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Cannon River Stem School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cannon River Stem School is a public charter elementary school located in Faribault, Minnesota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the Cannon River Stem School District, which is ranked 392 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cannon River Stem School consistently performs below the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency was 11.26% compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its overall reading proficiency was 34% compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, ranking 44th out of 249 Minnesota elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, while White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools. Cannon River Stem School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25-30% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with its ranking ranging from 515 out of 847 schools in 2016-2017 to 746 out of 872 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Cannon River Stem School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Spring Creek Elementary, Bridgewater Elementary, and Nerstrand Charter School, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families (over 60% in recent years) may be a contributing factor to its relatively poor academic performance, but there is no clear evidence of significant improvement efforts or interventions being implemented to address the academic challenges faced by the school.

224

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,834

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 14th St NE
Faribault, MN 55021-2508

(507) 331-7836

District: Cannon River Stem School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

25.4%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

746^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

435^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

392^nd of 446Cannon River Stem School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	746 of 872	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	727 of 881	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	683 of 845	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	731 of 858	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	740 of 869	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	626 of 870	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	515 of 847	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	507 of 853	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.3	329 of 848	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	435 of 840	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.3	402 of 826	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	437 of 824	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	455 of 820	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	537 of 814	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	694 of 799	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	707 of 809	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	655 of 787	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	727 of 799	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	703 of 783	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	614 of 787	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	461 of 774	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	44 of 249	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	580 of 764	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	639 of 793	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	600 of 774	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	581 of 663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	622 of 683	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	520 of 740	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	371 of 728	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	684 of 812	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	647 of 826	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	649 of 799	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	662 of 808	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	664 of 784	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	538 of 798	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	513 of 779	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	710 of 714	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	725 of 730	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	700 of 712	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	712 of 725	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	706 of 710	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	656 of 722	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	592 of 712	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	435 of 519	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	359 of 545	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	299 of 529	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	318 of 520	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	350 of 521	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	278 of 533	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	281 of 518	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.9	256 of 523	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.6	307 of 508	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	326 of 516	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	296 of 490	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.7	396 of 488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	382 of 469	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	420 of 478	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	410 of 450	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	415 of 474	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	378 of 467	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	365 of 443	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	233 of 439	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	344 of 436	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	263 of 432	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	135 of 473	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	246 of 415	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	187 of 401	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	342 of 452	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	324 of 479	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	242 of 476	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	228 of 437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	270 of 454	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	206 of 438	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	397 of 415	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	395 of 440	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	322 of 436	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	402 of 438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	352 of 422	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	284 of 428	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	316 of 428	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile+65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-16 vs state

Math11%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 11, 2017

The school caters to a few poorly behaved children. The 7th graders had to walk in straight lines in the hallway as in elementary school. The students must sit with their own class during lunch, and not speak to anyone else. They classroooms stay with their own classrooms so they do not socialize with other classrooms. No advanced clases. The school portrays that it is an outdoor school, and that is simply NOT true. They rarely go outside. My kids did not like the lunches which are catered and the parents must order a month ahead of time in a time consuming process online. No advanced math classes. You must stay with the rest of the class. In math they even work in teams which doesn't allow for individual growth. The school does not understand that middle school students are learning autonomy and socializations skills. There is no online power school or anything like it to check. The students do not seem to take education seriously. My kids complain about the other students not taking the teachers seriously. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Total
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	224	15	14.4	58.5%	144 (64.3%)	2 (0.9%)	57 (25.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	15.9	746^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.4%		19.1	727^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.5%	19	21.4	10.7	6.9	6.7	18.2	0.0	11.3	35.7	17.9	44.8	41.4	31.8	28.6	34.0	$10,834
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
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
Surad Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	77	9	8.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	693^rd of 872 public elementary schools	20.5%					(n/a)	54.6		18.2				30.6	18.2		36.4				27.8
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
Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 214-6312	466	33	14.0	35.6%	370 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	45.6	515^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.9%		49	503^rd of 881 public elementary schools	42.9%	12	65.1	44.3	25.8	38.4			43.0	45.3	37.5	47.0	48.6			44.5	$9,456
Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6850	102	8	13.6	23.5%	88 (86.3%)	4 (3.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	66.8	302^nd of 872 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.7	258^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.7%	44	63.6	54.6	50.0				57.5	50.0	54.6	64.3				55.3	$12,869
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.4	179^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.7%	70	78.0	78.5	52.0				69.6	62.6	62.3	68.0				64.3	$12,586
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	445	37	11.8	29.2%	346 (77.8%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	81.2	134^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.6%		83	112^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.3%	22	69.2	84.6	57.3				69.0	57.7	66.2	64.8				62.8	$13,516
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Cannon River Stem School.

What is the racial makeup of Cannon River Stem School?

Students at Cannon River Stem School are 64% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Cannon River Stem School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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