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Cannon Valley Special Education Coo School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 14 students in Cannon Valley Special Education Coo 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 School in Cannon Valley Special Education Coo School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
48 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
3:1
3:1
District Rank
Cannon Valley Special Education Coo 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 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#435 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
41%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.59
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
1 Student
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
11%
# Black Students
6 Students
32,798 Students
% Black Students
13%
12%
# White Students
32 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
67%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
847
# Students in K Grade:
-
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
1
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
3
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
3
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
-
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
-
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
3
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
36
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$77,798
$15,834
Spending / Student
$72,869
$15,759
Best Cannon Valley Special Education Coo School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Laura Baker Sun Program
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
200 Western Ave Nw Suite A
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 209-2030
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 209-2030
Grades: K-12
| 14 students
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