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Schools in Farmington Township

Farmington Township’s public schools

Rochester Public School District and Plainview-Elgin-Millville have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?16/23schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 6% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Rochester Public
Students per teacher
15.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
16,582 students on the public path
In brief

Farmington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

16 of Farmington Township’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Folwell Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Riverside Central Elementary School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

17 elementary schools serve Farmington Township, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and four high schools: Mayo High School, Century High School, John Marshall High School and Plainview-Elgin-Millville High. 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 Farmington Township, with each school’s own grade.

17 schools teach K in Farmington Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
Gibbs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A−
675 studentsRate it →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C
600 studentsRate it →
Bamber Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
599 studentsRate it →
Overland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
549 studentsRate it →
Bishop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
545 studentsRate it →
Riverside Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
D
509 studentsRate it →
Lincoln K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rochester
A−
506 studentsRate it →
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A
464 studentsRate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Plainview
A
441 students13:1Rate it →
Sunset Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C+
437 studentsRate it →
Gage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C−
412 studentsRate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
380 studentsRate it →
Folwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A
352 studentsRate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rochester
A
334 studentsRate it →
Elton Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C
308 studentsRate it →
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A−
265 studentsRate it →
Churchill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rochester
192 studentsRate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rochester Public School District.

Two districts serve Farmington Township

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rochester Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 8125 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rochester Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 7857 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Plainview-Elgin-Millville58%
State average 51.1% · 805 students tested
Math · PK–12, Plainview-Elgin-Millville57%
State average 44.8% · 816 students tested

Farmington Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Farmington Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Farmington Township—Rochester Public PK–12 · Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK–12
HaverhillB−Rochester Public
Elgin—Plainview-Elgin-Millville
OronocoB−Rochester Public PK–12 · Pine Island Public PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Rochester Public with Farmington Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Farmington Township

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

Also serving Farmington Townshipin other towns
Gibbs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A−
675 studentsRate it →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C
600 studentsRate it →
Bamber Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
599 studentsRate it →
Overland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
549 studentsRate it →
Bishop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
545 studentsRate it →
Riverside Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
D
509 studentsRate it →
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A
464 studentsRate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Plainview
A
441 students13:1Rate it →
Sunset Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C+
437 studentsRate it →
Gage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C−
412 studentsRate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
380 studentsRate it →
Folwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A
352 studentsRate it →
Elton Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C
308 studentsRate it →
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A−
265 studentsRate it →
Churchill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rochester
192 studentsRate it →
Lincoln K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rochester
A−
506 studentsRate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rochester
A
334 studentsRate it →
Dakota Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rochester
921 studentsRate it →
John Adams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rochester
C
867 studentsRate it →
Willow Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rochester
C−
864 studentsRate it →
Kellogg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rochester
B−
769 studentsRate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Elgin
A−
235 students18:1Rate it →
Mayo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rochester
B+
1,787 studentsRate it →
Century High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rochester
B
1,608 studentsRate it →
John Marshall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rochester
B−
1,549 studentsRate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Plainview
B−
414 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Farmington Township’s schools

Are Farmington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Rochester Public School District and Plainview-Elgin-Millville have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 16 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Farmington Township in?

Rochester Public School District and Plainview-Elgin-Millville.

Where do Farmington Township kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Mayo High School, Century High School, John Marshall High School and Plainview-Elgin-Millville High.

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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.