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Rocori Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 625 students in Rocori Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Rocori Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
2,414 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
150 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Rocori Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 98% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#107 out of 527 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
45%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
51%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%

Graduation Rate
86%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.59
# American Indian Students
3 Students
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
8 Students
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
324 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
11%
# Black Students
45 Students
32,798 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,980 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
82%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
35
847
# Students in K Grade:
146
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
146
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
140
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
145
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
150
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
143
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
186
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
180
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
201
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
232
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
220
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
232
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
258
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,290 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,821 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$15,547 MM

Spending
$33 MM
$16,179 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,290
$17,854

Spending / Student
$13,821
$18,580

Best Rocori Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rocori Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
534 N 5th Ave
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-8683
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-8683
Grades: 6-8
| 541 students
Rank: n/an/a
Rocori Alc
Alternative School
534 N 5th Ave
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-4910
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-4910
Grades: 7-12
| 21 students
Rank: n/an/a
534 5th Ave N
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-4908
Cold Spring, MN 56320
(320) 685-4908
Grades: 6-12
| 63 students
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