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What's something CENTRAL MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 271113000494
CENTRAL MIDDLE
1827 BYGLAND RD SE, EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721 · (218) 773-1141 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
135 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
CENTRAL MIDDLE→EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Grand Forks Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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%.
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 CENTRAL MIDDLE
CENTRAL MIDDLE's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL MIDDLE this school | 463 | 29.2% | 46.3% |
| ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD | 487 | 29.4% | 39.5% |
| Twin Bluff School RED WING | 502 | 30.1% | 36.0% |
| JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE SAINT ANTHONY | 439 | 31.0% | 49.4% |
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON | 508 | 33.1% | 41.2% |
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 CENTRAL MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #80 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #82 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #80 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #155 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #189 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #114 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #162 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #22 of 66 |
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
463
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 29.4:1
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 | 463 | 22.5 | 20.6:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 26.1 | 16.8:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 16.1 | 27.6:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 16 | 29.4:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 23.4 | 17.4:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 33% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (407 to 463); teachers down 4% (23.4 to 22.5).
About CENTRAL MIDDLE
CENTRAL MIDDLE serves students in EAST GRAND FORKS, Minnesota, as a mid-sized middle school. There are 463 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
The East Grand Forks Public Schools system has 4 schools and 2,005 students.
At CENTRAL MIDDLE, 72% of students are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Polk County is about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CENTRAL MIDDLE scores 45%.
With 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.6:1. Middle schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at CENTRAL MIDDLE, 29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Polk County.
CENTRAL MIDDLE 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 63% of Minnesota public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4% for CENTRAL MIDDLE. The school posts 46.3%, 3.1 points below the prediction.
In Polk County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,107 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Polk County number 20, with about 5,075 students.
SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY sits about 0.3 miles from CENTRAL MIDDLE. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at CENTRAL MIDDLE was 471 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 29.4:1 in 2020-21 and 20.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Grand Forks Public Schools
- EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 608 students
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Other schools in EAST GRAND FORKS
- EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 608 students
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. CENTRAL MIDDLE is the 32nd largest of the 50.
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central MiddleWHITE BEAR LAKE, MN · 922 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLENORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MN · 216 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 435
- PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 235
- VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 328
- J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 482
- SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 569
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL MIDDLEHow large is CENTRAL MIDDLE?
CENTRAL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CENTRAL MIDDLE serve?
CENTRAL MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL MIDDLE?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL MIDDLE?
At CENTRAL MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL MIDDLE public or private?
CENTRAL MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Grand Forks Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.