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Enrollment
656
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270387002556
BECKER MIDDLE
13725 BRADLEY BLVD, BECKER, MN 55308 · (763) 261-6300 · Sherburne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
142 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 226 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 31% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 BECKER MIDDLE
BECKER MIDDLE's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER MIDDLE this school | 656 | 21.6% | 45.9% |
| Kasson-Mantorville Middle School KASSON | 685 | 21.8% | 51.0% |
| Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| Grandview Middle School MOUND | 606 | 18.0% | 69.0% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
| Albany Area Middle School ALBANY | 457 | 19.3% | 51.7% |
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 BECKER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #84 of 245 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #80 of 245 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #99 of 245 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #108 of 306 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #153 of 210 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #196 of 216 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #209 of 252 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #123 of 129 | 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
656
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 656 | 35.3 | 18.6:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 35.9 | 18.4:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 36.4 | 17.9:1 | 23% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 15% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 34.8 | 19.0:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 21% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 20% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 11% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BECKER MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (662 to 656); teachers up 1% (34.8 to 35.3).
About BECKER MIDDLE
BECKER MIDDLE serves students in BECKER, Minnesota, as a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 656 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students, which makes this school 33% above average.
BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 5 schools and 2,877 students, BECKER MIDDLE among them.
The share of students at BECKER MIDDLE who are White is 91%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at BECKER MIDDLE are from different groups.
Staffing at BECKER MIDDLE comes to 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.6:1. The school's 18.6:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Minnesota. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BECKER MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 45.9% actual against 53.4% predicted.
The county, Sherburne County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $105,466 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting BECKER MIDDLE, Sherburne County has 45 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, BECKER MIDDLE is closest to BECKER SENIOR HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. BECKER MIDDLE has 4 other public schools within five miles. BECKER MIDDLE's average proficiency of 45.9% compares with 51.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, BECKER MIDDLE is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (657) to 2024-25 (656).
On allk12, people connected to BECKER MIDDLE can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BECKER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 881 students
- BECKER PRIMARYElementary · 672 students
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 644 students
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
Other schools in BECKER
- BECKER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 881 students
- BECKER PRIMARYElementary · 672 students
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 644 students
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- BECKER SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 881
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM0.1 mi · 24
- BECKER PRIMARY0.2 mi · 672
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 644
- Pinewood Elementary - SNW7.0 mi · 7
- Pinewood Elementary7.0 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About BECKER MIDDLEHow large is BECKER MIDDLE?
BECKER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 656 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BECKER MIDDLE serve?
BECKER MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BECKER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BECKER MIDDLE is approximately 18.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BECKER MIDDLE?
At BECKER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BECKER MIDDLE public or private?
BECKER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.