Updates and Events
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Rochester Public School student Kashanti Taylor switches the perspective and grades the Grading for Learning System, "I give it an A+!".
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We are considering a later start time for our students as early as Fall 2020
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Catch up on the latest at Longfellow elementary!
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Rochester Public Schools recently received a AA rating from S+P Global Ratings, which puts our credit rating among the top of Minnesota Public School Districts. Only three districts in the state rank higher than RPS.
Learn more about our school.
Longfellow is the only in the district that operates on a 45/15 schedule, one in which students attend school year-round, with classes in 45-day blocks, three-week breaks in between and a six-week summer vacation.