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Bishop Elementary School

406 36th Ave Nw
Rochester, MN 55901

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Serving 536 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Bishop Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 51% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving is 54% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 536 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 48%
: Top 30% in MN
: 51% (Top 50%)
: 54% (Top 50%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Bishop Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

School Overview

Bishop Elementary School's student population of 536 students has grown by 18% over five school years.

The teacher population of 37 teachers has grown by 23% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Bishop Elementary School
Kind	100
1	81
2	85
3	101
4	77
5	92

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Total Students

536 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School
2023	512
2022	449
2021	431
2020	454
2019	454
2018	522
2017	522
2016	484
2015	454
2014	474
2013	445
2012	453
2011	477
2010	453
2009	499
2008	524
2007	499
2006	462
2005	473
2004	473
2003	481
2002	459
2001	480
2000	513
1999	525
1998	530
1997	507
1996	374

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

37 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School
2023	35
2022	25
2021	27
2020	30
2019	30
2018	31
2017	31
2016	28
2015	28
2014	27
2013	26
2012	25
2011	21
2010	22
2009	25
2008	25
2007	25
2006	25
2005	24
2004	25
2003	25
2002	23
2001	30
2000	31
1999	28
1997	24
1996	20
1995	24

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School Rankings

Bishop Elementary School ranks within the top 30% of all 1,860 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Bishop Elementary School is 0.68, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MN)

#551 out of 1860 schools
(Top 30%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bishop Elementary School
2022	#551
2021	#616
2019	#298
2018	#222
2017	#365
2016	#137
2015	#293
2014	#182
2013	#537
2012	#175
2011	#242

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51%

45%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	51%	45%	40%
2021	51%	45%	40%
2019	69%	56%	50%
2018	78%	58%	53%
2017	76%	59%	54%
2016	82%	60%	56%
2015	77%	61%	59%
2014	77%	61%	60%
2013	72%	61%	60%
2012	82%	62%	68%
2011	76%	56%	62%

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54%

51%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	54%	51%	49%
2021	51%	53%	51%
2019	67%	59%	55%
2018	68%	60%	53%
2017	66%	61%	57%
2016	73%	60%	60%
2015	67%	60%	60%
2014	72%	59%	59%
2013	57%	58%	58%
2012	86%	76%	77%
2011	83%	74%	77%

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40-44%

41%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	42%	41%	36%
2021	52%	45%	44%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	15:1	14:1	22:1
2022	18:1	14:1	22:1
2021	16:1	14:1	23:1
2020	15:1	14:1	17:1
2019	15:1	14:1	17:1
2018	17:1	16:1	16:1
2017	17:1	14:1	16:1
2016	17:1	16:1	16:1
2015	16:1	16:1	16:1
2014	17:1	15:1	17:1
2013	17:1	15:1	17:1
2012	18:1	15:1	17:1
2011	23:1	15:1	17:1
2010	21:1	15:1	18:1
2009	20:1	15:1	18:1
2008	21:1	15:1	17:1
2007	20:1	16:1	17:1
2006	18:1	16:1	17:1
2005	20:1	16:1	18:1
2004	19:1	16:1	18:1
2003	19:1	16:1	18:1
2002	20:1	16:1	19:1
2001	16:1	16:1	18:1
2000	17:1	16:1	18:1
1999	19:1	15:1	17:1
1997	21:1	17:1	20:1
1996	19:1	17:1	19:1
1995	17:1	17:1	20:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-1999)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
1999	1%	2%
1998	1%	2%

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Asian

14%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	14%	7%	10%
2022	11%	7%	10%
2021	12%	7%	10%
2020	9%	7%	11%
2019	9%	7%	11%
2018	10%	7%	11%
2017	10%	7%	11%
2016	9%	7%	11%
2015	9%	6%	10%
2014	9%	6%	11%
2013	10%	6%	11%
2012	11%	7%	11%
2011	12%	6%	10%
2010	12%	6%	11%
2009	12%	6%	11%
2008	12%	6%	11%
2007	11%	6%	10%
2006	10%	6%	9%
2005	8%	5%	10%
2004	9%	5%	9%
2003	12%	5%	9%
2002	11%	5%	9%
2001	10%	5%	9%
2000	11%	5%	9%
1999	10%	5%	8%
1998	10%	4%	9%
1997	8%	4%	9%
1996	5%	4%	8%

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Hispanic

13%

12%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	12%	11%	13%
2022	6%	10%	13%
2021	5%	10%	12%
2020	2%	9%	11%
2019	2%	9%	11%
2018	3%	9%	10%
2017	3%	9%	10%
2016	3%	9%	9%
2015	3%	9%	9%
2014	3%	8%	9%
2013	5%	8%	9%
2012	6%	7%	8%
2011	4%	7%	8%
2010	4%	7%	7%
2009	5%	6%	7%
2008	4%	6%	6%
2007	3%	6%	6%
2006	1%	5%	6%
2005	1%	5%	5%
2004	2%	4%	5%
2003	2%	4%	4%
2002	3%	4%	4%
2001	3%	3%	3%
2000	4%	3%	3%
1999	5%	3%	3%
1998	4%	2%	3%
1997	4%	2%	2%
1996	1%	2%	2%

