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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KASSON-MANTORVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271698002243
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
1400 5TH AVE NE, KASSON, MN 55944 · (507) 634-4030 · Dodge County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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
17.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
149 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 160 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 165 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 26% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School→Kasson-Mantorville Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kasson-Mantorville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasson-Mantorville Middle School this school | 685 | 21.8% | 51.0% |
| BECKER MIDDLE BECKER | 656 | 21.6% | 45.9% |
| Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| Grandview Middle School MOUND | 606 | 18.0% | 69.0% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE NEW LONDON | 454 | 21.1% | 48.5% |
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 Kasson-Mantorville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #52 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #71 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #45 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #104 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #119 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #175 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #208 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #55 of 66 |
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
685
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 46.7:1
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 | 685 | 39.8 | 17.2:1 | 22% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 20.3 | 34.6:1 | 23% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 15 | 46.7:1 | 14% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 30.2 | 22.3:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 19% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 9% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kasson-Mantorville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (673 to 685); teachers up 31% (30.2 to 39.8).
About Kasson-Mantorville Middle School
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School is one of the public schools in KASSON, Minnesota. It is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school reports 685 students in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 38% larger than that.
Kasson-Mantorville School District runs Kasson-Mantorville Middle School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 2,152 students in total.
Most students at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School are White: 87% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Dodge County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
With 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School was 17.2:1. Middle schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 22%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, Kasson-Mantorville Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.4%. Kasson-Mantorville Middle School scores 51.0%.
Across Dodge County, median household income is about $95,739, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Dodge County number 13 and enroll about 3,838.
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary is the public school closest to Kasson-Mantorville Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Kasson-Mantorville Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Kasson-Mantorville Middle School ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 51.0% versus a 63.2% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 700 to 685, a small change. The number of students per teacher fell from 46.7 to 17.2 over 4 years.
The Kasson-Mantorville Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,045
Census ACS
Median income
$95,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kasson-Mantorville School District
- Kasson-Mantorville ElementaryElementary · 796 students
- Kasson-Mantorville Senior HighHigh · 671 students
Other schools in KASSON
- Kasson-Mantorville ElementaryElementary · 796 students
- Kasson-Mantorville Senior HighHigh · 671 students
- ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICTElementary · 70 students
- ZUMBRO AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 59 students
- ZUMBRO ED. DIST. FUTURES/CHOICECombined · 32 students
- TRANSITION 2 SUCCESSHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Kasson-Mantorville Elementary0.2 mi · 796
- Kasson-Mantorville Senior High0.3 mi · 671
- ZUMBRO ED. DIST. FUTURES/CHOICE0.5 mi · 32
- ZUMBRO EDUCATION DISTRICT0.5 mi · 70
- TRANSITION 2 SUCCESS0.5 mi · 15
- ZUMBRO AREA LEARNING CENTER0.5 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Kasson-Mantorville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School?
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 05-08.
Is Kasson-Mantorville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kasson-Mantorville Middle School?
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kasson-Mantorville Middle School public or private?
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kasson-Mantorville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.