Enrollment
129
Middle
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 270012503893
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
2860 291ST AVE, MADISON, MN 56256 · (320) 752-4807 · Lac qui Parle County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Minnesota public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
66 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 46% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL→LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within Lac qui Parle Valley Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 129 | 51.2% | 30.9% |
| GFW Middle School WINTHROP | 121 | 49.6% | 32.9% |
| BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE BLUE EARTH | 163 | 50.3% | 36.8% |
| Lyle Middle LYLE | 99 | 57.6% | 18.3% |
| Cook County Middle GRAND MARAIS | 95 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| BOLD Middle School OLIVIA | 173 | 46.8% | 29.4% |
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 LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #192 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #194 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #190 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #240 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #62 of 252 |
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
129
+10 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 129 | 9.2 | 14.1:1 | 51% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 8.8 | 14.3:1 | 58% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 8.3 | 15.0:1 | 62% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 50% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 7.2 | 17.7:1 | 51% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | 40% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | 37% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (127 to 129); teachers up 28% (7.2 to 9.2).
About LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is classified as a middle school. It is located in MADISON, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 129 students across grades 5 through 6. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 495.
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools, a system of 4 schools with 890 students.
Of every 100 students at LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 63 are White. After that, the student body is 22% Pacific Islander and 13% Hispanic. Among all residents of Lac qui Parle County, the White share is about 93%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
A staff of 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lac qui Parle County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Among Minnesota public middle schools, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 37.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%.
In Lac qui Parle County, home to about 6,682 people, median household income comes to about $74,432, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lac qui Parle County's 5 public schools enroll about 1,226 students and include LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.9% is below the 40.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school grew from 119 students in 2020-21 to 129 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Lac qui Parle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,682
Census ACS
Median income
$74,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,226 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
- LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARYHigh · 380 students
- Appleton-Milan ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
Other schools in MADISON
- LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARYHigh · 380 students
- MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
Nearby schools
- LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY0.0 mi · 380
- MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY7.6 mi · 151
- Appleton-Milan Elementary8.8 mi · 230
- Stevens Elementary9.8 mi · 297
- Dawson-Boyd Secondary9.9 mi · 269
- RAMSEY ELEMENTARY18.4 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lac qui Parle Valley Schools.
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