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Enrollment
453
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001567
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
1000 WALSH ST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 293-8880 · Ramsey County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
374 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 5 | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 26% |
Student demographics
63%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
28.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.2%
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 14 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Upper
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsworth Aerospace Upper this school | 453 | 82.6% | 18.6% |
| Washington Technology Middle School SAINT PAUL | 693 | 85.4% | 12.3% |
| Battle Creek Middle SAINT PAUL | 619 | 79.0% | 10.6% |
| E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY | 512 | 71.7% | 21.0% |
| John Glenn Middle MAPLEWOOD | 1,073 | 69.9% | 25.4% |
| Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle SAINT PAUL | 131 | 96.2% | 37.1% |
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 Farnsworth Aerospace Upper ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #226 of 245 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #225 of 245 | #17 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #221 of 245 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #159 of 306 | #15 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #34 of 210 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #65 of 216 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #15 of 252 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #13 of 129 | #2 of 10 |
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
453
-146 (-24%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 453 | 31.7 | 14.3:1 | 83% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 33.2 | 13.3:1 | 85% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 34.3 | 14.2:1 | 85% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 80% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 38.1 | 16.3:1 | 79% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 82% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 85% (501) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 87% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 38 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnsworth Aerospace Upper.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (622 to 453); teachers down 17% (38.1 to 31.7).
About Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is a medium-sized middle school based in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 453 students, in grades 5 through 8.
Saint Paul Public Schools is responsible for 87 schools, Farnsworth Aerospace Upper included, with 33,152 students in all.
Asian students are the majority at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper, with 56% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 41 points above the 15% share among Ramsey County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 83% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Ramsey County, the average is 57%.
allk12 grades Farnsworth Aerospace Upper a C-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (18.6%) and its predicted rate (20.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In the county around the school, Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Ramsey County is home to 302 public schools and about 94,437 public school students.
The nearest other public school, ALC Gateway to College, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Farnsworth Aerospace Upper ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Farnsworth Aerospace Upper as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 146 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper. 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
- ALC Gateway to College0.2 mi · 107
- LEAP High School0.2 mi · 220
- Face to Face Academy Online0.3 mi · 12
- FACE TO FACE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 83
- City Academy0.4 mi · 135
- LIFE Prep0.4 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Farnsworth Aerospace UpperHow large is Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 05-08.
Is Farnsworth Aerospace Upper an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is approximately 14.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper reports a student body of 8% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 56% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Farnsworth Aerospace Upper in?
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.