Summary:
Surad Academy in Faribault, MN, is a district with exactly one school, Surad Academy Elementary, serving students in grades PK–6. That school enrolls 77 students, reports 100% free/reduced lunch, and has a student-teacher ratio of 8.3. The Surad Academy district is rated 342nd of 458 districts in Minnesota, at the 25th percentile with 1 star. The school improved its rank from 693 of 872 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 615 of 869 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, but it remains in the bottom third of ranked schools.
Academically, math and science are relative bright spots, while reading is the clearest concern. All-grade math is 46%, slightly above the district's 44.6% and the state's 44.9%. By grade, math is 57.1% in 4th grade (+1.9 points vs. state) and 40.0% in 6th grade (+0.5), but 53.3% in 3rd grade (-4.6) and 27.3% in 5th grade (-14.6). Reading is 20.4% all-grade, far below the district's 21.8% and the state's 48.6%. Grade-level reading is especially low in 3rd grade at 6.7% vs. the state's 46.8% and 4th grade at 15.4% vs. 48.8%; 5th grade is 27.3% vs. 54.5%, and 6th grade is 40.0% vs. 53.4%. Science is 27.3% all-grade, above the state's 25.5%, and 5th-grade science is 27.3% vs. 25.9%.
Year over year, math rose from 30.56% to 46.0% (+15.44 points) and science rose from 9.09% to 27.3% (+18.21 points), while reading fell from 27.78% to 20.4% (-7.38 points); the source labels reading as MCA-IV in 2025–2026 and MCA-III in 2024–2025, so that reading comparison may not be perfectly comparable. For parents, the most urgent priority is early reading, especially grades 3–4. Math is near or above state overall, but 5th-grade math is a clear dip. Science is a genuine bright spot. With only 77 students, grade-level percentages can be volatile, so small changes should be interpreted cautiously.
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