Rochester Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Rochester, Washington
Rochester Primary School in Rochester, Washington enrolled 488 students in 2024-25 with 32.1 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
522 students in 2022-23, 505 students in 2023-24, 488 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.8 to 32.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 522 | 34.8 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 35.4 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 488 | 32.1 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 460 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rochester Primary School enrolled 460 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 460 of the 460 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent47.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.2% of students were White, 32.2% Hispanic, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White57.2%
- Hispanic32.2%
- Two or more races7.0%
- American Indian1.8%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Rochester
2 public elementary schools in Rochester report 2024-25 enrollment; Rochester Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Mound Elementary | 507 | 18.9 | 52.9% |
| Rochester Primary School | 488 | 15.2 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rochester Primary School
- Grand Mound ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 507 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Fords Prairie ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 443 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Rochester Primary School with Grand Mound ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rochester School District spends per student$18,440 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,440
- The largest public schools in WashingtonRochester Primary School is the number 325 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#325 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rochester Primary School
How many students attend Rochester Primary School?
488 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 522 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rochester, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rochester Primary School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rochester Primary School a Title I school?
Rochester Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rochester Primary School in?
Rochester School District, NCES district ID 5307470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530747001117 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.