Lincoln K-8 Elementary School -

Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Lincoln K-8's first-ever Broadway musical! Thursday, May 7 @ 7 PM Friday, May 8 @ 7 PM Tickets ...

District rate increases to 86.20%, with progress across student groups Rochester, MN - The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) today released graduation rate data for...

Yesterday, Superintendent Pekel was invited to speak at a press conference convened by the Minnesota Legislature's House and Senate Education Committees. In his remarks below, he...

Dear RPS Parents, Caregivers, and Staff, Over the past several weeks, I have issued several statements regarding the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ...

Dear RPS Parents, Caregivers, and Staff, Over the past several weeks, and especially over the past few days, there has been much discussion of the actions that Immigration and Cu...

Dear Members of the Rochester Public Schools Community, On April 29, 2025, Rochester Public Schools (RPS) received a letter from Murry Bessette in the Office of Planning, Evaluat...

Dear parents and caregivers of our future kindergarteners, Spring has finally arrived, and that means we are busy preparing for your kindergartener. Over the last few months, we ...

Dear parents and caregivers of our future kindergarteners, As the weather changes, we are starting to think about other changes that are coming up. We will continue to provide in...

Dear future RPS kindergarten students and families, It’s February, and winter seems a bit unpredictable. We are certain, however, that the first day of school for your soon-to-be...

Rochester, MN — Rochester Public Schools (RPS) is excited to announce the launch of a District and Student Data Dashboard . RPS uses data to improve our ability to increase stud...

Dear Rochester Public Schools community, In recent days, I've received many questions about whether or not RPS is going to change course on our efforts to create schools and a sy...