Elementary · Minnesota

Cannon River STEM School

Charter

Cannon River STEM School, a public elementary school in Faribault, Minnesota: grades k–8, 224 students, 14.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cannon River STEM School.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 224
Teachers (FTE): 15.5
Students per teacher: 14.5
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 65% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 13.3 · 967 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 75% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 389 · 1,009 schools compared

Smaller than 85% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Minnesota: 49%

34%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 48% · 886 elementary schools compared

150 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Minnesota: 47%

11%proficient

−9.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 51% · 886 elementary schools compared

151 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Cannon River STEM School

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cannon River STEM School.

Location

Address: 1800 14TH St NE, Faribault, MN 55021
Phone: (507)331-7836
City or town: Faribault
County: Rice County

Website Quality of life in Faribault Schools in Faribault

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	473	13.8	43%	22%	1.0 mi
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	391	12.1	27%	17%	1.5 mi
Surad AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–6	77	8.4	27%	36%	1.6 mi
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	389	12.7	24%	15%	2.4 mi
Medford Elementary	Pre-K–6	466	14.0	45%	43%	9.6 mi
Nerstrand Charter SchoolCharter	K–5	102	13.6	55%	57%	9.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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