FALCON RIDGE

FALCON RIDGE operates as a sizable elementary school in NEW PRAGUE, Minnesota, run under NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 519 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS, which oversees 8 schools and 3,980 students, FALCON RIDGE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FALCON RIDGE shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, FALCON RIDGE lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting FALCON RIDGE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at FALCON RIDGE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FALCON RIDGE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household earnings sit near $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Scott County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), FALCON RIDGE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Compass Learning Center, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FALCON RIDGE comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FALCON RIDGE has declined 15%, going from 614 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.