Best Public Schools in Rice County, Minnesota & Rankings

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				MCA-III Math (2022)								MCA-III Reading (2022)								MCA-III Science (2022)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Mn Academy For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	615 Olof Hanson Dr	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota State Academies	No	No	No	No	(507) 412-5200	97	23	4.2	59.8%	64 (66.0%)	7 (7.2%)	19 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)								(n/a)								25.0								26.7				33.3
Mn Academy For The Blind	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 SE 6th Ave	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota State Academies	No	No	No	No	(507) 412-5200	46	14	3.3	41.3%	39 (84.8%)	4 (8.7%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mn Correctional Facility-Faribault	Public	9-12	1101 Linden Ln	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(507) 334-0878	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	127	10	13.2	20.5%	104 (81.9%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	88.4	24^th of 472 public high schools	94.9%					(n/a)				46.7	33.3	29.4	47.1	38.6				73.3	61.9	58.8	85.7	68.7		41.2	56.3	48.5	$17,389
Alexander Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	39	15	2.5	69.2%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	8 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)								(n/a)								5.3								33.3
Laura Baker SUN Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	11	5	2.2	54.5%	6 (54.5%)	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Cvsec Step	Public	9-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	36	6	6.3	25.0%	32 (88.9%)	1 (2.8%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	731	51	14.2	64.7%	301 (41.2%)	159 (21.8%)	229 (31.3%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	19	431^st of 520 public middle schools	17.1%		22	422^nd of 521 public middle schools	19.0%	9				8.3	15.6	18.2		14.2				37.6	29.7	25.5		30.8		14.0		14.0	$15,710
Faribault Senior High	Public	9-12	330 9th Ave SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6100	1,055	69	15.3	45.7%	557 (52.8%)	200 (19.0%)	244 (23.1%)	23 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	30.8	351^st of 472 public high schools	25.6%		35.2	313^th of 428 public high schools	26.9%	38							27.9	27.9							34.6	34.6			28.3	28.3	$14,364
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	922 SW Home Place	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6547	440	37	11.7	78.4%	103 (23.4%)	201 (45.7%)	113 (25.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	19.9	699^th of 858 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.2	749^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.8%	50	29.5	18.9	22.9					24.4	25.6	24.5	51.4					34.3	37.1			37.1	$15,329
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6650	423	44	9.5	70.7%	132 (31.2%)	123 (29.1%)	119 (28.1%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	26.3	667^th of 858 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.5	704^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.0%	37	36.3	25.0	31.0					31.1	31.3	38.2	50.7					39.7	35.7			35.7	$15,689
McKinley PreK	Public	PK	930 4th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6460	52	0		65.4%	19 (36.5%)	10 (19.2%)	16 (30.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.5%)								(n/a)																					$4,561
Falcons Online Academy-Elementary	Public	K-5	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6000	26	1	30.9	57.7%	13 (50.0%)	1 (3.8%)	8 (30.8%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Falcons Online Academy-Middle	Public	6-8	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6000	21	0		52.4%	7 (33.3%)	1 (4.8%)	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Falcons Online Academy-High School	Public	9-12	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6000	34	0	200.0	41.2%	23 (67.6%)	6 (17.6%)	5 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	465	39	11.7	25.4%	331 (71.2%)	7 (1.5%)	84 (18.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	67.4	291^st of 858 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.9	282^nd of 869 public elementary schools	67.5%	9	59.5	58.3	65.6					60.8	52.7	51.2	65.6					55.9	60.9			60.9	$16,548
Northfield Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0650	863	26	33.6	18.5%	659 (76.4%)	19 (2.2%)	134 (15.5%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	83.2	49^th of 520 public middle schools	90.6%		86.8	42^nd of 521 public middle schools	91.9%	7				58.5	59.6	52.8		57.0				72.2	61.9	48.0		61.1		33.7		33.7	$12,766
Northfield Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0630	1,277	34	37.9	17.5%	983 (77.0%)	23 (1.8%)	199 (15.6%)	17 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.1%)	72.6	117^th of 472 public high schools	75.2%		83.2	42^nd of 428 public high schools	90.2%	75							59.8	59.8							53.7	53.7			46.6	46.6	$12,697
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	450	37	12.0	20.2%	361 (80.2%)	7 (1.6%)	65 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	74.2	207^th of 858 public elementary schools	75.9%		79.6	137^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.2%	70	63.3	73.3	60.8					65.6	56.7	63.6	65.8					61.8	54.4			54.4	$13,516
Northfield Community Education Center	Public	PK	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 664-3649	88	15	5.7	39.8%	66 (75.0%)	1 (1.1%)	17 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)																					$66,594
Northfield Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	106	5	22.4	43.4%	59 (55.7%)	14 (13.2%)	30 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)					11.8	5.9		8.1					29.4	5.9		20.0		0.0		0.0	$3,325
