LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in FARMINGTON, Minnesota, LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus, overseen by FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 692 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 40% larger than typical.

LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 6,458 students overall.

Demographically, LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.9%; actual is 36.2%, a gap of -14.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dakota County put median household income runs about $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 7%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 692 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 63% across the same window.

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