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Enrollment
1,626
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270609004196
FORESTVIEW MIDDLE
12149 KNOLLWOOD DR, BAXTER, MN 56425 · (218) 454-6000 · Crow Wing County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,626 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
643 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.4%
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 41 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,626
-371 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.9:1
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FORESTVIEW MIDDLE
Located at 12149 KNOLLWOOD DR, in BAXTER, Minnesota, FORESTVIEW MIDDLE is a high-enrollment intermediate school that educates 1,626 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 228% above the state mean of about 495.
FORESTVIEW MIDDLE is one of 13 schools operated by BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 6,079 students overall.
In terms of who attends, FORESTVIEW MIDDLE records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Native American.
On the income-and-resources front, FORESTVIEW MIDDLE shows 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FORESTVIEW MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FORESTVIEW MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.8%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of +0.2 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Crow Wing County put median household earnings sit near $72,589, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FORESTVIEW MIDDLE is one of 24 public schools in Crow Wing County (combined enrollment of about 9,399 students).
Nearest neighbor: BAXTER ELEMENTARY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FORESTVIEW MIDDLE comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORESTVIEW MIDDLE has shrank 19%, going from 1,997 students in 2018 to 1,626 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the FORESTVIEW MIDDLE community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Crow Wing County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,686
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 506 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- NISSWA ELEMENTARYElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BAXTER
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 506 students
- WELC - VPKElementary · 215 students
- BRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED.Elementary · 151 students
Nearby schools
- BAXTER ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 506
- BRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED.1.1 mi · 151
- WELC - VPK1.1 mi · 215
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 407
- LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER3.8 mi · 105
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH4.0 mi · 1,805
Frequently asked questions
About FORESTVIEW MIDDLEHow large is FORESTVIEW MIDDLE?
FORESTVIEW MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,626 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does FORESTVIEW MIDDLE serve?
FORESTVIEW MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORESTVIEW MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORESTVIEW MIDDLE is approximately 15.5:1 (105 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORESTVIEW MIDDLE?
At FORESTVIEW MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees FORESTVIEW MIDDLE?
FORESTVIEW MIDDLE is overseen by BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crow Wing County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.