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If you could change one rule at COMMUNITY MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
496
Middle
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 271824000963
COMMUNITY MIDDLE
1000 1ST AVE NE, LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345 · (320) 616-4200 · Morrison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Minnesota public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
220 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 163 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within Little Falls Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 COMMUNITY MIDDLE
COMMUNITY MIDDLE's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY MIDDLE this school | 496 | 44.4% | 33.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School HIBBING | 647 | 48.4% | 45.6% |
| Pillager Middle School PILLAGER | 433 | 37.0% | 44.2% |
| FRANKLIN MIDDLE THIEF RIVER FALLS | 454 | 38.8% | 33.9% |
| A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR | 450 | 35.3% | 40.5% |
| CLOQUET MIDDLE CLOQUET | 752 | 42.8% | 43.0% |
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 COMMUNITY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #183 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #183 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #177 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #147 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #44 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #176 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #83 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #63 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
496
-53 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 39.2:1
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 | 496 | 33.7 | 14.7:1 | 44% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 27.2 | 19.8:1 | 48% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 14 | 39.2:1 | 38% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31.7 | 17.9:1 | 46% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 43% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 37% (302) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COMMUNITY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (567 to 496); teachers up 7% (31.7 to 33.7).
About COMMUNITY MIDDLE
Students in LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota, attend COMMUNITY MIDDLE, a medium-sized middle school. The school counts 496 students across grades 6 through 8.
Little Falls Community Schools includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,424 students.
Federal enrollment data show COMMUNITY MIDDLE is 88% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 33.7 full-time equivalents, or about 14.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 44%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morrison County is 35%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, COMMUNITY MIDDLE receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, COMMUNITY MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 33.3% actual against 41.2% predicted.
Morrison County census figures show that the median household income is $69,446, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in Morrison County, enrolling about 5,330 students in all.
LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around COMMUNITY MIDDLE holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put COMMUNITY MIDDLE in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 549. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 39.2:1 to 14.7:1.
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Morrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,249
Census ACS
Median income
$69,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
5,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little Falls Community Schools
- LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 747 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 477 students
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- KNIGHT ELEMENTARYElementary · 119 students
- LITTLE FALLS CONTINUING EDUCATIONHigh · 112 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in LITTLE FALLS
- LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 747 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 477 students
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- LITTLE FALLS CONTINUING EDUCATIONHigh · 112 students
- MSED Birth to 3Elementary · 14 students
- WIN-High SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other Community Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Community Middle. COMMUNITY MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJ · 1,029 students
- Community Middle SchoolUnionville, TN · 365 students
- Community Middle SchoolBound Brook, NJ · 291 students
Nearby schools
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 473
- LITTLE FALLS CONTINUING EDUCATION0.2 mi · 112
- LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH0.2 mi · 747
- WIN-Middle School1.2 mi · 10
- MSED Birth to 31.2 mi · 14
- WIN-Elementary School1.2 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About COMMUNITY MIDDLEHow large is COMMUNITY MIDDLE?
COMMUNITY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does COMMUNITY MIDDLE serve?
COMMUNITY MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COMMUNITY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COMMUNITY MIDDLE is approximately 14.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COMMUNITY MIDDLE?
At COMMUNITY MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is COMMUNITY MIDDLE public or private?
COMMUNITY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by Little Falls Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.