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Washington District-wide Elementary School

1200 11th Ave Nw
Rochester, MN 55901

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Top 20%

Serving 325 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Washington District-wide Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 60-64% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving is 60-64% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 325 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 37%
: Top 20% in MN
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Washington District-wide Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

School Overview

Washington District-wide Elementary School's student population of 325 students has declined by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 21 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2017

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Washington District-wide Elementary School
Kind	53
1	51
2	55
3	57
4	59
5	50

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Total Students

325 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School
2023	332
2022	323
2021	326
2020	350
2019	350
2018	357
2017	357
2016	363
2015	347
2014	336
2013	348
2012	342
2011	354
2010	366
2009	360
2008	358
2007	350
2006	349
2005	381
2004	377
2003	379
2002	381
2001	374
2000	396
1999	370
1998	364
1997	349
1996	240

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

21 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School
2023	20
2022	25
2021	20
2020	20
2019	20
2018	22
2017	22
2016	22
2015	20
2014	17
2013	16
2012	15
2011	17
2010	17
2009	16
2008	16
2007	16
2006	15
2005	17
2004	18
2003	16
2002	16
2001	17
2000	19
1999	20
1997	16
1996	15
1995	19

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School Rankings

Washington District-wide Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 1,860 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Washington District-wide Elementary School is 0.57, 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)

#251 out of 1860 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School
2022	#251
2021	#125
2019	#141
2018	#118
2017	#71
2016	#19
2015	#11
2014	#12
2013	#3
2012	#15
2011	#20

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60-64%

45%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	62%	45%	40%
2021	67%	45%	40%
2019	77%	56%	50%
2018	82%	58%	53%
2017	82%	59%	54%
2016	87%	60%	56%
2015	92%	61%	59%
2014	87%	61%	60%
2013	92%	61%	60%
2012	95%	62%	68%
2011	87%	56%	62%

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60-64%

51%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	62%	51%	49%
2021	67%	53%	51%
2019	72%	59%	55%
2018	72%	60%	53%
2017	77%	61%	57%
2016	82%	60%	60%
2015	82%	60%	60%
2014	87%	59%	59%
2013	87%	58%	58%
2012	92%	76%	77%
2011	92%	74%	77%

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60-69%

41%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2022	64%	41%	36%
2021	64%	45%	44%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	17:1	14:1	22:1
2022	13:1	14:1	22:1
2021	16:1	14:1	23:1
2020	18:1	14:1	17:1
2019	18:1	14:1	17:1
2018	16:1	16:1	16:1
2017	16:1	14:1	16:1
2016	17:1	16:1	16:1
2015	17:1	16:1	16:1
2014	20:1	15:1	17:1
2013	21:1	15:1	17:1
2012	23:1	15:1	17:1
2011	21:1	15:1	17:1
2010	21:1	15:1	18:1
2009	23:1	15:1	18:1
2008	23:1	15:1	17:1
2007	22:1	16:1	17:1
2006	23:1	16:1	17:1
2005	22:1	16:1	18:1
2004	21:1	16:1	18:1
2003	24:1	16:1	18:1
2002	24:1	16:1	19:1
2001	22:1	16:1	18:1
2000	21:1	16:1	18:1
1999	19:1	15:1	17:1
1997	21:1	17:1	20:1
1996	16:1	17:1	19:1
1995	12:1	17:1	20:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2011)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2011	1%	2%
2002	1%	2%

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Asian

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	12%	7%	10%
2022	11%	7%	10%
2021	10%	7%	10%
2020	11%	7%	11%
2019	11%	7%	11%
2018	13%	7%	11%
2017	13%	7%	11%
2016	13%	7%	11%
2015	13%	6%	10%
2014	16%	6%	11%
2013	16%	6%	11%
2012	19%	7%	11%
2011	19%	6%	10%
2010	22%	6%	11%
2009	21%	6%	11%
2008	22%	6%	11%
2007	22%	6%	10%
2006	20%	6%	9%
2005	19%	5%	10%
2004	19%	5%	9%
2003	17%	5%	9%
2002	17%	5%	9%
2001	16%	5%	9%
2000	13%	5%	9%
1999	13%	5%	8%
1998	15%	4%	9%
1997	16%	4%	9%
1996	20%	4%	8%

