Best Public Schools in Rice County, Minnesota & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Mn Academy For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	615 Olof Hanson Dr	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota State Academies	No	No	No	No	(507) 412-5200	82	24	3.4	74.4%	45 (54.9%)	6 (7.3%)	18 (22.0%)	6 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)								(n/a)				27.3				7.1				25.0				7.5				0.0
Mn Academy For The Blind	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 6th Ave SE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota State Academies	No	No	No	No	(507) 412-5200	40	14	2.9	65.0%	33 (82.5%)	4 (10.0%)	2 (5.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mn Correctional Facility-Faribault	Public	9-12	1101 Linden Ln	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(507) 334-0878	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alexander Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	31	14	2.1	87.1%	17 (54.8%)	5 (16.1%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)																27.3				20.0
Laura Baker SUN Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	14	8	1.6	64.3%	8 (57.1%)	3 (21.4%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Cvsec Step	Public	9-12	200 Western Ave NW Suite A	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon Valley Special Education Coo	No	No	No	No	(507) 209-2030	34	10	3.4	52.9%	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	636	49	13.0	71.4%	222 (34.9%)	153 (24.1%)	216 (34.0%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	17	468^th of 545 public middle schools	14.1%		18.2	446^th of 529 public middle schools	15.7%	22				7.7	12.6	19.5		13.4				34.9	20.2	28.7		27.9		12.7		12.7	$15,710
Faribault Senior High	Public	9-12	330 9th Ave SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6100	961	62	15.5	59.7%	440 (45.8%)	161 (16.8%)	298 (31.0%)	21 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)	29.1	355^th of 480 public high schools	26.0%		25.8	378^th of 476 public high schools	20.6%	23							19.0	19.0							38.6	38.6			23.2	23.2	$14,364
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	922 SW Home Place	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6500	395	36	11.0	83.8%	82 (20.8%)	159 (40.3%)	127 (32.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	13.5	769^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.1	752^nd of 845 public elementary schools	11.0%	17	30.4	16.1	17.9					20.7	32.6	18.5	37.3					29.9	17.9			17.9	$15,329
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	423	38	11.0	81.6%	124 (29.3%)	112 (26.5%)	138 (32.6%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	31	647^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.6%		24.2	661^st of 845 public elementary schools	21.8%	14	21.0	29.2	40.0					30.5	22.6	27.7	54.3					35.5	47.1			47.1	$15,689
McKinley PreK	Public	PK	930 4th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6460	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$4,561
Falcons Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	5-8	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6000	10	1	8.4	70.0%	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falcons Online Academy-High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6000	72	4	17.1	68.1%	42 (58.3%)	16 (22.2%)	11 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	482	40	12.0	34.6%	305 (63.3%)	17 (3.5%)	116 (24.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	76.5	174^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.8	118^th of 845 public elementary schools	86.0%	56	58.0	70.9	69.9					66.3	54.3	61.6	74.0					62.9	52.1			52.1	$16,548
Northfield Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0650	850	44	19.2	25.6%	681 (80.1%)	13 (1.5%)	96 (11.3%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.4%)	89.2	32^nd of 545 public middle schools	94.1%		88.7	33^rd of 529 public middle schools	93.8%	1				49.1	59.7	69.6		59.4				67.8	58.7	61.4		62.9		59.4		59.4	$12,766
Northfield Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0630	1,295	58	22.2	30.3%	970 (74.9%)	24 (1.9%)	222 (17.1%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	72.9	123^rd of 480 public high schools	74.4%		80	76^th of 476 public high schools	84.0%	47							52.1	52.1							51.5	51.5			44.1	44.1	$12,697
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	462	36	12.8	31.0%	374 (81.0%)	6 (1.3%)	57 (12.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	83	112^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.3%		78.2	161^st of 845 public elementary schools	80.9%	49	83.1	76.5	60.9					72.3	67.7	66.3	69.6					67.9	51.1			51.1	$13,516
Northfield Community Education Center	Public	PK	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 664-3649	92	17	5.3	48.9%	66 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)																					$66,594
Northfield Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	131	6	21.7	53.4%	81 (61.8%)	8 (6.1%)	30 (22.9%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)					12.5	5.3		7.3					6.3	20.0		17.5		25.0		21.7	$3,325
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	563	39	14.4	30.6%	436 (77.4%)	9 (1.6%)	85 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	76.4	179^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.7%		74.3	213^th of 845 public elementary schools	74.8%	34	79.0	61.7	51.6					64.3	67.7	56.4	69.1					64.5	50.5			50.5	$12,586
School Readiness Plus	Public	PK-K	700 Lincoln Parkway	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,325
