Rollingstone Community School

Rollingstone Community School is an elementary campus of minimally staffed scale in ROLLINGSTONE, Minnesota, part of Rollingstone Community School, enrolling 59 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 83% below typical.

Operationally, Rollingstone Community School answers to Rollingstone Community School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Rollingstone Community School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Winona County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rollingstone Community School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Rollingstone Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rollingstone Community School is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.4%; Rollingstone Community School posts 24.1%, -17.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Winona County put median household income runs about $70,744, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winona County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students), of which Rollingstone Community School is one.

Nearest neighbor: GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY, around 6.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rollingstone Community School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, Rollingstone Community School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.