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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001172
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower
1290 ARCADE ST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 293-8675 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
392 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
25.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Farnsworth Aerospace Lower
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsworth Aerospace Lower this school | 466 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 470 | 83.4% | 22.6% |
| Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL | 318 | 81.8% | 18.5% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL | 514 | 83.5% | 24.6% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 593 | 84.1% | 16.2% |
| EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD | 385 | 74.5% | 35.3% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Farnsworth Aerospace Lower ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #699 of 844 | #46 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #679 of 844 | #45 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #748 of 844 | #62 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #357 of 1,130 | #32 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #356 of 769 | #45 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #211 of 796 | #49 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #74 of 942 | #31 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #425 of 499 | #46 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
466
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 466 | 34.8 | 13.4:1 | 84% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 87% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 33.5 | 12.7:1 | 83% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 74% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 29.9 | 16.3:1 | 79% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 81% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 80% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 69% (386) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnsworth Aerospace Lower.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (487 to 466); teachers up 16% (29.9 to 34.8).
About Farnsworth Aerospace Lower
As a medium-sized elementary school, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower serves students in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school reports 466 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools totals 33,152 students.
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower's enrollment is 53% Asian. Other groups include 22% Black, 11% White, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 15% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Farnsworth Aerospace Lower belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school employs the equivalent of 34.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is 84%. On average, public schools in Ramsey County report 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is C+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.0%, compared with a predicted 19.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
Johnson Senior High is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 478 in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Senior High0.2 mi · 1,076
- FACE TO FACE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 83
- Face to Face Academy Online0.3 mi · 12
- LIFE Prep0.4 mi · 134
- Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo0.5 mi · 638
- Farnsworth Aerospace Upper0.7 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Farnsworth Aerospace LowerHow large is Farnsworth Aerospace Lower?
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Farnsworth Aerospace Lower serve?
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farnsworth Aerospace Lower?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is approximately 13.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Farnsworth Aerospace Lower?
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower reports a student body of 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 53% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Farnsworth Aerospace Lower?
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower is overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.