Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 453 students in 2024-25 with 31.7 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
486 students in 2022-23, 441 students in 2023-24, 453 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.3 to 31.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 486 | 34.3 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 33.2 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 453 | 31.7 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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).
One counselor per 255 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Farnsworth Aerospace Upper enrolled 510 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 114 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 255 of the 510 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions114
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.1% of students were Asian, 19.9% Black, 9.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Asian56.1%
- Black19.9%
- Hispanic9.1%
- White8.2%
- Two or more races6.0%
- American Indian0.9%
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 Farnsworth Aerospace Upper scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 | 28% | 35% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 11% | 25% (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 Saint Paul
19 public middle schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment; Farnsworth Aerospace Upper is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Middle School | 811 | 19.5 | 39.8% |
| Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School | 724 | 17.8 | 65.1% |
| Hidden River Middle School | 640 | 21.9 | 44.5% |
| Battle Creek Middle | 619 | 17.1 | 68.8% |
| Murray Middle School | 576 | 22.0 | 52.8% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Upper | 453 | 14.3 | 68.7% |
| Global Arts Plus Upper | 437 | 17.5 | 60.2% |
| Hmong Language and Culture-Parkway | 337 | 17.1 | 61.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
- Community of Peace Academy MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 279 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- HOPE Community Academy MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 221 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Farnsworth Aerospace Upper with Community of Peace Academy MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaFarnsworth Aerospace Upper is the number 157 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#157 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.14.3:1
- 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 Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
How many students attend Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?
453 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 486 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper?
14.3 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 Farnsworth Aerospace Upper a Title I school?
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper do on state tests?
The students tested at Farnsworth Aerospace Upper scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 Farnsworth Aerospace Upper in?
Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384001567 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.