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	549	39	14.0	19.9%	444 (80.9%)	9 (1.6%)	70 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	81	125^th of 858 public elementary schools	85.4%		82.3	109^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.5%	16	70.7	72.8	59.1					67.6	58.6	72.8	71.7					67.5	62.4			62.4	$12,586
School Readiness Plus	Public	PK-K	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,325
Northfield Portage Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 645-1201	30	3	9.0	26.7%	19 (63.3%)	1 (3.3%)	6 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Northfield Portage Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 645-1201	30	2	16.8	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	3 (10.0%)	2 (6.7%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)
Northfield Portage High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 645-1201	56	3	17.5	26.8%	43 (76.8%)	3 (5.4%)	6 (10.7%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)								(n/a)
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6002	67	20	3.3	59.7%	32 (47.8%)	15 (22.4%)	16 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)								(n/a)																					$37,613
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Parshall St	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6700	395	33	11.9	72.9%	133 (33.7%)	103 (26.1%)	142 (35.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	11.3	755^th of 858 public elementary schools	12.0%		18.4	717^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.5%	38	22.5	17.7	12.5					17.3	24.5	29.4	38.6					31.0	20.7			20.7	$16,544
Faribault Day School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6186	3	0	.0		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$11,471
Secondary Area Learning Center Summer	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6186	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$4,561
Discovery Public School - Faribault	Public, Charter	6-12	126 8th Street NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-5423	49	6	8.0	57.1%	37 (75.5%)	1 (2.0%)	8 (16.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)								4.8								18.2				16.7	$15,073
Faribault Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6186	81	7	11.5	34.6%	35 (43.2%)	8 (9.9%)	35 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	3.7	464^th of 472 public high schools	1.7%					(n/a)							0.0	0.0											0.0	0.0	$15,490
Lonsdale Pre K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Idaho St SW	Lonsdale	55046	Rice County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 744-3900	309	24	12.9	24.6%	253 (81.9%)	5 (1.6%)	32 (10.4%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	64.4	331^st of 858 public elementary schools	61.4%		58.9	392^nd of 869 public elementary schools	54.9%	61	75.8	78.6	58.5	18.8				59.5	62.5	62.8	58.5	40.6				56.8	46.3			46.3	$10,332
Cannon River Stem School	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 14th St NE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon River Stem School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-7836	279	22	12.9	38.7%	199 (71.3%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (20.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	15.5	731^st of 858 public elementary schools	14.8%		14.2	740^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.8%	9	33.3	14.7	13.8	20.7	26.7	22.7		21.6	30.3	14.7	27.6	51.9	53.3	31.8		32.5	20.7	27.3		23.5	$10,834
Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6854	121	10	12.6	9.9%	114 (94.2%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	48.6	512^th of 858 public elementary schools	40.3%		71.9	231^st of 869 public elementary schools	73.4%	281	76.5	60.0	23.8					50.9	56.3	46.7	42.9					48.1	42.9			42.9	$12,869
Morristown Elementary	Public	5-6	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	110	9	12.7	22.7%	94 (85.5%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)			26.9	52.5				40.5			59.6	59.0				59.3	51.9			51.9	$10,416
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior	Public	7-8	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	135	11	12.5	21.5%	114 (84.4%)	4 (3.0%)	7 (5.2%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	46.9	274^th of 520 public middle schools	47.3%		52.7	234^th of 521 public middle schools	55.1%	40					39.3	38.4		38.8					26.2	39.2		33.3		23.3		23.3	$12,249

Best Public Schools in Rice County, MN

Arcadia Charter School

Northfield Middle

Bridgewater Elementary

Spring Creek Elementary

Northfield Senior High

Greenvale Park Elementary

Lonsdale Pre K-6

Nerstrand Charter School

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior

Faribault Senior High

Lincoln Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

Faribault Middle

Cannon River Stem School

Roosevelt Elementary

Faribault Area Learning Center

Alexander Learning Academy

Cvsec Step

Discovery Public School - Faribault

Early Childhood Special Education

Falcons Online Academy-Elementary

Falcons Online Academy-High School

Falcons Online Academy-Middle

Faribault Day School Alternative Learning Center

Laura Baker SUN Program

McKinley PreK

Mn Academy For The Blind

Mn Academy For The Deaf

Mn Correctional Facility-Faribault

Morristown Elementary

Northfield Area Learning Center

Northfield Community Education Center

Northfield Portage Elementary

Northfield Portage High School

Northfield Portage Middle School

School Readiness Plus

Secondary Area Learning Center Summer

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