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Folwell Elementary School

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Rochester, MN 55902

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Serving 331 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Folwell Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving is 75-79% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 331 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 33%
: Top 5% in MN
: 70-74% (Top 10%)
: 75-79% (Top 5%)
: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

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

School Overview

Folwell Elementary School's student population of 331 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 18 teachers has declined by 21% over five school years.

Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2023

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Folwell Elementary School
Kind	55
1	49
2	64
3	55
4	54
5	54

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Total Students

331 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School
2023	315
2022	313
2021	290
2020	342
2019	342
2018	385
2017	385
2016	359
2015	355
2014	337
2013	312
2012	289
2011	304
2010	295
2009	293
2008	304
2007	311
2006	291
2005	266
2004	290
2003	275
2002	264
2001	287
2000	272
1999	284
1998	228
1997	258
1996	257

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

18 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School
2023	19
2022	19
2021	18
2020	23
2019	23
2018	22
2017	22
2016	21
2015	18
2014	16
2013	15
2012	17
2011	14
2010	13
2009	14
2008	16
2007	15
2006	14
2005	14
2004	14
2003	13
2002	13
2001	13
2000	13
1999	14
1997	14
1996	14
1995	14

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School Rankings

Folwell Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 1,860 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Folwell Elementary School is 0.53, which is less 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)

#57 out of 1860 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Folwell Elementary School
2022	#57
2021	#86
2019	#183
2018	#166
2017	#450
2016	#262
2015	#364
2014	#272
2013	#303
2012	#245
2011	#122

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70-74%

45%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	72%	45%	40%
2021	67%	45%	40%
2019	72%	56%	50%
2018	77%	58%	53%
2017	67%	59%	54%
2016	72%	60%	56%
2015	72%	61%	59%
2014	72%	61%	60%
2013	72%	61%	60%
2012	82%	62%	68%
2011	77%	56%	62%

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75-79%

51%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	77%	51%	49%
2021	72%	53%	51%
2019	72%	59%	55%
2018	72%	60%	53%
2017	67%	61%	57%
2016	72%	60%	60%
2015	67%	60%	60%
2014	72%	59%	59%
2013	67%	58%	58%
2012	82%	76%	77%
2011	87%	74%	77%

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70-79%

41%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	74%	41%	36%
2021	54%	45%	44%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

13:1

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

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota
2023	1%	2%
2021	1%	2%
2020	1%	2%
2019	1%	2%
2018	1%	2%
2017	1%	2%
2012	1%	2%
2011	1%	2%
2007	1%	2%

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Asian

13%

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

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Hispanic

12%

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

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Black

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	3%	12%	16%
2022	6%	12%	16%
2021	7%	11%	16%
2020	6%	11%	14%
2019	6%	11%	14%
2018	4%	11%	14%
2017	4%	11%	14%
2016	3%	10%	13%
2015	7%	10%	13%
2014	5%	10%	12%
2013	5%	9%	11%
2012	5%	9%	11%
2011	6%	9%	12%
2010	4%	10%	12%
2009	8%	10%	11%
2008	5%	9%	11%
2007	4%	9%	11%
2006	7%	8%	10%
2005	8%	8%	10%
2004	10%	8%	10%
2003	4%	7%	9%
2002	5%	7%	8%
2001	6%	7%	7%
2000	4%	6%	6%
1999	4%	5%	5%
1998	2%	6%	4%
1997	5%	5%	4%
1996	2%	5%	3%

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White

67%

61%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	71%	62%	52%
2022	72%	63%	53%
2021	67%	64%	55%
2020	71%	66%	58%
2019	71%	66%	58%
2018	71%	67%	61%
2017	71%	67%	61%
2016	74%	68%	63%
2015	71%	69%	64%
2014	72%	71%	64%
2013	72%	72%	65%
2012	74%	73%	67%
2011	76%	74%	68%
2010	78%	75%	70%
2009	74%	76%	71%
2008	79%	76%	72%
2007	81%	77%	73%
2006	76%	79%	75%
2005	77%	79%	75%
2004	79%	80%	76%
2003	84%	81%	78%
2002	86%	82%	79%
2001	85%	83%	81%
2000	88%	84%	82%
1999	88%	85%	84%
1998	91%	86%	84%
1997	88%	87%	85%
1996	91%	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	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	7%	6%	9%
2022	5%	6%	8%
2021	6%	6%	7%
2020	6%	5%	6%
2019	6%	5%	6%
2018	8%	4%	4%
2017	8%	4%	4%
2016	8%	4%	4%
2015	7%	4%	4%
2014	8%	3%	4%
2013	7%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.53

