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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVILLE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 271778000483
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
19455 KENWOOD TR, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044 · (952) 232-3800 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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
15.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
199 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 6 | 305 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 854 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 855 | 22.5% | 37.3% |
| Oak-Land Middle School LAKE ELMO | 946 | 22.7% | 50.8% |
| Anthony Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 727 | 24.9% | 59.5% |
| OLSON MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 762 | 26.4% | 50.0% |
| LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 692 | 26.3% | 36.2% |
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 KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #59 of 245 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #43 of 245 | #4 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #68 of 245 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #66 of 306 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #69 of 210 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #92 of 216 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #201 of 252 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #26 of 66 | #2 of 7 |
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
854
+215 (+34%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 854 | 54.1 | 15.8:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 55.4 | 14.2:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 53.7 | 14.5:1 | 34% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 38.5 | 20.2:1 | 23% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 50 | 16.8:1 | 16% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 3% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (777 to 854); teachers up 41% (38.5 to 54.1).
About KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in LAKEVILLE, Minnesota. It enrolled 854 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 73% higher than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.
Lakeville Area Schools is the district for KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 21 schools and 12,025 students.
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 66% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 74% of Dakota County residents are White. KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 23% of students at KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Dakota County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, KENWOOD TRAIL 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% for KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 49.9%, 2.6 points below the prediction.
Within Dakota County, the median household income is $106,318, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Dakota County has 169 other public schools.
Lakeville Pathways Academy is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 215 students since 2020-21, to 854. Students per teacher rose from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
Discussions about KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakeville Area Schools
- LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,871 students
- LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,816 students
- CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- MCGUIRE MIDDLEMiddle · 844 students
- LAKE MARION ELEMENTARYElementary · 727 students
- Highview Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Other schools in LAKEVILLE
- LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,871 students
- LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,816 students
- CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- East Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- MCGUIRE MIDDLEMiddle · 844 students
- LAKE MARION ELEMENTARYElementary · 727 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeville Pathways Academy0.0 mi · 58
- LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH0.7 mi · 1,871
- LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 727
- CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 950
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 588
- Children's MN - Lakeville1.2 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of Lakeville Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.