
About Rochester Beacon Academy
Rochester Beacon Academy is a very small high school with its address in ROCHESTER, Minnesota. The school enrolls 115 students in grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
Rochester Beacon Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
Federal enrollment data show Rochester Beacon Academy is 68% White. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Rochester Beacon Academy are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Rochester Beacon Academy totals 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota, 16.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Rochester Beacon Academy is about 43%.
Rochester Beacon Academy holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Minnesota public high schools.
Rochester Beacon Academy is 28.5 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Olmsted County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,406 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Olmsted County number 72, with about 24,627 students.
Folwell Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Rochester Beacon Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. As a charter school, Rochester Beacon Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 112 in 2020-21 to 115 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
The Rochester Beacon Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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
- Folwell Elementary School0.3 mi · 352
- Project Search Mayo Clinic0.7 mi · 8
- Rochester Math & Science Elementary1.1 mi · 322
- Rochester Math & Science Secondary1.1 mi · 230
- ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY1.1 mi · 116
- Middle School Right Fit1.2 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester Beacon AcademyHow large is Rochester Beacon Academy?
Rochester Beacon Academy enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Rochester Beacon Academy serve?
Rochester Beacon Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rochester Beacon Academy?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Rochester Beacon Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rochester Beacon Academy?
At Rochester Beacon Academy, the student body is approximately 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Rochester Beacon Academy public or private?
Rochester Beacon Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Rochester Beacon Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.