Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet

Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet operates as a big elementary-level community in ROCKFORD, Minnesota, overseen by ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 599 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet sits 74% bigger than that benchmark.

Within ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,565 students, Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Hennepin County shows median household income runs about $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROCKFORD SECONDARY, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 599). White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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