LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of micro-enrollment scale in MADISON, Minnesota, operated by Lac qui Parle Valley Schools, instructing 129 students in grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 74% leaner than typical.

Within Lac qui Parle Valley Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 890 students, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% Pacific Islander, 13% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lac qui Parle County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lac qui Parle County) shows that median household income runs about $74,432, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lac qui Parle County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,226 students), LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 127 students in 2018 compared to 129 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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