Enrollment
139
Middle
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270273003076
ADRIAN MIDDLE
415 KENTUCKY AVE, ADRIAN, MN 56110 · (507) 483-2232 · Nobles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-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
16.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
53 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 6 | 50 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
ADRIAN MIDDLE→ADRIAN SECONDARY
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 ADRIAN MIDDLE
ADRIAN MIDDLE's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIAN MIDDLE this school | 139 | 38.1% | 42.5% |
| ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY | 134 | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| Southland Middle ADAMS | 107 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
| Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE | 139 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior ELGIN | 235 | 37.4% | 43.7% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE WADENA | 159 | 40.9% | 45.1% |
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 ADRIAN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #104 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #108 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #115 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #232 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #109 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
139
+28 (+25%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 131
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 139 | 8.4 | 16.6:1 | 38% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 10.1 | 13.0:1 | 41% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 7.9 | 17.0:1 | 46% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 34% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 9.7 | 15.4:1 | 43% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 31% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 6 | 21.8:1 | 39% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADRIAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (149 to 139); teachers down 14% (9.7 to 8.4).
About ADRIAN MIDDLE
ADRIAN MIDDLE is a small middle school in Minnesota, located in ADRIAN. It enrolled 139 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.
ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for ADRIAN MIDDLE. It runs 3 schools with 589 students.
ADRIAN MIDDLE is 79% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 56% of Nobles County residents are White. ADRIAN MIDDLE's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ADRIAN MIDDLE was 16.6:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. ADRIAN MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nobles County is 61%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, ADRIAN MIDDLE receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ADRIAN MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5% is 2.1 points below the 44.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Nobles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,101, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Nobles County has 21 public schools and roughly 5,284 students.
ADRIAN SECONDARY is the public school closest to ADRIAN MIDDLE, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 42.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
ADRIAN MIDDLE's enrollment grew from 111 in 2020-21 to 139 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
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Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- ADRIAN SECONDARYHigh · 155 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in ADRIAN
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- ADRIAN SECONDARYHigh · 155 students
- Adrian Credit RecoveryHigh
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- ADRIAN SECONDARY0.0 mi · 155
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 295
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 76
- ELLSWORTH SECONDARY9.1 mi · 60
- George-Little Rock Elementary School13.5 mi · 232
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM14.1 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About ADRIAN MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ADRIAN MIDDLE?
ADRIAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ADRIAN MIDDLE serve?
ADRIAN MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ADRIAN MIDDLE?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at ADRIAN MIDDLE.
How diverse is ADRIAN MIDDLE?
ADRIAN MIDDLE reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is ADRIAN MIDDLE in?
ADRIAN MIDDLE is part of ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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