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Discovery Public School - Faribault

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 2% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Discovery Public School - Faribault is a small public school in Faribault, Minnesota, serving grades 6 through 12 with about 45 students, and it operates as its own district. Statewide, it ranks near the bottom: 462nd of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026, in the 2nd percentile with 0 stars, while its district ranks 451st of 458. Rankings have generally been low in recent years, although in 2018–2019 the school reached the 53rd percentile.

The school serves a high-need population. In 2024–2025, 86.67% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch — the highest rate among nearby schools, well above Faribault Senior High (57.85%), Medford Secondary (34.04%) and Arcadia Charter School (31.03%). Its student–teacher ratio of 7.6 is much lower than most neighbors, giving it more staff per student. Test proficiency is very low: 10.5% in Math, 10.7% in Reading and 12.5% in Science in 2025–2026, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6% and 25.5%. Many grade-level results are suppressed by the state because of small numbers; those reported are also low, such as 10th-grade Reading at 7.1%.

Completion outcomes are the school's relative strength. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 80.0% with a 0.0% dropout rate — close to the state's 84.9% graduation rate and below its 4.2% dropout rate — a large change from 2020–2021, when graduation was 27.2% and dropout 36.3%. Compared with Faribault Area Learning Center (32.6% graduation, 23.0% dropout), Discovery's results are stronger, and its graduation and dropout figures edge out Faribault Senior High (79.1% and 7.1%). Reported subgroup rankings for male students, White students and students from low-income families all fall in the bottom few percentiles. With only 45 students, these figures are best read as indicative of a very small, high-need school rather than precise measures.

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,073

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

126 8th Street NW
Faribault, MN 55021-8888

(507) 331-5423

District: Discovery Public School - Faribault

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

24.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2010 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Minnesota avg43%

462^nd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 18% (2017) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

451^st of 458Discovery Public School - Faribault among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	462 of 473	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	444 of 480	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	233 of 492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	7.9	437 of 494	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	399 of 489	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	423 of 539	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	395 of 545	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	419 of 540	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	367 of 377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	382 of 395	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	390 of 394	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science12%-13 vs state

Reading11%-38 vs state

Math10%-34 vs state

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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 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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
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	45	6	7.6	86.7%	34 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	462^nd of 473 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)				7.1	10.7		7.7	12.5					10.5	$15,073
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)
MSAD Online Academy	Public	7-12	615 Olof Hanson Dr	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota State Academies	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 412-5200	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)
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%)	25.9	364^th of 473 public high schools	23.0%		22	370^th of 450 public high schools	17.8%	6				18.1	18.1		22.0	22.0				23.4	23.4	$14,364
Falcons Online Academy-High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	330 9th Ave SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6190	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)												8.3	8.3
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%)	4.6	467^th of 473 public high schools	1.3%		5.5	439^th of 450 public high schools	2.4%	28				9.5	9.5		0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$15,490
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
Cvsec Step	Public	9-12	200 Western Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	47	10	4.7	29.8%	31 (66.0%)	3 (6.4%)	10 (21.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Medford Secondary	Public	7-12	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 214-6302	379	22	16.9	34.0%	292 (77.0%)	4 (1.1%)	65 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	45.4	272^nd of 473 public high schools	42.5%		44.7	277^th of 450 public high schools	38.4%	5		29.6	41.5	27.5	32.6	7.5	24.0	15.5		22.2	35.8	40.4	31.6	$10,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Public School - Faribault

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Discovery Public School - Faribault ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Minnesota high schools.

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Students at Discovery Public School - Faribault are 76% White, 24% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 45 students attended Discovery Public School - Faribault.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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