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What's the most underrated thing about Highview Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
823
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001117
Highview Middle School
2300 - 7TH ST NW, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 · (651) 621-6700 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
322 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 6 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
54.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.0%
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 47 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Schools most like Highview Middle School
Highview Middle School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highview Middle School this school | 823 | 39.1% | 46.0% |
| Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER | 769 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| Mariner Middle School WHITE BEAR LAKE | 881 | 38.9% | 40.1% |
| John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER | 867 | 37.4% | 34.4% |
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 711 | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN | 889 | 36.3% | 46.1% |
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 Highview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #83 of 245 | #5 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #93 of 245 | #5 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #76 of 245 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #75 of 306 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #108 of 210 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #67 of 216 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #104 of 252 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #127 of 129 | #10 of 10 |
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
823
-49 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 823 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 39% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 48.2 | 17.1:1 | 41% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 54.4 | 15.1:1 | 44% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | 46 | 19.0:1 | 39% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 43.7 | 18.9:1 | 43% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 43% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 37% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 16% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 42 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (826 to 823); teachers up 12% (43.7 to 49).
About Highview Middle School
Highview Middle School serves students in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, as a large middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 823 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 495-student average for middle schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 66% higher.
Highview Middle School is run by Mounds View Public School District, whose 23 schools enroll 11,934 students.
Highview Middle School's enrollment is 58% White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The White share in Ramsey County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Highview Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Highview Middle School total 49 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. Middle schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The school counts 322 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 39%. The average for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Highview Middle School is A-. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.0% at Highview Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%.
Highview Middle School is located in Ramsey County, where median household income is about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 302 public schools in Ramsey County, with a combined enrollment of about 94,437.
The nearest other public school, Bel Air Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Highview Middle School. By average proficiency, Highview Middle School is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
Highview Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Highview Middle School saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
The Highview Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Island Lake ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other schools in NEW BRIGHTON
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Pike Lake Kindergarten CenterElementary · 733 students
- Bel Air ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- GLOBAL ACADEMYElementary · 447 students
- Birth to Two ECSEElementary · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Bel Air Elementary0.4 mi · 729
- GLOBAL ACADEMY0.6 mi · 447
- Pike Lake Kindergarten Center0.6 mi · 733
- Birth to Two ECSE1.1 mi · 93
- ECSE Program1.1 mi · 82
- Speech Program - Sp Ed Program1.1 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Highview Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highview Middle School?
Highview Middle School enrolls approximately 823 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Highview Middle School serve?
Highview Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Highview Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Highview Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highview Middle School?
At Highview Middle School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Highview Middle School public or private?
Highview Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mounds View Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.