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Enrollment
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Middle
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274236001787
Central Middle
4857 BLOOM AVE, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 · (651) 653-2888 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL922 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Minnesota public middle schools
- ATest 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
19.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
178 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 313 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
65.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle this school | 922 | 19.3% | 57.0% |
| MCGUIRE MIDDLE LAKEVILLE | 844 | 20.4% | 48.3% |
| Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER | 939 | 19.0% | 58.6% |
| ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST SAINT MICHAEL | 959 | 18.8% | 54.5% |
| Sartell Middle SARTELL | 983 | 19.9% | 59.8% |
| Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO | 953 | 18.3% | 53.8% |
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 Central Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #25 of 245 | #2 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #31 of 245 | #2 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #26 of 245 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 922 | #51 of 306 | #3 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #180 of 210 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #131 of 216 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #218 of 252 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #60 of 129 | #5 of 10 |
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
922
-245 (-21%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,253
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 922 | 47 | 19.6:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 47.2 | 20.5:1 | 22% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 61.5 | 16.6:1 | 24% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 1,167 | 62 | 18.8:1 | 23% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 1,060 | 51.3 | 20.7:1 | 24% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 999 | 49 | 20.4:1 | 21% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 49 | 19.8:1 | 23% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 1,117 | 65 | 17.2:1 | 12% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 1,253 | 54 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,060 to 922); teachers down 8% (51.3 to 47).
About Central Middle
Central Middle is a large middle school with its address in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota. Its enrollment is 922 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
The 20 schools of White Bear Lake School District, including Central Middle, enroll 11,839 students.
About 76% of the student body at Central Middle is White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 59% of Ramsey County residents are White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. The school has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Minnesota. Federal data show 19% of students (178) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, higher than here.
Central Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Minnesota public middle schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Central Middle's results are 2.3 points above predicted: 57.0% against 54.7%.
In Ramsey County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Central Middle, Ramsey County has 302 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Central Middle from the closest public school, WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIOR. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Central Middle's average proficiency of 57.0% compares with 46.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Central Middle enrolled 1,167 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 922.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Bear Lake School District
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
- Matoska InternationalElementary · 543 students
Other schools in WHITE BEAR LAKE
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
- Matoska InternationalElementary · 543 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle is the 10th largest of the 50.
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEEAST GRAND FORKS, MN · 463 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLENORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MN · 216 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIOR0.2 mi · 1,322
- White Bear Lake Area High School0.2 mi · 2,572
- Lincoln Elementary0.3 mi · 469
- Birch Lake Elementary1.2 mi · 239
- Otter Lake Elementary1.7 mi · 492
- Lakeaires Elementary2.0 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Central MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle?
Central Middle enrolls approximately 922 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Central Middle serve?
Central Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Central Middle have?
Central Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle?
At Central Middle, the student body is approximately 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Central Middle public or private?
Central Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by White Bear Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.