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School Comparison

Falls Academy - 08
vs.
Memorial Middle School - 04

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Falls Academy - 08
Memorial Middle School - 04
  • Memorial Middle School - 04 reported a higher violent incidents than Falls Academy - 08 (102 vs. 0).
  • Memorial Middle School - 04 reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Falls Academy - 08 (13 vs. 0).
  • Memorial Middle School - 04 reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Falls Academy - 08 (3 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 3 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 5 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Memorial Middle School - 04 reported a higher violent incidents than Falls Academy - 08 (102 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Memorial Middle School - 04 reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Falls Academy - 08 (3 vs. 0).

Reported Only at Falls Academy - 08

1 metric was reported by Falls Academy - 08. Comparable data for Memorial Middle School - 04 is missing or suppressed.

SAT/ACT participation
0

Reported Only at Memorial Middle School - 04

4 metrics were reported by Memorial Middle School - 04. Comparable data for Falls Academy - 08 is missing or suppressed.

Chronically absent students
158
Gifted & talented
83
In-school suspensions
50
Students per counselor
392.3:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Falls Academy - 08
$10,991.5
Memorial Middle School - 04
$11,456.31
Local revenue share
Falls Academy - 08
52.4%
Memorial Middle School - 04
52%
State revenue share
Falls Academy - 08
40.6%
Memorial Middle School - 04
34.9%
Federal revenue share
Falls Academy - 08
7%
Memorial Middle School - 04
13.1%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Falls Academy - 08
5.4%
Memorial Middle School - 04
27%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Minnehaha County
$76,074
Minnehaha County
$76,074
Poverty rate
Minnehaha County
8.8%
Minnehaha County
8.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Minnehaha County
34.6%
Minnehaha County
34.6%
Unemployment rate
Minnehaha County
1.7%
Minnehaha County
1.7%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.