0.59

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	0.48	0.59	0.65
2022	0.47	0.58	0.65
2021	0.53	0.57	0.63
2020	0.48	0.54	0.60
2019	0.48	0.54	0.60
2018	0.48	0.53	0.57
2017	0.48	0.53	0.57
2016	0.44	0.52	0.57
2015	0.48	0.51	0.56
2014	0.47	0.48	0.56
2013	0.47	0.47	0.55
2012	0.44	0.45	0.53
2011	0.41	0.44	0.51
2010	0.38	0.42	0.48
2009	0.43	0.41	0.47
2008	0.36	0.41	0.46
2007	0.34	0.40	0.44
2006	0.41	0.37	0.42
2005	0.39	0.37	0.41
2004	0.36	0.35	0.40
2003	0.29	0.34	0.38
2002	0.26	0.32	0.36
2001	0.27	0.31	0.33
2000	0.22	0.29	0.32
1999	0.22	0.28	0.29
1998	0.17	0.26	0.29
1997	0.22	0.24	0.27
1996	0.17	0.23	0.24

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Eligible for

13%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	13%	35%	35%
2022	11%	26%	30%
2021	8%	26%	26%
2020	13%	28%	31%
2019	13%	28%	31%
2018	16%	30%	31%
2017	16%	30%	31%
2016	15%	31%	32%
2015	20%	31%	32%
2014	20%	31%	31%
2013	16%	31%	31%
2012	16%	30%	28%
2011	16%	29%	28%
2010	15%	28%	26%
2009	16%	25%	24%
2008	13%	24%	23%
2007	14%	23%	22%
2006	19%	23%	22%
2005	17%	22%	22%
2004	16%	21%	20%
2003	3%	20%	18%
2002	4%	19%	17%
2001	6%	18%	16%
2000	6%	18%	16%
1999	6%	19%	16%
1998	7%	19%	17%
1997	9%	19%	15%
1996	9%	19%	15%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Folwell Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	3%	8%	7%
2022	3%	6%	7%
2021	2%	6%	6%
2020	5%	8%	7%
2019	5%	8%	7%
2018	3%	8%	6%
2017	3%	8%	6%
2016	5%	7%	6%
2015	4%	7%	6%
2014	4%	7%	6%
2013	3%	7%	6%
2012	3%	7%	6%
2011	4%	8%	6%
2010	6%	8%	6%
2009	3%	8%	6%
2008	4%	8%	6%
2007	3%	7%	6%
2006	2%	7%	5%
2005	5%	7%	6%
2004	3%	7%	5%
2003	3%	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 Folwell Elementary School's ranking?

Folwell Elementary School is ranked #57 out of 1,860 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Minnesota.

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

70-74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 45% MN state average), while 75-79% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).

How many students attend Folwell Elementary School?

331 students attend Folwell Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

67% of Folwell Elementary School students are White, 13% of students are Asian, 8% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Two or more races, 3% of students are Black, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

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

Folwell Elementary School has a student ration of 18:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.

What grades does Folwell Elementary School offer ?

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

What school district is Folwell Elementary School part of?

Folwell Elementary School is part of Rochester Public School District.

In what neighborhood is Folwell Elementary School located?

Folwell Elementary School is located in the Folwell neighborhood of Rochester, MN.

School Reviews

5 9/20/2018

Being new to the state and school not only was folwell helpful and very nice the principal took it a step farther omg great school thank you for being amazing for me and my child

- Posted by Parent - Shante

4 10/14/2017

Great school, healthy environment, good kids. Occasionally misbehaving children.

- Posted by Student/Alumni - Smithy

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 331 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 33%
: Top 5%
: 70-74% (Top 10%)
: 75-79% (Top 5%)
: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education