Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Faribault

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Minnesota State Academy for Blind

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

400 6th Ave SE, Faribault, MN 55021 · (507) 412-5200 · Part of Minnesota State Academies

Faribault’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Minnesota school districts

Students
46
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Minnesota State Academy for Blind

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

400 6th Ave SE, Faribault

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 21
Grade 41
Grade 53
Grade 64
Grade 74
Grade 82
Grade 92
Grade 105
Grade 116
Grade 1218
Enrollment over time
47’20
46’21
43’22
40’23
46’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Black 11%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Minnesota State Academy for Blind from Faribault families.

Other schools in Minnesota State Academies

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Faribault’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.