Enrollment
173
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN·NCES 270566005222
BOLD Middle School
701 S. 9TH STREET, OLIVIA, MN 56277 · (320) 523-1031 · Renville County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public middle schools
- CTest 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
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
81 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 39 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 19% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
BOLD Middle School→BOLD Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
26.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 BOLD Middle School
BOLD Middle School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLD Middle School this school | 173 | 46.8% | 29.4% |
| BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE BLUE EARTH | 163 | 50.3% | 36.8% |
| GFW Middle School WINTHROP | 121 | 49.6% | 32.9% |
| ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY | 134 | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE | 139 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA | 280 | 40.4% | 37.0% |
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 BOLD Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #197 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #193 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #195 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #220 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #75 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
173
-15 (-8%) vs 2020
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 | 173 | N/A | N/A | 47% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | N/A | N/A | 57% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | N/A | N/A | 57% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | N/A | N/A | 36% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOLD Middle School.
About BOLD Middle School
This page covers BOLD Middle School, a very small middle-grades school in OLIVIA, Minnesota. There are 173 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. The school is 65% below the average for middle schools in Minnesota.
BOLD Middle School falls under BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN, which has 3 schools enrolling 636 students.
Of every 100 students at BOLD Middle School, about 81 are White. Other students are 17% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
On the income side, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 45% average for public schools in Renville County.
BOLD Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BOLD Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 29.4% actual against 39.9% predicted.
The school is in Renville County, where median household income comes to about $70,625, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Renville County's 10 public schools enroll about 1,806 students and include BOLD Middle School.
BOLD Middle School's closest public school neighbor is BOLD-Bird Island Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, BOLD Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, BOLD Middle School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%.
The BOLD Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Renville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,558
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN
- BOLD-Bird Island ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- BOLD Senior High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- BOLD ALPHigh
Other schools in OLIVIA
- BOLD-Bird Island ElementaryElementary · 260 students
- BOLD Senior High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- BOLD ALPHigh
Nearby schools
- BOLD-Bird Island Elementary0.0 mi · 260
- BOLD Senior High School0.0 mi · 203
- RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 329
- RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH10.9 mi · 219
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda13.4 mi · 245
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element13.4 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About BOLD Middle SchoolHow large is BOLD Middle School?
BOLD Middle School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does BOLD Middle School serve?
BOLD Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BOLD Middle School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at BOLD Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOLD Middle School?
At BOLD Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BOLD Middle School public or private?
BOLD Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.