Enrollment
77
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURAD ACADEMY·NCES 279145912733
Surad Academy
128 8TH AVE NW, FARIBAULT, MN 55021 · (507) 805-2335 · Rice County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
77 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 5% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
27.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.6%
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 31 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 11% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Surad Academy
Surad Academy's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surad Academy this school | 77 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 128 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| Universal Academy South Elementary BURNSVILLE | 103 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary COON RAPIDS | 83 | 95.2% | 26.7% |
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 Surad Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Rice County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #974 of 1,130 | #12 of 12 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77 | 9.2 | 8.4:1 | 100% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 5.5 | 11.9:1 | 95% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surad Academy.
About Surad Academy
Surad Academy runs as a small elementary school in FARIBAULT, Minnesota. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 77 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Federal records list Surad Academy as its own district.
Federal enrollment data show Surad Academy is 100% Black. The school's Black share is 93 points above the 7% share among Rice County residents. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1 at Surad Academy, with 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.3 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. The average for public schools in Rice County is 46%.
In Minnesota, Surad Academy is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.7% compared with a predicted 11.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rice County, the median household income is $83,181, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 40 public schools in Rice County, enrolling about 8,301 students in all.
The nearest other public school, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Surad Academy is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Surad Academy as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area. NCES lists Surad Academy as a charter school.
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
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 956 students
- FARIBAULT MIDDLEMiddle · 594 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 391 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
- CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 391
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH0.4 mi · 956
- McKinley PreK0.7 mi · 36
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 389
- Laura Baker SUN Program1.2 mi · 18
- Alexander Learning Academy1.2 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Surad AcademyHow many students attend Surad Academy?
Surad Academy enrolls approximately 77 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Surad Academy serve?
Surad Academy serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Surad Academy have?
Surad Academy employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Surad Academy?
At Surad Academy, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
What district is Surad Academy in?
Surad Academy is part of Surad Academy.
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