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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fridley Middle administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
694
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIDLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271242000610
Fridley Middle
6100 W MOORE LAKE DR, FRIDLEY, MN 55432 · (763) 502-5400 · Anoka County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Minnesota public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
500 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
6
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 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 188 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 25% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Fridley Middle
Fridley Middle's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fridley Middle this school | 694 | 72.0% | 28.6% |
| NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 720 | 71.9% | 22.7% |
| ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE | 567 | 77.6% | 18.6% |
| Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 541 | 63.6% | 20.8% |
| Global Arts Plus Upper SAINT PAUL | 437 | 66.1% | 21.0% |
| Sandburg Middle School GOLDEN VALLEY | 341 | 67.4% | 20.9% |
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 Fridley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #200 of 245 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #181 of 245 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #202 of 245 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #101 of 306 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #6 of 210 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #6 of 216 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #30 of 252 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #35 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
694
-132 (-16%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 694 | 59.3 | 11.7:1 | 72% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 44.1 | 14.3:1 | 74% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 47.1 | 15.8:1 | 76% (567) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 65% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 54.2 | 15.7:1 | 69% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 67% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 55% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 30% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fridley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (851 to 694); teachers up 9% (54.2 to 59.3).
About Fridley Middle
Fridley Middle is a medium-sized middle school. Its address is in FRIDLEY, Minnesota. The school enrolls 694 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 40% above that.
In Fridley Public School District, 10 schools enroll a combined 2,712 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Fridley Middle, at 34%. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Anoka County, the Black share is about 9%. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 59.3 full-time equivalents, or about 11.7 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. About 72% of students, or 500, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Anoka County report 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Fridley Middle is B-. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fridley Middle is 2.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.6% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Across Anoka County, the median household income is $101,869, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Anoka County has 145 public schools and roughly 59,656 students.
Of nearby public schools, Fridley Middle Area Learning Center is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Fridley Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Fridley Middle dropped 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 826 to 694 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 11.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fridley Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fridley Public School District
- Fridley Senior HighHigh · 796 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Hayes ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Voluntary Prekindergarten SchoolElementary · 138 students
- Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning CtrHigh · 121 students
- Early Childhood Special Education SElementary · 39 students
Other schools in FRIDLEY
- Fridley Senior HighHigh · 796 students
- Woodcrest El. Spanish ImmersionElementary · 558 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- North Park School for InnovationElementary · 433 students
- Hayes ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Metro Heights AcademyHigh · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Fridley Middle Area Learning Center0.0 mi · 24
- Transitions School0.3 mi · 4
- Fridley Senior High0.3 mi · 796
- Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Ctr0.3 mi · 121
- Early Childhood Special Education S0.3 mi · 39
- Voluntary Prekindergarten School0.3 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Fridley MiddleHow large is Fridley Middle?
Fridley Middle enrolls approximately 694 students in grades 05-08.
Is Fridley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fridley Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Fridley Middle have?
Fridley Middle employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fridley Middle?
At Fridley Middle, the student body is approximately 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 34% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Fridley Middle public or private?
Fridley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fridley Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.