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Schools in Rochester

Rochester’s public schools

Tipton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
842 students on the public path
In brief

Rochester’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rochester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Tipton Middle School places highest (better than 53%); Tipton Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rochester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Tipton Elementary Schoolin TiptonC
5–8Tipton Middle Schoolin TiptonB−
9–12Tipton High Schoolin TiptonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tipton Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tipton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 842 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,793IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 641 students tested
Math66%
State average 63.8% · 641 students tested

Rochester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Rochester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rochester—Tipton

Every school in Rochester

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rochesterin other towns
Tipton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tipton
C
284 students13:1Rate it →
Tipton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tipton
B−
256 students12:1Rate it →
Tipton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tipton
B−
302 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Rochester’s schools

Are Rochester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rochester. Tipton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rochester in?

Tipton Community School District.

Where do Rochester kids go to high school?

Tipton High School.

Parents talk

What Rochester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.