Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180001011
Washington Elementary School
1200 11TH AVE NW, ROCHESTER, MN 55901 · (507) 328-3800 · Olmsted County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
66 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
63%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
69.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 334 | 19.8% | 63.0% |
| COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE | 432 | 22.0% | 60.7% |
| Snail Lake Kindergarten Center SHOREVIEW | 357 | 17.4% | N/A |
| Folwell Elementary School ROCHESTER | 352 | 15.9% | 64.4% |
| Xinxing Academy HOPKINS | 238 | 10.1% | 74.9% |
| Nova Classical Academy Lower School SAINT PAUL | 485 | 23.5% | 66.5% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #100 of 844 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #122 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #76 of 844 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #590 of 1,130 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #247 of 796 | #13 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #833 of 942 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #457 of 499 | #14 of 17 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 374
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 | 334 | N/A | N/A | 20% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 20.9 | 15.6:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 20.3 | 16.3:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 20.5 | 16.7:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 17 | 22.0:1 | 17% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
About Washington Elementary School
ROCHESTER, Minnesota, is home to Washington Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 334 students in 2024-25.
Rochester Public School District includes 47 schools. Together they enroll 17,430 students.
Federal enrollment data show Washington Elementary School is 55% White. Enrollment also includes 21% Asian, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 22 points below the 77% share among Olmsted County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Olmsted County average 35%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Washington Elementary School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Washington Elementary School is 8.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
For the population of Olmsted County, the median household earns about $95,406 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Washington Elementary School shares Olmsted County with 71 other public schools.
Washington Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from John Marshall High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Washington Elementary School is ahead of the 39.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Washington Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 326 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 81st largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYCLOQUET, MN · 495 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYOWATONNA, MN · 468 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYMANKATO, MN · 376 students
- Washington ElementaryHIBBING, MN · 310 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYELY, MN · 201 students
Nearby schools
- John Marshall High School0.3 mi · 1,549
- Sunset Terrace Elementary School0.9 mi · 437
- Hoover Elementary School1.0 mi · 228
- Hoover Early Learning School1.0 mi · 211
- Early Childhood Assessment1.0 mi · 1
- ECSE Community1.0 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow large is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 21% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Rochester Public School District.
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