Kaleidoscope Middle School

Set in OTSEGO, Minnesota, Kaleidoscope Middle School is an one-room-style 6-8 campus, run under KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL. It instructs 117 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Kaleidoscope Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL, a district that hosts 493 students overall.

Demographically, Kaleidoscope Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Wright County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 93.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wright County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kaleidoscope Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wright County put the typical household earns roughly $107,209 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Kaleidoscope Middle School is one of 88 public schools in Wright County (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kaleidoscope Charter High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kaleidoscope Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kaleidoscope Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a rural site. Kaleidoscope Middle School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kaleidoscope Middle School has rose 16%, going from 101 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 78% across the same window.

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