Rochester Math And Science Academy

Summary:

Rochester Math And Science Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 414 students in grades K-8 in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a predominantly African American student population, with 99.52% of students identifying as such in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite serving a high-needs student population, Rochester Math And Science Academy has consistently struggled with academic performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.77% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.47%, and only 28.62% were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 49.85%. The school's proficiency rates in math, reading, and science have remained well below state and district averages, indicating a need for significant intervention and support. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 99.76% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Jefferson Elementary, Bamber Valley Elementary, and Folwell Elementary schools.

The racial composition of Rochester Math And Science Academy is in stark contrast to the more diverse student bodies of the nearby schools, raising questions about access, equity, and the school's ability to provide a well-rounded educational experience for its students. When compared to the nearby public schools, Rochester Math And Science Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, ranking 752 out of 881 in the 2023-2024 school year, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the Rochester Public School District.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 415 16th St SW
       Rochester, MN  55902-8888


(507) 252-5995

District: Rochester Math And Science Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
752nd of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,173 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  32.5 Help
Number of students:  414

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.5%
Asian:
0.2%
Two or more races:
0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.8% Help


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Compare Details Rochester Math And Science Academy ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.48. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rochester Math And Science Academy ranks worse than 67.9% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.86. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (99.5%), Asian (0.2%), two or more races (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rochester Math And Science Academy is 32.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rochester Math And Science Academy is $17,173.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rochester Math And Science Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Math And Science Academy 752nd of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Rochester Math And Science Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Math And Science Academy 370th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Rochester Math And Science Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Math And Science Academy 365th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rochester Math And Science Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 3.13 731st 756 3.3%
2008 27.53 666th 781 14.7%
2010 41.25 607th 803 24.4%
2011 23.44 701st 814 13.9%
2012 22.41 715th 820 12.8%
2013 4.25 786th 824 4.6%
2014 12.08 747th 826 9.6%
2015 5.01 787th 840 6.3%
2016 5.56 794th 848 6.4%
2017 7.37 785th 853 8.0%
2018 9.20 772nd 847 8.9%
2019 16.05 751st 870 13.7%
2021 9.28 775th 869 10.8%
2022 15.36 732nd 858 14.7%
2023 13.45 731st 845 13.5%
2024 16.48 752nd 881 14.6%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.26 121st 242 50.0%
2019 26.11 211th 239 11.7%
2021 37.00 109th 175 37.7%
2022 49.74 114th 256 55.5%
2023 53.36 100th 276 63.8%
2024 46.55 140th 303 53.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.87 619th 728 15.0%
2019 32.65 551st 740 25.5%
2021 23.66 553rd 683 19.0%
2022 34.69 454th 663 31.5%
2023 26.45 611th 774 21.1%
2024 29.90 601st 793 24.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.99 722nd 774 6.7%
2019 15.15 701st 787 10.9%
2021 8.62 715th 783 8.7%
2022 20.20 648th 799 18.9%
2023 16.11 673rd 787 14.5%
2024 19.08 679th 809 16.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.86 695th 779 10.8%
2019 18.49 679th 798 14.9%
2021 9.15 710th 784 9.4%
2022 10.88 726th 808 10.1%
2023 11.18 714th 799 10.6%
2024 15.50 715th 826 13.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school African American students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.13 170th 266 36.1%
2019 49.28 147th 283 48.1%
2021 34.86 151st 227 33.5%
2022 42.87 154th 282 45.4%
2023 41.98 149th 279 46.6%
2024 44.05 167th 310 46.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rochester Math And Science Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 58.22 204th 454 55.1%
2011 44.54 312th 478 34.7%
2012 45.22 311th 469 33.7%
2013 28.21 383rd 488 21.5%
2014 28.78 384th 490 21.6%
2015 15.72 443rd 516 14.1%
2016 13.70 447th 508 12.0%
2017 25.63 412th 523 21.2%
2018 27.87 399th 518 23.0%
2019 27.21 416th 533 22.0%
2021 25.85 405th 521 22.3%
2022 38.25 333rd 520 36.0%
2023 37.25 343rd 529 35.2%
2024 33.86 370th 545 32.1%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.20 5th 109 95.4%
2019 70.65 16th 120 86.7%
2022 65.84 18th 130 86.2%
2023 82.50 5th 133 96.2%
2024 78.68 14th 158 91.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.99 216th 401 46.1%
2019 47.07 227th 415 45.3%
2021 52.22 171st 399 57.1%
2022 64.92 105th 404 74.0%
2023 57.67 163rd 459 64.5%
2024 51.06 215th 473 54.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.46 340th 436 22.0%
2019 30.68 340th 439 22.6%
2021 20.13 374th 443 15.6%
2022 35.27 326th 467 30.2%
2023 44.37 260th 455 42.9%
2024 33.40 333rd 474 29.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.91 358th 438 18.3%
2019 23.20 372nd 454 18.1%
2021 29.27 320th 437 26.8%
2022 39.50 298th 476 37.4%
2023 27.95 343rd 464 26.1%
2024 30.60 349th 479 27.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school African American students at Rochester Math And Science Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.68 49th 137 64.2%
2019 60.09 57th 148 61.5%
2021 62.05 44th 141 68.8%
2022 69.04 31st 162 80.9%
2023 67.72 43rd 164 73.8%
2024 61.52 50th 179 72.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Rochester Math And Science Academy Test Scores
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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Open Quote The Director/ Principal is horrific to his staff. I can’t say what I want to call him on here. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rochester Math And Science Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 3 143 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 146
2007 5 90 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 95
2008 0 141 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 141
2009 0 197 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 197
2010 2 219 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 221
2011 102 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 220
2012 138 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
2013 155 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 224
2014 4 269 0 0 0 0 0 0 273
2015 5 278 0 0 0 1 0 0 284
2016 3 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 322
2017 3 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 337
2018 2 325 0 0 0 0 0 0 327
2019 1 346 0 0 0 0 0 0 347
2020 1 410 0 0 0 0 0 0 411
2021 0 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 420
2022 0 445 0 0 0 0 0 0 445
2023 0 412 1 0 0 0 1 0 414

