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Farnsworth Aerospace Upper

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is a middle school in Saint Paul, Minnesota serving grades 5–8 with 453 students, part of Saint Paul Public Schools. It is a high-poverty school: 82.56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and its student-teacher ratio was 14.3. Academically, it is persistently low-ranked — 483rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–26 (12th percentile, 1 star) — and it has hovered between the 8th and 14th percentile for about a decade with no sustained upward trend. Its district ranks 346th of 458 districts statewide, so the school performs below its district's already modest average.

Proficiency is below district and state averages in every subject. In 2025–26, 14.2% of students were proficient in math (district 27.8%, state 44.9%), 28.2% in reading (district 34.2%, state 48.6%), and 9.5% in science (district 19%, state 25.5%). Fifth grade is the relative bright spot: 30.9% proficient in math, above the district's 27.2%, and 37.2% in reading, close to the district's 38.8%. Results fall off sharply in grades 6–8, where math ranges from 6.5% to 13.4% and 8th grade science is just 3.8% — far below the district's 11.9%. Over four years, math has edged from about 11% to about 14%, reading has held near 28%, and science has swung widely.

Among nearby middle schools, Farnsworth outperforms Washington Technology Middle School, Saint Paul Online Middle School, Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School, St. Paul City Middle School, and HOPE Community Academy Middle in most subjects, and is roughly comparable to Community of Peace Academy Middle. It trails Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U, Community School of Excellence - Middle School, and especially Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle, which serves a higher-poverty population (96.18% free/reduced lunch) yet reached 51.5% math proficiency — above the state average. Farnsworth's 14.3 student-teacher ratio is better than many nearby schools, suggesting class size alone does not explain its results. The bottom line: 5th grade math and reading are promising, but upper-grade math, 8th grade science, and a decade-long bottom-decile ranking are the most urgent challenges.

453

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,250

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1000 Walsh St
Saint Paul, MN 55106-3198

(651) 293-8880

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.1%

African American:

19.9%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

483^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools

346^th of 458Saint Paul Public Schools 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	13.3	483 of 546	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	461 of 519	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	477 of 545	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	467 of 529	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	455 of 520	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	473 of 521	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	491 of 533	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	469 of 518	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	471 of 523	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	439 of 508	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	435 of 516	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	437 of 490	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	442 of 488	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	430 of 469	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	405 of 478	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	373 of 454	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	390 of 409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	382 of 403	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	384 of 406	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	380 of 396	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	371 of 387	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	151 of 185	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	142 of 169	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	155 of 179	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	133 of 162	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	120 of 141	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	139 of 148	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	114 of 137	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	100 of 116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	74 of 153	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	90 of 158	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	77 of 130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	92 of 102	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	73 of 120	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	65 of 109	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	425 of 467	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	418 of 450	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	444 of 474	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	409 of 455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	424 of 467	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	401 of 443	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	418 of 439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	75.1	26 of 186	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	107 of 188	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	139 of 171	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	135 of 163	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	399 of 458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	356 of 432	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	392 of 473	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	374 of 459	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	322 of 404	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	334 of 399	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	359 of 401	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	432 of 483	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	383 of 452	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	398 of 479	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	398 of 464	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	408 of 476	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	408 of 437	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	421 of 454	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	402 of 438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	93 of 116	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	260 of 296	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	237 of 265	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	250 of 307	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	242 of 298	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	243 of 282	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	246 of 253	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	118 of 435	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	31.8	300 of 415	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	300 of 440	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	406 of 438	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	412 of 428	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)73rd percentile+61 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading28%-20 vs state

Math14%-31 vs state

Science10%-16 vs state

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Some teachers are really nice and then the students are racist. Fights and threats towards the minorities in the school. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	13.3	483^rd of 546 public middle schools	11.5%		15	461^st of 519 public middle schools	11.2%	22	37.2	23.2	24.2	30.6	28.2	16.0	3.8	9.5	30.9	6.5	13.4	9.4	14.2	$15,250
Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	23.5	430^th of 546 public middle schools	21.2%		18.6	439^th of 519 public middle schools	15.4%	9	26.8	32.7	20.3	36.9	29.0	5.6	7.4	6.6	8.9	10.9	15.9	31.8	17.5	$12,893
HOPE Community Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 796-4500	221	13	17.2	90.0%	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	206 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	502^nd of 546 public middle schools	8.1%		10.5	480^th of 519 public middle schools	7.5%	22		15.6	5.1	32.9	17.7		4.1	4.1		5.3	2.6	8.1	5.3
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	5-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	337	20	17.0	78.9%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	310 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	23.2	434^th of 546 public middle schools	20.5%		18	444^th of 519 public middle schools	14.5%	10	40.5	26.8	17.0	34.2	30.0	11.5	13.2	12.1	33.1	16.2	18.1	30.7	24.4
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	131	13	10.0	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	30 (22.9%)	3 (2.3%)	97 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	56.3	224^th of 546 public middle schools	59.0%					(n/a)	32.5	46.8	37.8	35.9	38.6	10.5	8.1	9.3	48.7	34.0	64.4	60.5	51.5
Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 778-2940	149	0		90.6%	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	6.9	521^st of 546 public middle schools	4.6%					(n/a)		4.4	7.5	23.3	11.3		4.7	4.7		0.0	5.7	7.0	4.3
St. Paul City Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	150	8	20.0	88.0%	6 (4.0%)	32 (21.3%)	75 (50.0%)	25 (16.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	5.8	530^th of 546 public middle schools	2.9%		4.6	510^th of 519 public middle schools	1.7%	20		8.7	8.7	14.3	10.6		2.2	2.2		4.4	6.7	6.0	5.7	$13,409
Washington Technology Middle School	Public	6-8	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 293-8830	693	39	17.5	85.4%	39 (5.6%)	181 (26.1%)	119 (17.2%)	306 (44.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)	10	500^th of 546 public middle schools	8.4%		7.7	491^st of 519 public middle schools	5.4%	9		20.6	11.4	18.9	16.8		6.2	6.2		9.6	7.7	10.5	9.3
Alternative Learning Center On Track	Public	6-8	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 744-1330	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$10,249
Community School of Excellence - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 917-0073	560	3	197.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34.5	374^th of 546 public middle schools	31.5%		28.6	396^th of 519 public middle schools	23.7%	22	39.3	30.4	25.2	35.0	32.2	12.4	13.1	12.8	26.2	16.7	21.7	55.8	30.1

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Farnsworth Aerospace Upper ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Minnesota middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Farnsworth Aerospace Upper.

What is the racial makeup of Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?

Students at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper are 56% Asian, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

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