CENTRAL MIDDLE

CENTRAL MIDDLE is one of the intimate middle-grades schools in NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minnesota, overseen by CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 216 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so CENTRAL MIDDLE sits 56% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (966 students total), CENTRAL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CENTRAL MIDDLE records that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Carver County as a whole.

On the resource side, CENTRAL MIDDLE records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting CENTRAL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at CENTRAL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Carver County (around 18%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CENTRAL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carver County put median household earnings sit near $125,946, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. CENTRAL MIDDLE is one of 57 public schools in Carver County (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students).

The closest other public school is Central Senior High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL MIDDLE at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

CENTRAL MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL MIDDLE has contracted 4%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 84% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CENTRAL MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.