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What's the most underrated thing about Battle Creek Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001556
Battle Creek Middle
2121 PARK DR N, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119 · (651) 293-8960 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
489 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 214 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
13.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Battle Creek Middle
Battle Creek Middle's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Middle this school | 619 | 79.0% | 10.6% |
| Washington Technology Middle School SAINT PAUL | 693 | 85.4% | 12.3% |
| E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY | 512 | 71.7% | 21.0% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Upper SAINT PAUL | 453 | 82.6% | 18.6% |
| John Glenn Middle MAPLEWOOD | 1,073 | 69.9% | 25.4% |
| Community of Peace Academy Middle SAINT PAUL | 279 | 78.5% | 19.6% |
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 Battle Creek Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #239 of 245 | #21 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #233 of 245 | #19 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #240 of 245 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #116 of 306 | #13 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #115 of 210 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #31 of 216 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #21 of 252 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #89 of 129 | #7 of 10 |
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
619
-108 (-15%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 619 | 36.3 | 17.1:1 | 79% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 85% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 38.2 | 18.1:1 | 85% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 80% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 51.9 | 13.0:1 | 79% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 89% (682) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 87% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 74% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 39 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battle Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (676 to 619); teachers down 30% (51.9 to 36.3).
About Battle Creek Middle
Battle Creek Middle, located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. A total of 619 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 495-student average for middle schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Saint Paul Public Schools counts 33,152 students in its 87 schools, and Battle Creek Middle is one of them.
At Battle Creek Middle, the largest share of students is Asian, at 43%. It is also 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 15% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.1:1 comes from the school's 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1. The lunch program counts 79% of students at Battle Creek Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Ramsey County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, Battle Creek Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Battle Creek Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.6% and a predicted 22.6%.
Ramsey County has about 542,945 residents, and the median household income is $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Ramsey County has 302 public schools and roughly 94,437 students.
The next-closest public school is Early Ed Battle Creek, about 0.4 miles away. Battle Creek Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Battle Creek Middle ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 10.6% versus a 22.3% average.
The NCES locale for Battle Creek Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 108 students since 2020-21, to 619.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Other Battle Creek Middle schools
One other US public school is named Battle Creek Middle. Battle Creek Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Battle Creek Middle SchoolSpring Hill, TN · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Early Ed Battle Creek0.4 mi · 13
- Battle Creek Elementary School0.4 mi · 470
- Nokomis Montessori South Campus1.1 mi · 258
- Highwood Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 292
- Early Ed Eastern Heights1.1 mi · 6
- Eastern Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Battle Creek MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Battle Creek Middle?
Battle Creek Middle enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Battle Creek Middle serve?
Battle Creek Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Battle Creek Middle have?
Battle Creek Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Battle Creek Middle?
Student demographics at Battle Creek Middle are roughly 4% White, 18% Hispanic, 27% Black, 43% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Battle Creek Middle public or private?
Battle Creek Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.