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Faribault Public School District

At a glance

409^thof 446 Minnesota districts▼ 25

Better than 8% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 3 Middle 3 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

710 17th St SW
Faribault, MN 55021-0618·(507) 333-6016·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 8.3% of districts

Schools

3,106

Students

Top rankedRoosevelt Elementary682^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Faribault Area Learning Center up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Faribault Public School District in Minnesota serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 9 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district faces significant challenges in improving academic outcomes, with proficiency rates in math and reading well below state averages.

While some schools, like Roosevelt Elementary, are performing relatively well, the majority of schools in the district struggle academically. Faribault Senior High stands out with the highest graduation rate (84.2%) and lowest dropout rate (4.4%) among the high schools. However, the district's virtual schools, Falcons Online Academy-High School and Falcons Online Academy-Middle, have very low enrollment and mixed performance data.

The high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.73% at Faribault Senior High to 83.8% at Jefferson Elementary, suggest a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This correlation between poverty and academic performance highlights the need for the district to address equity and opportunity gaps to improve outcomes for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	594	44	13.5	69.4%	198 (33.3%)	137 (23.1%)	211 (35.5%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	14	467^th of 519 public middle schools	10.0%		17	468^th of 545 public middle schools	14.1%	1				9.5	11.2	12.8		11.2				34.1	27.1	21.9		27.5	$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	956	52	18.2	57.8%	398 (41.6%)	183 (19.1%)	316 (33.1%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	22	370^th of 450 public high schools	17.8%		29.1	355^th of 480 public high schools	26.0%	15							12.0	12.0							33.0	33.0	$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) 333-6500	389	31	12.7	82.5%	75 (19.3%)	148 (38.0%)	134 (34.4%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	8.8	802^nd of 872 public elementary schools	8.0%		13.5	769^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.7%	33	14.6	22.0	8.5					14.6	14.6	20.0	37.3					24.4	$15,329
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	391	32	12.1	75.2%	122 (31.2%)	81 (20.7%)	146 (37.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	10.5	791^st of 872 public elementary schools	9.3%		31	647^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.6%	144	20.0	16.7	13.3					16.7	25.0	18.2	36.7					26.9	$15,689
Faribault Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6187	118	9	13.1	73.7%	56 (47.5%)	7 (5.9%)	44 (37.3%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.8%)	5.5	439^th of 450 public high schools	2.4%		5.3	460^th of 480 public high schools	4.2%	21							0.0	0.0							12.5	12.5	$15,490
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6460	78	13	6.0	65.4%	40 (51.3%)	17 (21.8%)	17 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(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	473	34	13.8	72.9%	145 (30.7%)	89 (18.8%)	211 (44.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	26.1	682^nd of 872 public elementary schools	21.8%		34.7	623^rd of 881 public elementary schools	29.3%	59	21.8	28.0	17.7					22.1	29.5	34.0	66.1					42.6	$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) 333-6187	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) 333-6187	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$4,561
McKinley PreK	Public	PK	930 4th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6460	36	0	211.7	63.9%	15 (41.7%)	11 (30.6%)	7 (19.4%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$4,561
Falcons Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	5-8	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6000	9	1	8.8	66.7%	7 (77.8%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falcons Online Academy-High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6224	62	5	11.8	59.7%	32 (51.6%)	9 (14.5%)	13 (21.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Faribault Allina PHP	Public	6-12	200 State Ave	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 497-3600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minnesota Department Of Corrections	1.38 mi	9
Minnesota State Academies	1.44 mi	3
Surad Academy	1.46 mi	1	373^rd
Discovery Public School - Faribault	1.91 mi	1
Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	1.95 mi	3

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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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