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Justice Page Middle

1 WEST 49TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55419 · (612) 668-4040 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,020 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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

Enrollment
1,020
Middle
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
364 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 634834%
Grade 732232%
Grade 835034%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
55454%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
19920%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
13013%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
222%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
939%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
212%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
51851%
Female
50249%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
57.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Justice Page Middle

Justice Page Middle's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Justice Page Middle this school1,02035.7%47.9%
Willow Creek Middle School
ROCHESTER
86435.5%36.9%
Shakopee West Middle School
SHAKOPEE
89935.2%36.3%
FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE
APPLE VALLEY
1,08831.0%49.8%
OAK GROVE MIDDLE
BLOOMINGTON
71137.6%37.2%
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT LOUIS PARK
96537.4%40.6%
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 Justice Page Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Hennepin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.9%#72 of 245#17 of 46
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#95 of 245#18 of 46
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#61 of 245#14 of 46
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,020#36 of 306#10 of 53
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.9:1#196 of 210#39 of 43
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.2%#58 of 216#22 of 43
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.7%#118 of 252#29 of 47
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+21.0%#13 of 66#5 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,020
+221 (+28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 30.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,02046.721.9:136% (364)
2023-2493947.719.7:134% (321)
2022-2392532.428.6:132% (299)
2020-217992630.7:148% (382)
2017-188434717.9:146% (390)
2015-167644915.6:142% (320)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Justice Page Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (843 to 1,020); teachers down 1% (47 to 46.7).

About Justice Page Middle

In MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County, Justice Page Middle is a middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,020 students. That compares with an average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.

Justice Page Middle falls under Minneapolis Public School District, which has 86 schools enrolling 29,928 students.

Federal enrollment data show Justice Page Middle is 54% White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points below the 66% share among Hennepin County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Justice Page Middle are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Justice Page Middle totals 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota, 17.5:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Justice Page Middle is about 36%.

Justice Page Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Minnesota public middle schools.

Justice Page Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.9%, compared with a predicted 45.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.

For the population of Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Justice Page Middle shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.

Washburn High sits about 0.2 miles from Justice Page Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Justice Page Middle ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 799 to 1,020, a 28% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 30.7:1 to 21.9:1.

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Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students

Quick facts

School name
Justice Page Middle
District
Minneapolis Public School District
Address
1 WEST 49TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55419
Phone
(612) 668-4040
County
Hennepin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,020
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
21.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
364 (36%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
272124004574
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Justice Page Middle
How large is Justice Page Middle?
Justice Page Middle enrolls approximately 1,020 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Justice Page Middle serve?
Justice Page Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Justice Page Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Justice Page Middle is approximately 21.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Justice Page Middle?
At Justice Page Middle, the student body is approximately 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Justice Page Middle public or private?
Justice Page Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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