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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON·NCES 271026000448
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH
513 PARKE AVE S, GLYNDON, MN 56547 · (218) 477-6967 · Clay County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
168 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 5 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH this school | 508 | 33.1% | 41.2% |
| PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM | 526 | 34.2% | 44.1% |
| Litchfield Middle School LITCHFIELD | 494 | 35.0% | 44.6% |
| New Ulm Middle School NEW ULM | 617 | 33.5% | 47.0% |
| Twin Bluff School RED WING | 502 | 30.1% | 36.0% |
| Isanti Middle School ISANTI | 449 | 33.0% | 36.4% |
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 DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #113 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #130 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #86 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #145 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #101 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #149 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #141 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.9% | #3 of 66 |
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
508
+117 (+30%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 508 | 30.7 | 16.6:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 30.7 | 16.2:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 31.7 | 16.0:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 22.4 | 16.0:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 26% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | 22% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 30% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (358 to 508); teachers up 37% (22.4 to 30.7).
About DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in GLYNDON, Minnesota. The school reports 508 students in grades 5 through 8.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON has 4 schools; together they serve 1,535 students.
Federal enrollment data show DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is 82% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 85% White share among all Clay County residents. DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 30.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is B-. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is -6.1 points: 41.2% actual, 47.3% predicted.
Among Clay County residents, the median household income is $81,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH, Clay County has 31 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH ranks 4th on average proficiency.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 30% enrollment increase, from 391 in 2020-21 to 508 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 449 students
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALPHigh · 23 students
Other schools in GLYNDON
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 449 students
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALPHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP0.0 mi · 23
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 449
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary5.8 mi · 555
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary School6.0 mi · 625
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL6.5 mi · 2,158
- West Central Academy-N6.9 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCHHow many students attend DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH serve?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH.
How diverse is DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH is overseen by DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON in Clay County.
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