Highview Middle School

As an expansive 6-8 campus in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, Highview Middle School caters to 823 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Mounds View Public School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so Highview Middle School sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Mounds View Public School District, which oversees 23 schools and 11,934 students, Highview Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Highview Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. Compared to Ramsey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Highview Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Highview Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bel Air Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highview Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Highview Middle School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 826 (now 823). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Highview Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.