Brandon-Evansville Middle School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 34% |
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
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Brandon-Evansville Middle School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon-Evansville Middle School this school | 124 | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| Memorial Middle School ELY | 146 | 28.8% | 35.0% |
| GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE GRAND MEADOW | 131 | 27.5% | 39.4% |
| MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN | 115 | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 138 | 34.8% | 41.4% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN | 105 | 30.5% | 43.2% |
Where Brandon-Evansville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #92 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #59 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #145 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #242 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #153 of 252 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 124 | 6.7 | 18.4:1 | 31% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 5.4 | 25.4:1 | 32% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 5.6 | 22.5:1 | 38% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 7 | 16.6:1 | 28% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 6.3 | 17.1:1 | 35% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 95 | 6 | 15.8:1 | 41% (39) |
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (108 to 124); teachers up 7% (6.3 to 6.7).
About Brandon-Evansville Middle School
Brandon-Evansville Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in BRANDON, Minnesota. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 124 students. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students, which makes this school 75% below average.
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 552 students.
At Brandon-Evansville Middle School, 95% of students are White. The school is also 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Douglas County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Its staff includes 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 31% of students at Brandon-Evansville Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Douglas County is close, at 31%.
Brandon-Evansville Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Minnesota public middle schools.
Brandon-Evansville Middle School is 4.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.4% versus 48.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Douglas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $79,043, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,781, Brandon-Evansville Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Brandon-Evansville High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Brandon-Evansville Middle School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Brandon-Evansville Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 116 to 124. The school's ratio increased from 16.6:1 to 18.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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