📍 1200 Columbus Ave N, New Prague, Scott County, 56071
Falcon Ridge is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Prague, Scott County. The school has 554 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Prague Area Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Falcon Ridge enrolls 554 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 515 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 554 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Falcon Ridge is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 20.
Falcon Ridge is one of 9 schools in NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS, based in NEW PRAGUE, Minnesota. The district serves 3,980 students district-wide and employs 230 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 554 students, Falcon Ridge is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant