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Enrollment
742
Middle
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270001700351
Chisago Lakes Middle
13750 LAKE BLVD, LINDSTROM, MN 55045 · (651) 213-2400 · Chisago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
185 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 33% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
60.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Chisago Lakes Middle
Chisago Lakes Middle's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisago Lakes Middle this school | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| BECKER MIDDLE BECKER | 656 | 21.6% | 45.9% |
| Kasson-Mantorville Middle School KASSON | 685 | 21.8% | 51.0% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY FOLEY | 781 | 28.6% | 49.2% |
| Princeton Middle School PRINCETON | 740 | 29.7% | 40.4% |
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 Chisago Lakes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #40 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #25 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #48 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #90 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #50 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #190 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #194 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #97 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
742
-74 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 32.6:1
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 | 742 | 49.5 | 15.0:1 | 25% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 48.3 | 15.8:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 25 | 32.6:1 | 13% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 37.7 | 21.1:1 | 19% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 39 | 20.7:1 | 20% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 42 | 20.2:1 | 22% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 15% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chisago Lakes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (796 to 742); teachers up 31% (37.7 to 49.5).
About Chisago Lakes Middle
Chisago Lakes Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in LINDSTROM, Minnesota, administered by Chisago Lakes School District. A federal count lists 742 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
Chisago Lakes Middle is a school in Chisago Lakes School District. The district has 7 schools and 3,317 students.
About 90% of the student body at Chisago Lakes Middle is White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Chisago Lakes Middle's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 25% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Chisago County average 27%.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chisago Lakes Middle's results are 1.9 points above predicted: 53.5% against 51.7%.
Across Chisago County, the median household income is $99,400, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Chisago County has 27 public schools and roughly 7,668 students.
Skillbuilding Opportunities for Aca is the public school closest to Chisago Lakes Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 816 in 2020-21 to 742 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 32.6:1 to 15.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Chisago Lakes Middle covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chisago Lakes School District
- Chisago Lakes Senior HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Lakeside El.Elementary · 804 students
- Chisago Lakes El.Elementary · 347 students
- Taylors Falls ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Chisago Lakes Family CenterElementary · 41 students
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning ProgHigh · 1 students
Other schools in LINDSTROM
- Chisago Lakes Senior HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Pathway to ChangeCombined · 10 students
- Skillbuilding Opportunities for AcaCombined · 8 students
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning ProgHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Skillbuilding Opportunities for Aca0.0 mi · 8
- Pathway to Change0.0 mi · 10
- Chisago Lakes Senior High1.4 mi · 1,053
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog1.4 mi · 1
- TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING3.4 mi · 191
- Chisago Lakes El.3.5 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Chisago Lakes MiddleHow many students attend Chisago Lakes Middle?
Chisago Lakes Middle enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chisago Lakes Middle serve?
Chisago Lakes Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chisago Lakes Middle have?
Chisago Lakes Middle employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Chisago Lakes Middle?
Student demographics at Chisago Lakes Middle are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chisago Lakes Middle in?
Chisago Lakes Middle is part of Chisago Lakes School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.