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What's something Delano Intermediate School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271017000437
Delano Intermediate School
683 TIGER DRIVE, DELANO, MN 55328 · (763) 972-7602 · Wright County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
69 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 4 | 173 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 183 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 199 | 36% |
Student demographics
18%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
Students here typically continue to
Delano Intermediate School→Delano High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
71.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Delano Intermediate School
Delano Intermediate School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delano Intermediate School this school | 555 | 12.4% | 68.8% |
| Byron Middle School BYRON | 577 | 14.2% | 56.0% |
| CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST CHASKA | 608 | 11.8% | 53.7% |
| Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN | 677 | 14.8% | 55.3% |
| ORONO MIDDLE LONG LAKE | 720 | 8.9% | 66.6% |
| PINE ISLAND MIDDLE PINE ISLAND | 464 | 18.1% | 48.4% |
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 Delano Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #4 of 245 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #5 of 245 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #3 of 245 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #136 of 306 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #103 of 210 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #193 of 216 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #245 of 252 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #6 of 129 | #1 of 6 |
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
555
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 555 | 33.4 | 16.6:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 34.3 | 15.9:1 | 12% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 30.4 | 17.4:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 43.6 | 18.8:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 16% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 9% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delano Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (821 to 555); teachers down 23% (43.6 to 33.4).
About Delano Intermediate School
Delano Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school located in DELANO, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 555 students in grades 4 through 6.
Delano Intermediate School is run by DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 3 schools enroll 2,457 students.
About 90% of the student body at Delano Intermediate School is White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Delano Intermediate School operates with 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.6:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Delano Intermediate School is 12%. The average for public schools in Wright County is 24%.
In Minnesota, Delano Intermediate School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.8% actual against a predicted 58.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wright County show that the median household income is $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in Wright County, enrolling about 27,879 students in all.
Nearby, DELANO ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Delano Intermediate School, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Delano Intermediate School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Delano Intermediate School is Town: Fringe.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment rise, from 534 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Delano High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- DELANO ELEMENTARYElementary · 744 students
Other schools in DELANO
- Delano High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- DELANO ELEMENTARYElementary · 744 students
Nearby schools
- DELANO ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 744
- Delano High School0.3 mi · 1,158
- ROCKFORD MIDDLE3.5 mi · 487
- Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet3.8 mi · 599
- ROCKFORD SECONDARY3.9 mi · 479
- Montrose Elementary School of Innov6.5 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Delano Intermediate SchoolHow large is Delano Intermediate School?
Delano Intermediate School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 04-06.
Is Delano Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Delano Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delano Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delano Intermediate School is approximately 16.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delano Intermediate School?
At Delano Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Delano Intermediate School in?
Delano Intermediate School is part of DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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