Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·A.C.G.C. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010603647
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6
27250 MINNESOTA HWY 4, GROVE CITY, MN 56243 · (320) 244-4677 · Meeker County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
58 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 72 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 46% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6→A.C.G.C. SECONDARY
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within A.C.G.C. Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 this school | 134 | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE WADENA | 159 | 40.9% | 45.1% |
| ADRIAN MIDDLE ADRIAN | 139 | 38.1% | 42.5% |
| Southland Middle ADAMS | 107 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
| BOLD Middle School OLIVIA | 173 | 46.8% | 29.4% |
| GFW Middle School WINTHROP | 121 | 49.6% | 32.9% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #101 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #96 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #123 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #237 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #85 of 252 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 134 | 14.9 | 9.0:1 | 43% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 57% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 11.9 | 10.8:1 | 63% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 42% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 9.3 | 13.4:1 | 48% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 8 | 16.1:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 51% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (124 to 134); teachers up 61% (9.3 to 14.9).
About ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in GROVE CITY, Minnesota. The school teaches grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 134 students. The school is 73% below the average for middle schools in Minnesota.
The 3 schools in A.C.G.C. Public School District enroll 893 students altogether, ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 among them.
Of every 100 students at ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6, about 84 are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Meeker County is about 93% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 has 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The school has 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 is 1.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.6% actual, 41.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census data for Meeker County show the median household earns about $75,446 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Meeker County number 13, with about 2,994 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, A.C.G.C. SECONDARY, is the closest to ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 is behind the 47.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 had a net loss of 5 students, or 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 9.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
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Meeker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,468
Census ACS
Median income
$75,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in A.C.G.C. Public School District
- A.C.G.C. SECONDARYHigh · 390 students
- A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARYElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- A.C.G.C. SECONDARY0.0 mi · 390
- A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 369
- Lake Ripley Elementary7.8 mi · 568
- Litchfield Early Childhood Special7.9 mi · 42
- Litchfield Middle School7.9 mi · 494
- Litchfield Senior High8.0 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6How many students attend ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6?
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 serve?
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 is approximately 9.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6?
Student demographics at ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 are roughly 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 public or private?
ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 is a public K-12 school, overseen by A.C.G.C. Public School District.
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