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Hispanic

12%

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

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Black

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	10%	12%	16%
2022	9%	12%	16%
2021	10%	11%	16%
2020	9%	11%	14%
2019	9%	11%	14%
2018	7%	11%	14%
2017	7%	11%	14%
2016	8%	10%	13%
2015	6%	10%	13%
2014	3%	10%	12%
2013	4%	9%	11%
2012	3%	9%	11%
2011	2%	9%	12%
2010	5%	10%	12%
2009	4%	10%	11%
2008	2%	9%	11%
2007	2%	9%	11%
2006	2%	8%	10%
2005	3%	8%	10%
2004	3%	8%	10%
2003	3%	7%	9%
2002	4%	7%	8%
2001	1%	7%	7%
2000	1%	6%	6%
1999	1%	5%	5%
1998	1%	6%	4%
1997	3%	5%	4%
1996	8%	5%	3%

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White

63%

61%

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

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

11%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	12%	6%	9%
2022	12%	6%	8%
2021	10%	6%	7%
2020	7%	5%	6%
2019	7%	5%	6%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2016	4%	4%	4%
2015	4%	4%	4%
2014	4%	3%	4%
2013	5%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.57

0.59

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	0.59	0.59	0.65
2022	0.56	0.58	0.65
2021	0.53	0.57	0.63
2020	0.50	0.54	0.60
2019	0.50	0.54	0.60
2018	0.47	0.53	0.57
2017	0.47	0.53	0.57
2016	0.47	0.52	0.57
2015	0.46	0.51	0.56
2014	0.44	0.48	0.56
2013	0.48	0.47	0.55
2012	0.49	0.45	0.53
2011	0.47	0.44	0.51
2010	0.46	0.42	0.48
2009	0.43	0.41	0.47
2008	0.41	0.41	0.46
2007	0.40	0.40	0.44
2006	0.37	0.37	0.42
2005	0.39	0.37	0.41
2004	0.39	0.35	0.40
2003	0.37	0.34	0.38
2002	0.39	0.32	0.36
2001	0.31	0.31	0.33
2000	0.28	0.29	0.32
1999	0.28	0.28	0.29
1998	0.31	0.26	0.29
1997	0.35	0.24	0.27
1996	0.49	0.23	0.24

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Eligible for

14%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	17%	35%	35%
2022	11%	26%	30%
2021	9%	26%	26%
2020	14%	28%	31%
2019	14%	28%	31%
2018	10%	30%	31%
2017	10%	30%	31%
2016	10%	31%	32%
2015	9%	31%	32%
2014	9%	31%	31%
2013	10%	31%	31%
2012	10%	30%	28%
2011	7%	29%	28%
2010	6%	28%	26%
2009	8%	25%	24%
2008	8%	24%	23%
2007	6%	23%	22%
2006	9%	23%	22%
2005	13%	22%	22%
2004	12%	21%	20%
2003	12%	20%	18%
2002	12%	19%	17%
2001	12%	18%	16%
2000	14%	18%	16%
1999	18%	19%	16%
1998	23%	19%	17%
1997	23%	19%	15%
1996	43%	19%	15%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Washington District-wide Elementary School	Minnesota	Rochester Public School District
2023	2%	8%	7%
2022	2%	6%	7%
2021	2%	6%	6%
2020	3%	8%	7%
2019	3%	8%	7%
2018	5%	8%	6%
2017	5%	8%	6%
2016	5%	7%	6%
2015	3%	7%	6%
2014	4%	7%	6%
2013	1%	7%	6%
2012	3%	7%	6%
2011	4%	8%	6%
2010	6%	8%	6%
2009	4%	8%	6%
2008	3%	8%	6%
2007	4%	7%	6%
2006	3%	7%	5%
2005	2%	7%	6%
2004	4%	7%	5%
2003	4%	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 Washington District-wide Elementary School's ranking?

Washington District-wide Elementary School is ranked #251 out of 1,860 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota.

What schools are Washington District-wide Elementary School often compared to?

Washington District-wide Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Sunset Terrace Elementary School by visitors of our site.

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

60-64% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 45% MN state average), while 60-64% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).

How many students attend Washington District-wide Elementary School?

325 students attend Washington District-wide Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

63% of Washington District-wide Elementary School students are White, 13% of students are Asian, 11% of students are Two or more races, 7% of students are Hispanic, and 6% of students are Black.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Washington District-wide Elementary School?

Washington District-wide Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.

What grades does Washington District-wide Elementary School offer ?

Washington District-wide Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Washington District-wide Elementary School part of?

Washington District-wide Elementary School is part of Rochester Public School District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 325 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 37%
: Top 20%
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
: 60-64% (Top 20%)
: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education