iQ Academy 9-12
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 28% |
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 23.3 | 16.1:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 22.1 | 11.5:1 | 45% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 23.1 | 10.5:1 | 52% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 26 | 29.2:1 | 35% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 13 | 30.9:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 12 | 27.8:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 11 | 22.8:1 | 25% (63) |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (403 to 375); teachers up 79% (13 to 23.3).
About iQ Academy 9-12
iQ Academy 9-12 sits in FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 375 students.
Fergus Falls Public School District is responsible for 11 schools, iQ Academy 9-12 included, with 3,235 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, iQ Academy 9-12 is 69% White. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census figures show Otter Tail County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at iQ Academy 9-12 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.1:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 16.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment.
Across Otter Tail County, median household income is about $72,255, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. iQ Academy 9-12 is among the 37 public schools in Otter Tail County.
The closest public school, Fergus Falls Area Learning Center, is less than a tenth of a mile from iQ Academy 9-12. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies iQ Academy 9-12's location as Town: Remote. iQ Academy 9-12 is a virtual school according to federal records.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 759 students at iQ Academy 9-12; in 2024-25, 375. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Federal data show the ratio falling from 29.2:1 to 16.1:1.
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