Faribault Middle

Summary:

Faribault Middle is a public middle school in Faribault, Minnesota, serving 717 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Faribault Public School District, which is ranked 384 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Faribault Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating it is struggling compared to other schools in the Faribault district. Certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Minnesota middle schools in these categories.

In comparison, the nearby Northfield Middle School is ranked in the top 6% of Minnesota middle schools and has much higher proficiency rates, while the Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle School also outperforms Faribault Middle. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Faribault Middle, coupled with its low academic performance, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's challenges. This presents an opportunity for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 704 17th St SW
       Faribault, MN  55021-5599


(507) 333-6300

District: Faribault Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
468th of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,710 Help


Students who attend Faribault Middle usually attend:

High:    Faribault Senior High

Feeder schools for Faribault Middle:

Elementary:    Jefferson Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Roosevelt Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  717

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.3%
Hispanic:
32.2%
African American:
22.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.4% Help


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Compare Details Faribault Middle ranks worse than 85.9% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Faribault Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.3%), Hispanic (32.2%), African American (22.7%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Faribault Middle is 14.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Faribault Middle is $15,710.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Faribault Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Faribault Middle 468th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Faribault Middle in the ranking list.)

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Faribault Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Faribault Public School District 384th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Faribault Middle

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Rank History for all students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.90 336th 387 13.2%
2005 36.06 310th 396 21.7%
2006 46.46 266th 406 34.5%
2007 50.83 231st 403 42.7%
2008 50.60 243rd 409 40.6%
2010 40.61 319th 454 29.7%
2011 32.26 373rd 478 22.0%
2012 30.76 379th 469 19.2%
2013 27.94 384th 488 21.3%
2014 31.95 375th 490 23.5%
2015 35.39 361st 516 30.0%
2016 34.35 368th 508 27.6%
2017 29.71 390th 523 25.4%
2018 25.89 413th 518 20.3%
2019 26.51 417th 533 21.8%
2021 21.97 422nd 521 19.0%
2022 19.00 431st 520 17.1%
2023 18.21 446th 529 15.7%
2024 16.97 468th 545 14.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.43 79th 97 18.6%
2023 29.61 80th 107 25.2%
2024 29.67 94th 116 19.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.52 92nd 109 15.6%
2019 30.75 98th 120 18.3%
2021 34.94 70th 102 31.4%
2022 29.39 112th 130 13.8%
2023 25.39 125th 133 6.0%
2024 28.45 141st 158 10.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.07 163rd 253 35.6%
2019 39.92 174th 282 38.3%
2021 37.57 173rd 260 33.5%
2022 25.54 228th 288 20.8%
2023 19.93 265th 298 11.1%
2024 31.07 228th 307 25.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.48 324th 401 19.2%
2019 24.59 338th 415 18.6%
2021 30.37 302nd 399 24.3%
2022 25.78 327th 404 19.1%
2023 21.63 383rd 459 16.6%
2024 20.57 405th 473 14.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.76 373rd 436 14.4%
2019 21.66 371st 439 15.5%
2021 22.63 364th 443 17.8%
2022 19.53 390th 467 16.5%
2023 18.32 390th 455 14.3%
2024 14.22 424th 474 10.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.98 362nd 438 17.4%
2019 26.56 353rd 454 22.2%
2021 18.67 376th 437 14.0%
2022 17.33 407th 476 14.5%
2023 16.06 402nd 464 13.4%
2024 16.34 415th 479 13.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.26 126th 137 8.0%
2019 19.41 132nd 148 10.8%
2021 33.94 101st 141 28.4%
2022 24.37 127th 162 21.6%
2023 29.30 122nd 164 25.6%
2024 29.07 132nd 179 26.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.02 138th 163 15.3%
2019 28.17 136th 171 20.5%
2021 32.28 116th 156 25.6%
2022 29.28 148th 188 21.3%
2023 23.21 156th 178 12.4%
2024 19.50 166th 186 10.8%
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Rank History for White students at Faribault Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.42 327th 428 23.6%
2019 32.40 323rd 428 24.5%
2021 20.55 364th 422 13.7%
2022 19.31 393rd 438 10.3%
2023 17.17 386th 436 11.5%
2024 18.74 391st 440 11.1%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Faribault Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 825 1 17 5 3 n/a n/a 0 851
1989 842 2 19 5 1 n/a n/a 0 869
1990 855 1 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 889
1991 905 3 11 17 2 n/a n/a 0 938
1992 915 3 14 22 2 n/a n/a 0 956
1993 935 3 18 19 6 n/a n/a 0 981
1994 983 3 19 21 5 n/a n/a 0 1031
1995 1009 10 33 26 5 n/a n/a 0 1083
1996 1009 10 33 26 5 n/a n/a 0 1083
1997 988 8 31 40 2 n/a n/a 0 1069
1998 1011 4 30 36 0 n/a n/a 0 1081
1999 908 10 33 45 2 n/a n/a 0 998
2000 867 15 28 77 3 n/a n/a 0 990
2001 811 13 26 80 2 n/a n/a 0 932
2002 770 15 24 108 5 n/a n/a 0 922
2003 770 15 24 108 5 n/a n/a 0 922
2004 769 19 16 139 3 n/a n/a 0 946
2005 785 19 16 147 6 n/a n/a 0 973
2006 723 33 18 145 2 n/a n/a 0 921
2007 702 34 20 137 1 n/a n/a 0 894
2008 629 40 16 139 0 n/a n/a 0 824
2009 616 40 15 168 1 n/a n/a 0 840
2010 617 50 14 159 4 n/a n/a 0 844
2011 635 49 12 165 7 0 3 0 871
2012 662 64 16 153 3 0 9 0 907
2013 609 95 16 176 1 0 13 0 910
2014 545 102 15 178 0 0 10 0 850
2015 504 111 16 210 1 0 14 0 856
2016 492 137 15 199 3 0 7 0 853
2017 457 146 19 181 2 0 15 0 820
2018 431 170 16 175 1 0 20 0 813
2019 383 164 14 165 0 0 24 0 750
2020 352 159 10 204 1 0 30 0 756
2021 328 179 12 230 1 0 28 0 778
2022 301 159 13 229 3 0 26 0 731
2023 282 163 15 231 1 0 25 0 717

