Anthony Middle

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Anthony Middle is an average-sized junior high, operated by Minneapolis Public School District. It caters to 727 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 47% larger than the state mean of about 495.

Minneapolis Public School District comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 29,928 students; Anthony Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Anthony Middle records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Anthony Middle lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Anthony Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 59.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Anthony Middle is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Kenny Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anthony Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.2%.

Anthony Middle operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 763 students in 2018 compared to 727 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 28% to 9%.

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