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Faribault Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 23% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Faribault Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Faribault, Minnesota, a small city in Rice County about an hour south of the Twin Cities, and with 956 students it is by far the largest school in its local comparison group. It is part of the Faribault Public School District, which ranks 409th of 458 Minnesota districts. The school itself ranked 364th of 473 high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of the state, though that is a slight improvement over the prior year.

Academically, results are mixed. Science is the clearest relative strength: at 22.0% proficiency it is above the district's 11.4% and close to the state's 25.5%. Math has improved to 23.4%, up from 11.97% in 2024–2025 and above the district's 16.8%. Reading is the weakest area at 18.1%, below the district's 27.9% and far below the state's 48.6%. Nearby schools such as Medford Secondary (32.6% reading, 31.6% math) and Arcadia Charter School (47.7% reading, 39.2% math) score considerably higher in both subjects, and both serve lower-poverty populations.

Graduation is 79.1%, above the district's 71.0% but below the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate of 7.1% is better than the district's 9.5% but roughly 1.7 times the state's. The school does outperform same-district alternatives like Faribault Area Learning Center and Falcons Online Academy-High School on most measures. No reported subgroup reached the 50th percentile in effectiveness rankings, with English Language Learner students lowest. About 58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the 18.2 student-teacher ratio is the highest among nearby schools.

956

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,364

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 9th Ave SW
Faribault, MN 55021-5900

(507) 333-6100

District: Faribault Public School District

Feeder schools for Faribault Senior High:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Roosevelt Early Learning Center
Middle:	Faribault Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

33.1%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (79% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

Minnesota avg43%

364^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Faribault Public School District

409^th of 458Faribault Public School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	364 of 473	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	370 of 450	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	355 of 480	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	378 of 476	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	351 of 472	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	313 of 428	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	354 of 492	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	350 of 494	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.3	336 of 489	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.6	285 of 489	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.1	214 of 504	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.7	231 of 483	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	234 of 534	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	264 of 539	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	221 of 545	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	188 of 540	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	243 of 460	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.6	192 of 463	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	161 of 450	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	239 of 452	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.4	267 of 433	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	85 of 109	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	77 of 98	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	104 of 110	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	86 of 94	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	81 of 102	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.5	5 of 47	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	28.8	64 of 85	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	323 of 398	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	315 of 358	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	342 of 396	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	326 of 388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	329 of 401	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	311 of 395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	111 of 135	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	82 of 124	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	94 of 145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	83 of 101	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	318 of 377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	274 of 333	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	322 of 389	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	310 of 393	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	229 of 312	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	311 of 370	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	310 of 374	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	330 of 395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	332 of 377	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	321 of 405	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	318 of 403	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	260 of 351	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	324 of 411	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	148 of 224	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	133 of 178	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	130 of 221	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	109 of 216	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	79 of 214	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	47 of 173	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	114 of 220	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	148 of 195	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	267 of 394	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	312 of 376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	324 of 398	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	322 of 401	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	213 of 364	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	248 of 412	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	230 of 414	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math23%-22 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

Reading18%-30 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
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
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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 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
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 Faribault Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Faribault Senior High?

Students at Faribault Senior High are 42% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Faribault Senior High in?

Faribault Public School District

What schools feed into Faribault Senior High?

Faribault Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Early Learning Center
Middle : Faribault Middle

How many students attend Faribault Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 956 students attended Faribault Senior High.

Is Faribault Senior High a good school?

Faribault Senior High ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Minnesota high schools.

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