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What tradition at FARIBAULT MIDDLE should never be changed?
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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271176000557
FARIBAULT MIDDLE
704 17TH ST SW, FARIBAULT, MN 55021 · (507) 333-6300 · Rice County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
412 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 184 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
11.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FARIBAULT MIDDLE
FARIBAULT MIDDLE's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARIBAULT MIDDLE this school | 594 | 69.4% | 19.5% |
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 647 | 73.1% | 21.4% |
| South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 535 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| Willmar Middle School WILLMAR | 842 | 62.7% | 38.1% |
| Fridley Middle FRIDLEY | 694 | 72.0% | 28.6% |
| Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 541 | 63.6% | 20.8% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FARIBAULT MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #224 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #231 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #223 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #126 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #20 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #29 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #37 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #14 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
-184 (-24%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 43.8 | 13.6:1 | 69% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 48.9 | 13.0:1 | 71% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 49.7 | 14.4:1 | 72% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 61% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 55.3 | 14.7:1 | 60% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 50 | 17.1:1 | 55% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 49 | 17.8:1 | 46% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 54 | 17.3:1 | 35% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 938 | 51 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FARIBAULT MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (813 to 594); teachers down 21% (55.3 to 43.8).
About FARIBAULT MIDDLE
FARIBAULT MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle school in FARIBAULT, Minnesota, one of the schools in FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 594 students in grades 6 through 8.
FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools; together they serve 3,106 students.
FARIBAULT MIDDLE has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 33% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Rice County's population at about 11%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 69% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Rice County is 46%.
FARIBAULT MIDDLE posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.5%, compared with a predicted 27.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Rice County show that the median household income is $83,181, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 40 public schools in Rice County, enrolling about 8,301 students in all.
The shortest distance from FARIBAULT MIDDLE to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Falcons Online Academy-Middle. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, FARIBAULT MIDDLE is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 594 students in 2024-25, 184 fewer than the 778 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 13.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,917
Census ACS
Median income
$83,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
8,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 956 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 391 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
- FARIBAULT AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 118 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 78 students
Other schools in FARIBAULT
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 956 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 391 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
- CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- FARIBAULT AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Falcons Online Academy-Middle0.1 mi · 9
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION0.1 mi · 78
- Falcons Online Academy-HS0.1 mi · 62
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 389
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH1.1 mi · 956
- Minnesota State Academy for Blind1.4 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About FARIBAULT MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at FARIBAULT MIDDLE?
FARIBAULT MIDDLE enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does FARIBAULT MIDDLE serve?
FARIBAULT MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does FARIBAULT MIDDLE have?
FARIBAULT MIDDLE employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at FARIBAULT MIDDLE?
Student demographics at FARIBAULT MIDDLE are roughly 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is FARIBAULT MIDDLE in?
FARIBAULT MIDDLE is part of FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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