Rochester Middle School

Rochester Middle School operates as a mid-tier junior high in Rochester, Washington, overseen by Rochester School District. Current enrollment sits at 535 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Rochester School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,175 students; Rochester Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rochester Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Thurston County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Rochester Middle School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Thurston County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rochester Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Thurston County put median household earnings sit near $96,563, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rochester Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

Nearest neighbor: H.e.a.r.t. High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Rochester Middle School. On composite proficiency, Rochester Middle School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.0%.

Rochester Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rochester Middle School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 535). Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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