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What's something Cambridge Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
607
Middle
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270741003671
Cambridge Middle School
31374 XYLITE ST NE, CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008 · (763) 552-6301 · Isanti County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
197 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 203 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 36% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Cambridge Middle School
Cambridge Middle School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Middle School this school | 607 | 32.5% | 50.9% |
| Kennedy Middle School FERGUS FALLS | 558 | 34.4% | 53.0% |
| North Branch Area Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 615 | 29.1% | 34.7% |
| Isanti Middle School ISANTI | 449 | 33.0% | 36.4% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
| ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS | 764 | 34.2% | 43.8% |
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 Cambridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #53 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #45 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #66 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #123 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #118 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #157 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #145 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #103 of 129 |
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
607
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 607 | 35.3 | 17.2:1 | 32% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 32.7 | 18.0:1 | 34% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 31.3 | 19.3:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 37.3 | 17.3:1 | 33% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 32% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (645 to 607); teachers down 5% (37.3 to 35.3).
About Cambridge Middle School
Cambridge Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 607 students. That compares with an average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist counts 5,007 students in its 18 schools, and Cambridge Middle School is one of them.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Cambridge Middle School. Next come 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Cambridge Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 17.2:1 is based on 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is about 17.5:1. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cambridge Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Minnesota public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cambridge Middle School, the prediction is 47.6% and the result is 50.9%.
In the wider Isanti County area, the median household earns about $87,440 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cambridge Middle School shares Isanti County with 23 other public schools.
Riverside Academy, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Cambridge Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 601 to 607. Students per teacher dropped from 20.0 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
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Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist
- Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolHigh · 1,582 students
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Isanti Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Isanti Intermediate SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Isanti Primary SchoolElementary · 407 students
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE
- Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolHigh · 1,582 students
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-12High · 88 students
- Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEdElementary · 74 students
- Riverside AcademyHigh · 40 students
Other Cambridge Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cambridge Middle. Cambridge Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Cambridge Middle SchoolCambridge, OH · 399 students
- CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, NE · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Academy1.7 mi · 40
- Brookside Academy1.7 mi · 13
- Riverside Academy IS1.7 mi · 34
- Moving Forward1.7 mi · 23
- Riverside Academy MLP1.7 mi · 3
- Art & Science Academy Middle School2.6 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridge Middle School?
Cambridge Middle School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cambridge Middle School serve?
Cambridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cambridge Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Cambridge Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cambridge Middle School?
At Cambridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cambridge Middle School public or private?
Cambridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist.
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