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0	2	6.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big 9 Online Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0	2	9.8		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big 9 Online High School	Public	9-12	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0	3	14.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Surad Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	66	6	11.9	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	66 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								27.3								22.7
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6460	93	23	4.0	69.9%	43 (46.2%)	19 (20.4%)	29 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)																					$37,613
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Parshall St	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6700	418	36	11.6	78.9%	135 (32.3%)	98 (23.4%)	162 (38.8%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	34.7	623^rd of 881 public elementary schools	29.3%		23.3	672^nd of 845 public elementary schools	20.5%	49	51.2	32.8	19.5					34.3	41.5	49.2	51.2					47.6	19.5			19.5	$16,544
Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	100	10	9.5	33.0%	79 (79.0%)	2 (2.0%)	11 (11.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	83.7	55^th of 480 public high schools	88.5%		98.5	4^th of 476 public high schools	99.2%	51					44.4	42.9	35.7	41.8					44.4	71.4	66.7	62.3		42.9	62.5	53.3	$17,389
Lonsdale Pre K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Idaho St SW	Lonsdale	55046	Rice County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 744-3900	305	27	11.4	29.2%	253 (83.0%)	6 (2.0%)	27 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	62.4	348^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.5%		62.9	327^th of 845 public elementary schools	61.3%	21	81.1	46.5	37.9	35.3				51.1	64.9	43.2	62.1	64.7				57.6	46.4			46.4	$10,332
Faribault Day School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6187	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$11,471
Secondary Area Learning Center Summer	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6187	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$4,561
Faribault Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6187	99	8	12.0	71.7%	35 (35.4%)	11 (11.1%)	43 (43.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.1%)	5.3	460^th of 480 public high schools	4.2%		3.4	471^st of 476 public high schools	1.1%	11							2.9	2.9							10.5	10.5			0.0	0.0	$15,490
Cannon River Stem School	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 14th St NE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon River Stem School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-7836	234	19	12.3	60.3%	154 (65.8%)	2 (0.9%)	56 (23.9%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	19.1	727^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.5%		20.7	683^rd of 845 public elementary schools	19.2%	44	23.3	31.0	7.9	26.1	0.0	35.0		20.9	16.7	31.0	39.5	39.1	46.2	35.0		33.3	34.2	20.0		29.3	$10,834
Discovery Public School - Faribault	Public, Charter	6-12	126 8th Street NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-5423	48	5	8.9	77.1%	35 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.8%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	7.4	444^th of 480 public high schools	7.5%					(n/a)							0.0	0.0							16.7	8.0			14.3	9.1	$15,073
Prairie Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	27695 Denmark Ave	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Prairie Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 645-9640	179	15	12.2	16.8%	156 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	75.6	191^st of 881 public elementary schools	78.3%		79.9	142^nd of 845 public elementary schools	83.2%	49	62.1	76.7	50.0					62.9	71.4	63.3	63.3					65.9	50.0			50.0	$11,947
Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6850	98	8	13.0	28.6%	91 (92.9%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	69.7	258^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.7%		53.8	432^nd of 845 public elementary schools	48.9%	174	85.7	82.4	46.2					72.7	57.1	58.8	46.2					54.6	38.5			38.5	$12,869
Morristown Elementary	Public	5-6	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	118	10	12.0	24.6%	111 (94.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)			13.9	52.0				30.4			59.1	62.0				60.3	41.5			41.5	$10,416
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior	Public	7-8	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	113	10	11.7	35.4%	97 (85.8%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	83.8	58^th of 545 public middle schools	89.4%		70.2	126^th of 529 public middle schools	76.2%	68					54.2	64.2		58.9					61.0	51.9		56.6		34.6		34.6	$12,249

Best Public Schools in Rice County, MN

Northfield Middle

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior

Arcadia Charter School

Spring Creek Elementary

Greenvale Park Elementary

Bridgewater Elementary

Prairie Creek Community School

Northfield Senior High

Nerstrand Charter School

Lonsdale Pre K-6

Roosevelt Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Faribault Senior High

Cannon River Stem School

Faribault Middle

Jefferson Elementary

Discovery Public School - Faribault

Faribault Area Learning Center

Alexander Learning Academy

Big 9 Online Elementary

Big 9 Online High School

Big 9 Online Middle School

Cvsec Step

Early Childhood Special Education

Falcons Online Academy-High School

Falcons Online Academy-Middle

Faribault Day School Alternative Learning Center

Laura Baker SUN Program

McKinley PreK

Mn Academy For The Blind

Mn Academy For The Deaf

Mn Correctional Facility-Faribault

Morristown Elementary

Northfield Area Learning Center

Northfield Community Education Center

School Readiness Plus

Secondary Area Learning Center Summer

Surad Academy

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