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Black

14%

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	13%	12%	16%
2022	12%	12%	16%
2021	11%	11%	16%
2020	8%	11%	14%
2019	8%	11%	14%
2018	8%	11%	14%
2017	8%	11%	14%
2016	8%	10%	13%
2015	8%	10%	13%
2014	10%	10%	12%
2013	8%	9%	11%
2012	9%	9%	11%
2011	11%	9%	12%
2010	9%	10%	12%
2009	8%	10%	11%
2008	7%	9%	11%
2007	9%	9%	11%
2006	7%	8%	10%
2005	8%	8%	10%
2004	5%	8%	10%
2003	4%	7%	9%
2002	4%	7%	8%
2001	3%	7%	7%
2000	5%	6%	6%
1999	8%	5%	5%
1998	8%	6%	4%
1997	6%	5%	4%
1996	4%	5%	3%

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White

52%

61%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	54%	62%	52%
2022	66%	63%	53%
2021	65%	64%	55%
2020	75%	66%	58%
2019	75%	66%	58%
2018	73%	67%	61%
2017	73%	67%	61%
2016	74%	68%	63%
2015	75%	69%	64%
2014	74%	71%	64%
2013	73%	72%	65%
2012	71%	73%	67%
2011	71%	74%	68%
2010	75%	75%	70%
2009	75%	76%	71%
2008	77%	76%	72%
2007	77%	77%	73%
2006	82%	79%	75%
2005	82%	79%	75%
2004	84%	80%	76%
2003	82%	81%	78%
2002	82%	82%	79%
2001	84%	83%	81%
2000	80%	84%	82%
1999	76%	85%	84%
1998	77%	86%	84%
1997	82%	87%	85%
1996	90%	87%	87%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	7%	6%	9%
2022	5%	6%	8%
2021	7%	6%	7%
2020	6%	5%	6%
2019	6%	5%	6%
2018	6%	4%	4%
2017	6%	4%	4%
2016	6%	4%	4%
2015	5%	4%	4%
2014	4%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.68

0.59

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	0.66	0.59	0.65
2022	0.54	0.58	0.65
2021	0.55	0.57	0.63
2020	0.42	0.54	0.60
2019	0.42	0.54	0.60
2018	0.45	0.53	0.57
2017	0.45	0.53	0.57
2016	0.44	0.52	0.57
2015	0.42	0.51	0.56
2014	0.44	0.48	0.56
2013	0.45	0.47	0.55
2012	0.48	0.45	0.53
2011	0.47	0.44	0.51
2010	0.42	0.42	0.48
2009	0.42	0.41	0.47
2008	0.39	0.41	0.46
2007	0.38	0.40	0.44
2006	0.32	0.37	0.42
2005	0.32	0.37	0.41
2004	0.29	0.35	0.40
2003	0.31	0.34	0.38
2002	0.31	0.32	0.36
2001	0.29	0.31	0.33
2000	0.35	0.29	0.32
1999	0.41	0.28	0.29
1998	0.39	0.26	0.29
1997	0.32	0.24	0.27
1996	0.19	0.23	0.24

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Eligible for

37%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	33%	35%	35%
2022	22%	26%	30%
2021	19%	26%	26%
2020	19%	28%	31%
2019	19%	28%	31%
2018	19%	30%	31%
2017	19%	30%	31%
2016	19%	31%	32%
2015	23%	31%	32%
2014	22%	31%	31%
2013	26%	31%	31%
2012	23%	30%	28%
2011	21%	29%	28%
2010	19%	28%	26%
2009	16%	25%	24%
2008	16%	24%	23%
2007	12%	23%	22%
2006	14%	23%	22%
2005	14%	22%	22%
2004	11%	21%	20%
2003	14%	20%	18%
2002	14%	19%	17%
2001	14%	18%	16%
2000	19%	18%	16%
1999	25%	19%	16%
1998	26%	19%	17%
1997	20%	19%	15%
1996	14%	19%	15%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Bishop Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	8%	8%	7%
2022	7%	6%	7%
2021	6%	6%	6%
2020	5%	8%	7%
2019	5%	8%	7%
2018	6%	8%	6%
2017	6%	8%	6%
2016	5%	7%	6%
2015	6%	7%	6%
2014	7%	7%	6%
2013	6%	7%	6%
2012	7%	7%	6%
2011	7%	8%	6%
2010	8%	8%	6%
2009	8%	8%	6%
2008	9%	8%	6%
2007	7%	7%	6%
2006	6%	7%	5%
2005	5%	7%	6%
2004	5%	7%	5%
2003	5%	7%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Rochester Public School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bishop Elementary School's ranking?

Bishop Elementary School is ranked #551 out of 1,860 schools, which ranks it among the top 30% of public schools in Minnesota.

What schools are Bishop Elementary School often compared to?

Bishop Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Elton Hills Elementary School, Folwell Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

51% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 45% MN state average), while 54% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).

How many students attend Bishop Elementary School?

536 students attend Bishop Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

52% of Bishop Elementary School students are White, 14% of students are Asian, 14% of students are Black, 13% of students are Hispanic, and 7% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Bishop Elementary School?

Bishop Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.

What grades does Bishop Elementary School offer ?

Bishop Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Bishop Elementary School part of?

Bishop Elementary School is part of Rochester Public School District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 536 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 48%
: Top 30%
: 51% (Top 50%)
: 54% (Top 50%)
: 40-44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education