Enrollment
138
Middle
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270738000310
CALEDONIA MIDDLE
825 N WARRIOR AVE, CALEDONIA, MN 55921 · (507) 725-3316 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
34 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 44 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 30% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
CALEDONIA MIDDLE→CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 CALEDONIA MIDDLE
CALEDONIA MIDDLE's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIA MIDDLE this school | 138 | 24.6% | 50.4% |
| GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE GRAND MEADOW | 131 | 27.5% | 39.4% |
| MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN | 115 | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| Memorial Middle School ELY | 146 | 28.8% | 35.0% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ZUMBROTA | 194 | 22.2% | 48.2% |
| ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON | 203 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
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 CALEDONIA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #55 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #66 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #41 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #236 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #196 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
138
-41 (-23%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 138 | 11.8 | 11.7:1 | 25% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 29% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 11.7 | 12.6:1 | 33% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 28% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 11.1 | 13.3:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 39% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 20% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALEDONIA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (148 to 138); teachers up 7% (11.1 to 11.8).
About CALEDONIA MIDDLE
At 825 N WARRIOR AVE in CALEDONIA, Minnesota, CALEDONIA MIDDLE operates as a very small middle school. Federal data show 138 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students, which makes this school 72% below average.
CALEDONIA MIDDLE reports to CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 693 students.
At CALEDONIA MIDDLE, 93% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Houston County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
CALEDONIA MIDDLE reports a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, from 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at CALEDONIA MIDDLE, 25% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Houston County is 13 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CALEDONIA MIDDLE is 1.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.4% actual, 51.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census data for Houston County show median household income comes to about $79,825, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 20 public schools and about 4,089 students.
CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.6%; CALEDONIA MIDDLE's is 50.4%, ranking 5th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes CALEDONIA MIDDLE as Rural: Distant.
From 179 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 138 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 16.3:1.
The CALEDONIA MIDDLE discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,653
Census ACS
Median income
$79,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,089 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CALEDONIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 259 students
- Houston County JDC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other schools in CALEDONIA
- CALEDONIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 259 students
- Houston County JDC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other Caledonia Middle schools
One other US public school is named Caledonia Middle. CALEDONIA MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Caledonia Middle SchoolCALEDONIA, MS · 487 students
Nearby schools
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 259
- CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 295
- Houston County JDC School0.9 mi · 1
- SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY8.6 mi · 186
- SPRING GROVE SECONDARY8.6 mi · 163
- HOUSTON ELEMENTARY8.7 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About CALEDONIA MIDDLEHow large is CALEDONIA MIDDLE?
CALEDONIA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CALEDONIA MIDDLE serve?
CALEDONIA MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CALEDONIA MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CALEDONIA MIDDLE is approximately 11.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALEDONIA MIDDLE?
At CALEDONIA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CALEDONIA MIDDLE?
CALEDONIA MIDDLE is overseen by CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Houston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.