ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY

ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY, a minimally staffed high school in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, operated by ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY, works with 116 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY is the operating authority for ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible 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 above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Olmsted County put median household earnings sit near $95,406, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Olmsted County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), of which ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY is one.

Rochester Math & Science Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY.

ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY operates from a high-density location. ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 6-year window. ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 113 (now 116). Class-load math has loosened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2024.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ROCHESTER STEM ACADEMY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.