Enrollment
138
Middle
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMING PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270576012717
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo
202 4TH AVE NW, BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN 55917 · (507) 583-4426 · Steele County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- C+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
14.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
48 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 5 | 70 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 49% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo→Blooming Prairie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blooming Prairie Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo this school | 138 | 34.8% | 41.4% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE RUSHFORD | 145 | 34.5% | 45.3% |
| Art & Science Academy Middle School ISANTI | 125 | 34.4% | 28.6% |
| Martin County West Junior High SHERBURN | 101 | 33.7% | 36.2% |
| Brandon-Evansville Middle School BRANDON | 124 | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN | 105 | 30.5% | 43.2% |
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 Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #111 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #149 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #53 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #235 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #127 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 138 | 9.7 | 14.3:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 7.8 | 18.3:1 | 46% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo.
About Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo, a very small middle school, is located in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minnesota. The school has 138 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 6. Middle schools in Minnesota have about 495 students on average; enrollment here is 72% lower.
Blooming Prairie Public Schools is made up of 3 schools with 864 students in all.
The share of White students at Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is 93%. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.3:1. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo, 35% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Minnesota public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is -5.0 points: 41.4% actual, 46.4% predicted.
Steele County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $84,196 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Steele County number 24, with about 6,997 students.
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is less than a tenth of a mile from Blooming Prairie High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.4% is above the 36.5% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The discussion board for Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blooming Prairie Public Schools
- Blooming Prairie High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
Other schools in BLOOMING PRAIRIE
- Blooming Prairie High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Blooming Prairie High School0.0 mi · 385
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 341
- HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 302
- HAYFIELD SECONDARY11.3 mi · 319
- NRHEG ELEMENTARY11.7 mi · 354
- Sumner Elementary14.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Blooming Prairie Intermediate SchooWhat is the total enrollment at Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo?
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo serve?
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo.
How diverse is Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo?
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo?
Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo is overseen by Blooming Prairie Public Schools in Steele County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.