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Faribault Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 52.7 16.1 14
1989 869 55.5 15.6 11
1990 889 54.3 16.3 11.4
1991 938 51.4 18.2 17.7
1992 956 54.7 17.4 21.2
1993 981 57.9 16.9 14.5
1994 1031 62.6 16.5 11.5
1995 1083 15.3 70.8 16.1
1996 1083 15.3 70.8 16.1
1997 1069 60.0 17.8 16.3
1998 1081 n/a 0.0 15.8
1999 998 68.6 14.5 16.4
2000 990 58.1 17.0 27.8
2001 932 54.7 17.0 34.7
2002 922 55.1 16.7 35
2003 922 55.1 16.7 35
2004 946 55.5 17.0 31.1
2005 973 56.5 17.2 31.4
2006 921 56.4 16.3 34.3
2007 894 58.4 15.3 31.1
2008 824 46.2 17.8 38.5
2009 840 46.7 18.0 37.4
2010 844 49.4 17.0 49.6
2011 871 49.9 17.4 45.7
2012 907 51.4 17.6 45.1
2013 910 53.2 17.0 55.5
2014 850 50.4 16.8 57.2
2015 856 55.0 15.5 58.1
2016 853 51.0 16.7 55.5
2017 820 52.2 15.6 54.8
2018 813 55.2 14.7 60.1
2019 750 57.1 13.1 60.1
2020 756 50.2 15.0 63.6
2021 778 48.8 15.9 61.4
2022 731 51.3 14.2 64.7
2023 717 49.7 14.4 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Faribault Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 52.7 16.1 14
1989 869 55.5 15.6 11
1990 889 54.3 16.3 11.4
1991 938 51.4 18.2 17.7
1992 956 54.7 17.4 21.2
1993 981 57.9 16.9 14.5
1994 1031 62.6 16.5 11.5
1995 1083 15.3 70.8 16.1
1996 1083 15.3 70.8 16.1
1997 1069 60.0 17.8 16.3
1998 1081 n/a 0.0 15.8
1999 998 68.6 14.5 16.4
2000 990 58.1 17.0 27.8
2001 932 54.7 17.0 34.7
2002 922 55.1 16.7 35
2003 922 55.1 16.7 35
2004 946 55.5 17.0 31.1
2005 973 56.5 17.2 31.4
2006 921 56.4 16.3 34.3
2007 894 58.4 15.3 31.1
2008 824 46.2 17.8 38.5
2009 840 46.7 18.0 37.4
2010 844 49.4 17.0 49.6
2011 871 49.9 17.4 45.7
2012 907 51.4 17.6 45.1
2013 910 53.2 17.0 55.5
2014 850 50.4 16.8 57.2
2015 856 55.0 15.5 58.1
2016 853 51.0 16.7 55.5
2017 820 52.2 15.6 54.8
2018 813 55.2 14.7 60.1
2019 750 57.1 13.1 60.1
2020 756 50.2 15.0 63.6
2021 778 48.8 15.9 61.4
2022 731 51.3 14.2 64.7
2023 717 49.7 14.4 72.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Faribault Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $15,710

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Faribault Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 417th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 446th of 529 Middle schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Faribault Middle)24.79.8
 15%
   6th Grade Math (Faribault Public School District)24.79.7
 15%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Faribault Middle)44.431.1
 13.3%
   6th Grade Reading (Faribault Public School District)44.430.9
 13.5%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Faribault Middle)27.414.3
 13.1%
   7th Grade Math (Faribault Public School District)27.414.3
 13.1%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Faribault Middle)39.224.5
 14.6%
   7th Grade Reading (Faribault Public School District)39.224.3
 14.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Faribault Middle)46.316.3
 29.9%
   8th Grade Math (Faribault Public School District)46.315.8
 30.5%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Faribault Middle)43.930.2
 13.8%
   8th Grade Reading (Faribault Public School District)43.930.7
 13.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Faribault Middle)3213
 19%
   8th Grade Science (Faribault Public School District)3213
 19%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students750717
 4.4%
African American164163
 0.6%
American Indian01
Asian1415
 7.1%
Hispanic165231
 40%
Pacific Islander00
White383282
 26.4%
Two or More Races2425
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.1%72.4%
 12.3%


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Students who attend Faribault Middle usually go on to attend Faribault Senior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 717 students attended Faribault Middle.

Faribault Middle ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Minnesota middle schools.

Students at Faribault Middle are 39% White, 32% Hispanic, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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