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Schools in Rockville · Rocori Public School District, St. Cloud Public School District

Rockville’s public schools score below 72% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Rockville, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rockville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 12 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
▼ 19 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 0% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · St. Cloud Public
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
6,474 students on the public path
In brief

Rockville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1378 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rockville’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rocori Public spends $13,890 per student and St. Cloud Public $17,140, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rockville’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 28% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1378)Better than 4%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,332 test results and a graduating class of 815 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Rockville’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,256 in math, 5,408 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rockville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Rockville ElementaryRocori Public School DistrictB
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Rockville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Rocori Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the St. Cloud Public School District, shared with Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Clearwater, Clearwater, Collegeville, Haven, Lynden, Palmer, St. Augusta, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Joseph and Waite Park. Its middle school is in Saint Cloud. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rockville

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

Rocori Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,406 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,890MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
St. Cloud Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 9,803 students, up 3% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,140MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rocori Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 1143 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rocori Public School District53%
State average 44.8% · 1072 students tested
Reading · PK–12, St. Cloud Public School District38%
State average 51.1% · 4265 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Cloud Public School District28%
State average 44.8% · 4184 students tested

Rockville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RockvilleCRocori Public PK–12 · St. Cloud Public PK–12
St. Joseph—St. Cloud Public
Maine PrairieA−Kimball Public
WakefieldB+Rocori Public
St. AugustaC−St. Cloud Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share St. Cloud Public with Rockville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rockville

8 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).

District schools in Rockvilleby address
Rockville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
129 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Rockvillein other towns
Kennedy Community School
Grades PK–9 · Saint Joseph
C+
582 students13:1Rate it →
South Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C
831 students16:1Rate it →
North Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Cloud
C−
720 students16:1Rate it →
Rocori Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cold Spring
B
563 students18:1Rate it →
Technical Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,561 students18:1Rate it →
Apollo Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Cloud
C
1,264 students17:1Rate it →
Rocori Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cold Spring
B+
824 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Rockville’s schools

Are Rockville’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rockville children attend score below 72% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rockville in?

Two districts: Rocori Public School District runs grades PK–12, and St. Cloud Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Clearwater, Clearwater, Collegeville, Haven, Lynden, Palmer, St. Augusta, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Joseph and Waite Park.

Where do Rockville kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Technical Senior High, Apollo Senior High and Rocori Senior High.

What is Rockville’s graduation rate?

64% of the class of 2023 in St. Cloud Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Rockville spend per student?

$13,890 in Rocori Public School District and $17,140 in St. Cloud Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.