Rockville Elementary, Rockville MN

Original Research by School Decision on Rockville Elementary

Rockville Elementary is a small regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the Rocori Public School District. The school sits in Rockville, a predominantly residential and rural city in Stearns County that is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. Rockville has seen recent population growth, and the area is car-dependent with a spread-out built environment; the city’s identity ties to a granite quarrying history and nearby lakes. No major changes in the district were publicly reported in the period examined, and the district brief did not flag parent-relevant developments.

The student body is small and predominantly white, with a small Hispanic population and a much smaller black population. A modest share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the record.

On state assessments for the most recent year, math proficiency across grades three through five was higher than the overall proficiency index for the county, with roughly three out of five students meeting standards. In English language arts, proficiency ran close to half of students, with stronger results in fifth grade and lower in third and fourth. Science results, available only for fifth grade, showed about a third of students proficient. When compared to other school districts in Stearns County, Rockville Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile. This suggests that, in the context of the county, the school is performing solidly on the measures available.

No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, or course access were present in the information provided, so those areas cannot be characterized. The school does not offer high school programs, so pathways like advanced placement or dual credit are not applicable here. Parents considering this school may want to ask the district about special education services, English learner supports, and the school’s approach to attendance, as those details were not available in the public record used here.

Rockville Elementary is a straightforward neighborhood elementary school in a small, growing rural community. Its test results are above the middle of the pack for Stearns County, and the student body reflects the surrounding area’s demographics. For families looking for a small elementary school in a low-density setting with a strong local proficiency record relative to nearby districts, this is a reasonable option.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 56% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 47% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 45% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 43% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 50% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 20% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.