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Schools in Hammond

Hammond’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?13/20schools 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
Schools in town
0
15,492 students on the public path
In brief

Hammond’s schools, in brief

School by school

13 of Hammond’s 20 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

16 elementary schools serve Hammond, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Mayo High School, Century High School and John Marshall High School. 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 Hammond, with each school’s own grade.

16 schools teach K in Hammond’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 8125 students tested
Math40%
State average 44.8% · 7857 students tested

Hammond vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hammond—Rochester Public
Zumbro—Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK–12 · Rochester Public PK–12 · Lake City Public PK–12
Hyde Park—Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK–12 · Lake City Public PK–12

Every school in Hammond

23 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 Hammondin 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 →
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 →
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 →

Questions about Hammond’s schools

Are Hammond’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hammond. Rochester Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hammond. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hammond in?

Rochester Public School District.

Where do Hammond kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mayo High School, Century High School and John Marshall High School.

Parents talk

What Hammond 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.