Official graduation rates are not released until nearly a year after most students have graduated. The state of Minnesota released the graduation rates for the 2022-23 school year in April of 2024. The 2023 graduation rate for the state of Minnesota was 83.3% (58,293 graduates), which represents a 0.3 percentage point decrease in the four-year graduation rate compared to the class of 2022. As a district we saw our graduation rate remain steady for 2022-23 at 93.2% after the big increase from 91.9% in 2020-21 to 94.1% in 2021-22. In addition, we have another 4.1% of the class of 2023 that are continuing to pursue their FHS diploma. Here is a more detailed snapshot of our 2023 graduation information...

On Thursday, February 29, representatives from the Minnesota Wild visited Meadowview Elementary for a Faceoff for Fitness assembly. Students in grades 3-5 received a visit from Nordy, the Minnesota Wild mascot; Stephane Veilleux, who played over 500 games for the Wild over 9 seasons; and Gabby Billing, a Division 1 women's hockey player for Dartmouth and University of St. Thomas and current player for the USA Women’s Bandy team.

Eleven Farmington High School band and choir students recently performed in Orchestra Hall as the culmination of the Minnesota All-State Program. Sponsored by the Minnesota Music Educators Association, All-State is the highest honor bestowed upon a high school music student. In addition to their performance at Orchestra Hall, over the summer the All-State students took part in a week-long camp focused on developing their music skills. The instrumentalists were at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and the vocalists were at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN.

Tracy Hinz, a multi-age teacher, and Lauren Kier, a school psychologist, at Riverview Elementary were recently awarded the Inclusive Educator Award by our partners at ISD 917.

FHS A & B Honor (23-24, Trimester 1)