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Best Public Schools in Faribault County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

1,819

Students

Districts

Top rankedUnited South Central Elementary159^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

United South Central High School up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blue Earth Area Middle 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
United South Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 553-5810	420	34	12.3	45.2%	326 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	78.9	159^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.4	224^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.3%	65	64.4	53.8	60.3	64.6				60.8	32.8			32.8	74.6	75.0	75.9	37.5				66.8	$12,465
United South Central High School	Public	7-12	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 553-5819	343	23	14.9	44.3%	275 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	58.4	205^th of 473 public high schools	56.7%		40.8	294^th of 450 public high schools	34.7%	89					30.6	39.2	37.7	35.6		5.9	45.0	27.0					28.1	26.4	24.5	26.5	$14,396
Blue Earth Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 526-3090	515	33	15.4	52.8%	374 (72.6%)	3 (0.6%)	122 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	47.6	492^nd of 869 public elementary schools	43.4%		42.2	549^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.0%	57	52.3	51.7	42.7					49.2	15.1			15.1	72.1	43.8	20.0					46.4	$11,825
Blue Earth Area Middle	Public	6-7	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 526-3115	163	14	11.4	50.3%	122 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	33.4	379^th of 546 public middle schools	30.6%		37.7	334^th of 519 public middle schools	35.6%	45				38.2	35.7			36.9								22.1	25.9			24.1	$14,454
Blue Earth Area Secondary	Public	8-12	1125 N Grove Street	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 526-3201	378	22	17.5	50.0%	295 (78.0%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	68	141^st of 473 public high schools	70.2%		64.2	170^th of 450 public high schools	62.2%	29						43.7	37.8	40.7		15.5	55.4	35.9						36.6	32.3	34.6	$13,556

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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