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What's the one class at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270315000093
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
125 CHERRY AVE N, ANNANDALE, MN 55302 · (320) 274-8226 · Wright County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
135 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 163 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 30% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL→ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 466 | 29.0% | 53.5% |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE | 393 | 30.3% | 38.0% |
| ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE ZIMMERMAN | 514 | 26.8% | 48.8% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
| Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN | 418 | 25.6% | 57.1% |
| PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES | 581 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
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 ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #41 of 245 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #41 of 245 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #47 of 245 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #153 of 306 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #161 of 210 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #191 of 216 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #165 of 252 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #61 of 66 | N/A |
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
466
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 466 | 24.7 | 18.9:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 27.6 | 17.2:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 24.1 | 19.1:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 21% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 38 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (461 to 466); teachers up 3% (24.1 to 24.7).
About ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school in ANNANDALE, Minnesota. The school serves 466 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 2,006 students.
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Wright County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. By the diversity index, ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 18%.
Federal staffing data show 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL and a ratio of 18.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 29% of enrollment.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.5% for ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 53.5%, 4.0 points above the prediction.
Among Wright County residents, median household income is about $107,209, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Wright County, which together enroll about 27,879 students.
The nearest other public school, ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 466, 6% below the 497 of 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 611 students
Other schools in ANNANDALE
- ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 611 students
- Sholund School for GirlsHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 929
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 611
- Sholund School for Girls1.1 mi · 8
- MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY6.3 mi · 340
- MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 404
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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