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rochester Math And Science Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 146 5.0 29.2 95.2
2007 95 7.5 12.7 96.8
2008 141 9.0 15.7 93.6
2009 197 12.1 16.3 98.5
2010 221 11.0 20.0 93.2
2011 220 10.8 20.2 98.2
2012 225 10.6 21.0 98.7
2013 224 9.6 23.1 97.3
2014 273 15.0 18.2 97.8
2015 284 15.0 18.9 96.8
2016 322 13.0 24.7 93.8
2017 337 15.0 22.4 95.3
2018 327 15.0 21.8 94.8
2019 347 19.0 18.2 26.2
2020 411 19.1 21.5 98.5
2021 420 9.5 44.0 98.8
2022 445 8.8 50.3 95.7
2023 414 12.7 32.5 99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rochester Math And Science Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 146 5.0 29.2 95.2
2007 95 7.5 12.7 96.8
2008 141 9.0 15.7 93.6
2009 197 12.1 16.3 98.5
2010 221 11.0 20.0 93.2
2011 220 10.8 20.2 98.2
2012 225 10.6 21.0 98.7
2013 224 9.6 23.1 97.3
2014 273 15.0 18.2 97.8
2015 284 15.0 18.9 96.8
2016 322 13.0 24.7 93.8
2017 337 15.0 22.4 95.3
2018 327 15.0 21.8 94.8
2019 347 19.0 18.2 26.2
2020 411 19.1 21.5 98.5
2021 420 9.5 44.0 98.8
2022 445 8.8 50.3 95.7
2023 414 12.7 32.5 99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rochester Math And Science Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $17,173

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rochester Math And Science Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 751st of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 731st of 845 Elementary schools
 0.2%
Ranks 416th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 343rd of 529 Middle schools
 13.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)2038.1
 18.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)2038.1
 18.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)1523.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)1523.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)28.631.8
 3.3%
   4th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)28.631.8
 3.3%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)28.631.8
 3.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)28.631.8
 3.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)33.32.1
 31.2%
   5th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)33.32.1
 31.2%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)60.627.7
 33%
   5th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)60.627.7
 33%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Rochester Math And Science Academy)27.36.4
 20.9%
   5th Grade Science (Rochester Math And Science Academy)27.36.4
 20.9%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)42.118.6
 23.5%
   6th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)42.118.6
 23.5%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)37.130.2
 6.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)37.130.2
 6.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)3926.9
 12.1%
   7th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)3926.9
 12.1%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)26.828.3
 1.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)26.828.3
 1.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)55.348.8
 6.4%
   8th Grade Math (Rochester Math And Science Academy)55.348.8
 6.4%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)39.546.5
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Rochester Math And Science Academy)39.546.5
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Rochester Math And Science Academy)10.814.3
 3.5%
   8th Grade Science (Rochester Math And Science Academy)10.814.3
 3.5%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students347414
 19.3%
African American346412
 19.1%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic00
Pacific Islander00
White10
 100%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.2%99.8%
 73.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 414 students attended Rochester Math And Science Academy.

Rochester Math And Science Academy ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Students at Rochester Math And Science Academy are 100% African American.


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