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What's something FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271224002270
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY
840 NORMAN AVE N, FOLEY, MN 56329 · (320) 968-6251 · Benton County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
223 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 163 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 156 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 20% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY→FOLEY SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY this school | 781 | 28.6% | 49.2% |
| Princeton Middle School PRINCETON | 740 | 29.7% | 40.4% |
| Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES | 581 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
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 FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #62 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #40 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #79 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #81 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #99 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #212 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #168 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #46 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
781
+63 (+9%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 781 | 47.4 | 16.5:1 | 29% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 47.9 | 15.5:1 | 31% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 35.8 | 20.5:1 | 33% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 32 | 22.4:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 41.5 | 18.1:1 | 27% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 30% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 37% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 28% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 31 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (749 to 781); teachers up 14% (41.5 to 47.4).
About FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is a public middle-grades school in FOLEY, Minnesota. Its enrollment is 781 students, spread over grades 4 through 8. That compares with an average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,921 students in 3 schools, including FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY.
A large majority of enrollment at FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is White, at 96%. The White share of the county population is lower, at 87%. The diversity index for FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.5:1. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY's results are within a point of predicted: 49.2% against 49.7%.
The school's county is Benton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,410 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Benton County number 16, with about 6,680 students.
Measured in a straight line, FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile from FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 46.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 22.4:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 588 students
- FOLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
Other schools in FOLEY
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 588 students
- FOLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
- ALC - FoleyHigh
Nearby schools
- FOLEY SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 588
- FOLEY ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 552
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High11.3 mi · 1,319
- ALC - Sauk Rapids11.3 mi · 59
- Mississippi Heights Elementary12.9 mi · 808
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School13.0 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYHow large is FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY?
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY serve?
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY?
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY in?
FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY is part of FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.