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Minnesota State Academies 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 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 112 students in Minnesota State Academies School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Minnesota State Academies School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
112 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
3:1
3:1
District Rank
Minnesota State Academies School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 527 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
#432 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
41%
Graduation Rate
<50%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
5 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
5%
7%
# Hispanic Students
15 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
11%
# Black Students
8 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
7%
12%
# White Students
78 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
70%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
3
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
2
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
4
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
7
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
5
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
11
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
5
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
5
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
7
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
9
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
11
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Minnesota State Academies School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mn Academy For The Blind
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
400 Se 6th Ave
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 412-5200
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 412-5200
Grades: PK-12
| 43 students
Rank: #22.
Mn Academy For The Deaf
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
615 Olof Hanson Dr
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 412-5200
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 412-5200
Grades: PK-12
| 69 students
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