Brooklyn Middle STEAM School

Brooklyn Middle STEAM School, a sizable intermediate school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, operated by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 931 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 88% above typical.

Brooklyn Middle STEAM School is one of 31 schools operated by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 21,138 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Brooklyn Middle STEAM School shows that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Brooklyn Middle STEAM School has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Brooklyn Middle STEAM School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 26.9%, a residual of -5.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Brooklyn Middle STEAM School is one.

The closest other public school is PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brooklyn Middle STEAM School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooklyn Middle STEAM School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Brooklyn Middle STEAM School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 999 (now 931). The White share of enrollment shrank from 19% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.