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Enrollment
1,093
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001115
Chippewa Middle School
5000 HODGSON RD, NORTH OAKS, MN 55126 · (651) 621-6400 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,093 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
166 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 365 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 371 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
68.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Chippewa Middle School
Chippewa Middle School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Middle School this school | 1,093 | 15.2% | 61.0% |
| DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN | 1,184 | 16.0% | 55.6% |
| CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE | 950 | 13.6% | 53.8% |
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,003 | 15.9% | 67.7% |
| SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,021 | 18.0% | 66.9% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS | 1,077 | 14.8% | 59.9% |
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 Chippewa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #14 of 245 | #1 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #20 of 245 | #1 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #13 of 245 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,093 | #24 of 306 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #178 of 210 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #97 of 216 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #234 of 252 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #122 of 129 | #9 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
1,093
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,159
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 1,093 | 56 | 19.5:1 | 15% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 1,081 | 53.3 | 20.3:1 | 15% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 1,089 | 56.3 | 19.4:1 | 17% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 1,114 | 48 | 23.2:1 | 14% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 1,104 | 49.7 | 22.2:1 | 15% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 1,050 | 50 | 21.0:1 | 14% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 40 | 22.4:1 | 13% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 1,263 | 57 | 22.2:1 | 5% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 1,159 | 67 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippewa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,104 to 1,093); teachers up 13% (49.7 to 56).
About Chippewa Middle School
Among the schools in NORTH OAKS, Minnesota, is Chippewa Middle School, a large middle school. Total enrollment is 1,093 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 121% more students than the average for middle schools in Minnesota (about 495).
The district, Mounds View Public School District, has 11,934 students enrolled across 23 schools.
About 69% of the student body at Chippewa Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Among people living in Ramsey County, the White share is about 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Classroom staffing at Chippewa Middle School totals 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chippewa Middle School is about 15%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Chippewa Middle School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Minnesota public middle schools.
A school with Chippewa Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 56.9%. Chippewa Middle School scores 61.0%, 4.1 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Ramsey County, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Chippewa Middle School, Ramsey County has 302 public schools.
Oak Hill Montessori Community sits about 0.7 miles from Chippewa Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chippewa Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,114 to 1,093, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to Chippewa Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Island Lake ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other Chippewa Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chippewa Middle. Chippewa Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Chippewa Middle SchoolOKEMOS, MI · 726 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Montessori Community0.7 mi · 166
- Shared Time Program1.0 mi · 3
- Snail Lake Kindergarten Center1.0 mi · 357
- Turtle Lake Elementary1.8 mi · 985
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program3.0 mi · 22
- Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview3.0 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Chippewa Middle SchoolHow large is Chippewa Middle School?
Chippewa Middle School enrolls approximately 1,093 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chippewa Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chippewa Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chippewa Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chippewa Middle School is approximately 19.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chippewa Middle School?
Student demographics at Chippewa Middle School are roughly 69% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Chippewa Middle School public or private?
Chippewa Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mounds View Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.