Farnsworth Aerospace Lower

As a medium-sized elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower instructs 466 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Saint Paul Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 35% bigger than typical.

Within Saint Paul Public Schools, which oversees 87 schools and 33,152 students, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower reports that the most-represented group is Asian (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Black, 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

Johnson Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Farnsworth Aerospace Lower's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 466). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 71% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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