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What's the most underrated thing about Ellis Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270345000150
Ellis Middle
1700 4TH AVE SE, AUSTIN, MN 55912 · (507) 460-1500 · Mower County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
423 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 7 | 369 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 49% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 Austin Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ellis Middle
Ellis Middle's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Middle this school | 726 | 58.3% | 23.2% |
| I.J. Holton Intermediate School AUSTIN | 712 | 59.0% | 25.2% |
| Southwest Middle ALBERT LEA | 486 | 58.2% | 28.4% |
| MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL MARSHALL | 655 | 56.2% | 40.4% |
| INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 817 | 49.4% | 31.0% |
| South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 535 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
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 Ellis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #212 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #204 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #212 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #94 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #45 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #17 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #51 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #30 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
726
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 726 | 49.2 | 14.8:1 | 58% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 48.7 | 14.7:1 | 67% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 65% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 35 | 22.0:1 | 47% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 29.4 | 22.9:1 | 56% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 56% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 49% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 966 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 30% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 982 | 62 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellis Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (672 to 726); teachers up 68% (29.4 to 49.2).
About Ellis Middle
Ellis Middle is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of AUSTIN, Minnesota. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 726 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 47% bigger than that.
The district for Ellis Middle is Austin Public School District, with 13 schools and 5,751 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Ellis Middle, at 39%. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Mower County's residents are about 75% White, 36 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 49.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%.
In Minnesota, Ellis Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.2% actual against a predicted 33.8%.
Mower County has these Census figures: the median household income is $73,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Mower County has 34 public schools and roughly 7,434 students.
I.J. Holton Intermediate School is the public school closest to Ellis Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ellis Middle is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Ellis Middle dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 770 to 726 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
Discussions about Ellis Middle may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Austin Public School District
- Austin Senior HighHigh · 1,485 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Neveln ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Austin Senior HighHigh · 1,485 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Neveln ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other Ellis Middle schools
One other US public school is named Ellis Middle. Ellis Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Ellis Middle SchoolElgin, IL · 496 students
Nearby schools
- I.J. Holton Intermediate School0.1 mi · 712
- Neveln Elementary0.4 mi · 381
- Austin Community Learning Center1.1 mi · 87
- CLC - Pre-Kindergarten1.1 mi · 210
- WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER1.1 mi · 366
- New Dominion Academy1.4 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Ellis MiddleHow large is Ellis Middle?
Ellis Middle enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 07-08.
Is Ellis Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellis Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Ellis Middle have?
Ellis Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ellis Middle?
At Ellis Middle, the student body is approximately 39% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ellis Middle public or private?
Ellis Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Austin Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.