Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Rochester

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Gage Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1300 40th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901 · (507) 328-3400 · Part of Rochester Public School District

Rochester’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
412
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gage Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 39.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rochester kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Rochester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gage Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 40th St NW, Rochester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten83
Grade 157
Grade 263
Grade 363
Grade 461
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
684’20
653’21
581’22
563’23
412’24

Down 39.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 36%Hispanic 23%White 23%Two or more races 12%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gage Elementary School from Rochester families.

Other schools in Rochester Public School District

The district →
Gibbs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
A−
675 students
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
C
600 students
Bamber Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
599 students
Overland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
549 students
Bishop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
B
545 students
Riverside Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rochester
D
509 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Rochester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.