Falcons Online Academy-Middle
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Faribault, Minnesota
Falcons Online Academy-Middle in Faribault, Minnesota enrolled 9 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 50% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 200%
18 students in 2022-23, 10 students in 2023-24, 9 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.3 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 18 | 0.3 | 52.9 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Falcons Online Academy-Middle enrolled 22 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.8% of students were White, 22.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White77.8%
- Black22.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Falcons Online Academy-Middle scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 33% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 20% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Faribault
2 public middle schools in Faribault report 2024-25 enrollment; Falcons Online Academy-Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault Middle | 594 | 13.6 | 62.0% |
| Falcons Online Academy-Middle | 9 | 8.8 | 55.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Falcons Online Academy-Middle
- Faribault MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 594 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Morristown ElementaryThe next nearest public middle school, 8.7 miles away: 115 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
- Compare Falcons Online Academy-Middle with Faribault MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Faribault Public Schools spends per student$17,883 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,883
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaFalcons Online Academy-Middle is the number 292 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#292 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.8.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Falcons Online Academy-Middle
How many students attend Falcons Online Academy-Middle?
9 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 18 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Faribault, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Falcons Online Academy-Middle?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Falcons Online Academy-Middle a Title I school?
Falcons Online Academy-Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Falcons Online Academy-Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Falcons Online Academy-Middle scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Falcons Online Academy-Middle in?
Faribault Public Schools, NCES district ID 2711760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271176005424 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.