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What's the biggest difference between Intermediate School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274416005399
Intermediate School
671 N CRAILSHEIM RD, WORTHINGTON, MN 56187 · (507) 727-1275 · Nobles County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
496 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 242 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 224 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 239 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Intermediate School
Intermediate School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate School this school | 705 | 70.4% | 27.9% |
| PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY WORTHINGTON | 690 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Valley View Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 568 | 79.2% | 13.2% |
| Lakeland Elementary School WILLMAR | 623 | 72.2% | 22.5% |
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE | 518 | 73.9% | 20.4% |
| Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER | 377 | 73.2% | 34.2% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Nobles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #688 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #687 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #685 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #77 of 1,130 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #430 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #331 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #155 of 942 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 705 | 50.6 | 13.9:1 | 70% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 49.1 | 13.3:1 | 79% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 50.1 | 13.2:1 | 81% (535) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Intermediate School.
About Intermediate School
Intermediate School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in WORTHINGTON, Minnesota. The grade span is 3 through 5, and enrollment is 705 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
The district for Intermediate School is WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 10 schools and 4,064 students.
Intermediate School is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 15% White, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Nobles County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Intermediate School is 70%. For comparison, public schools in Nobles County average 61%.
Intermediate School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Intermediate School is 27.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.9%.
Census estimates describe Nobles County this way: the median household income is $66,101, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Nobles County has 21 public schools and roughly 5,284 students.
The next-closest public school is Community Education, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Intermediate School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Intermediate School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,118 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 690 students
- WORTHINGTON MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence EElementary · 518 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence SHigh · 124 students
- Community EducationElementary · 87 students
Other schools in WORTHINGTON
- WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,118 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 690 students
- WORTHINGTON MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence EElementary · 518 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence SHigh · 124 students
- Community EducationElementary · 87 students
Other Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Intermediate. Intermediate School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Intermediate SchoolShelton, CT · 714 students
- Intermediate SchoolShillington, PA · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Community Education0.1 mi · 87
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence S0.1 mi · 124
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence E0.1 mi · 518
- Learning Center Night0.1 mi · 36
- Learning Center0.1 mi · 82
- WORTHINGTON MIDDLE0.6 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Intermediate School?
Intermediate School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades 03-05.
Is Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Intermediate School is approximately 13.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Intermediate School?
Intermediate School reports a student body of 15% White, 65% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Intermediate School in?
Intermediate School is part of WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.