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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the JORDAN MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271575004144
JORDAN MIDDLE
500 SUNSET DR, JORDAN, MN 55352 · (952) 492-2332 · Scott County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
138 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 5 | 124 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 25% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
JORDAN MIDDLE→Jordan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 JORDAN MIDDLE
JORDAN MIDDLE's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN MIDDLE this school | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD | 487 | 29.4% | 39.5% |
| Twin Bluff School RED WING | 502 | 30.1% | 36.0% |
| HUTCHINSON MIDDLE HUTCHINSON | 535 | 26.2% | 51.0% |
| VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER | 557 | 24.1% | 39.5% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE EAST GRAND FORKS | 463 | 29.2% | 46.3% |
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 JORDAN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #57 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #74 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #51 of 245 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #140 of 306 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #48 of 210 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #120 of 216 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #189 of 252 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #61 of 129 | N/A |
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
528
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 528 | 35.4 | 14.9:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 35.9 | 14.8:1 | 30% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 35.1 | 15.8:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 36.2 | 16.7:1 | 21% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 26% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JORDAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (605 to 528); teachers down 2% (36.2 to 35.4).
About JORDAN MIDDLE
JORDAN MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle-grades school in JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in JORDAN, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 528 students in grades 5 through 8.
The district, JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 4 schools serving 1,877 students.
The student body at JORDAN MIDDLE is 74% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Scott County residents, the White share is about 77%. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at JORDAN MIDDLE are from different groups.
Staffing at JORDAN MIDDLE comes to 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1. JORDAN MIDDLE counts 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Scott County is similar, at 28%.
JORDAN MIDDLE holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Minnesota public middle schools.
JORDAN MIDDLE's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.0%) and its predicted rate (51.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In Scott County, home to about 154,557 people, median household income comes to about $119,314, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Scott County's 66 public schools enroll about 26,041 students and include JORDAN MIDDLE.
About 0.2 miles separate JORDAN MIDDLE from the closest public school, Jordan High School. JORDAN MIDDLE has 7 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for JORDAN MIDDLE is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 64 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 17.9 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JORDAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- JORDAN EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 29 students
Other schools in JORDAN
- JORDAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- SWMetro RVEC Level 4Elementary · 71 students
- JORDAN EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 29 students
- SWMetro JAFHigh · 2 students
- Jordan Credit RecoveryHigh
Other Jordan Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jordan Middle. JORDAN MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Jordan Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 948 students
- Jordan Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Jordan High School0.2 mi · 619
- SWMetro RVEC Level 40.2 mi · 71
- JORDAN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 701
- JORDAN EARLY CHILDHOOD0.2 mi · 29
- SWMetro JAF2.6 mi · 2
- SWMetro East Union Reflections4.6 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About JORDAN MIDDLEHow many students attend JORDAN MIDDLE?
JORDAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does JORDAN MIDDLE serve?
JORDAN MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JORDAN MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at JORDAN MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at JORDAN MIDDLE?
Student demographics at JORDAN MIDDLE are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is JORDAN MIDDLE public or private?
JORDAN MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.