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Enrollment
494
Middle
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271821000838
Litchfield Middle School
340 E 10TH ST, LITCHFIELD, MN 55355 · (320) 693-2441 · Meeker County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
173 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Litchfield Middle School→Litchfield Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Litchfield Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Middle School this school | 494 | 35.0% | 44.6% |
| PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM | 526 | 34.2% | 44.1% |
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON | 508 | 33.1% | 41.2% |
| FRANKLIN MIDDLE THIEF RIVER FALLS | 454 | 38.8% | 33.9% |
| New Ulm Middle School NEW ULM | 617 | 33.5% | 47.0% |
| A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR | 450 | 35.3% | 40.5% |
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 Litchfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #91 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #100 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #101 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #148 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #64 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #155 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #124 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #39 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
494
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 494 | 31.6 | 15.7:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 29.2 | 16.7:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 29.6 | 16.0:1 | 41% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 25.8 | 18.1:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 39% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 23% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 29 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Litchfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (467 to 494); teachers up 22% (25.8 to 31.6).
About Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in LITCHFIELD, Minnesota. The school enrolls 494 students in grades 5 through 8.
Litchfield Middle School is one of the 5 schools that make up Litchfield Public School District (1,566 students in total).
The share of students at Litchfield Middle School who are White is 83%. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Meeker County residents are about 93% White. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Litchfield Middle School are from different groups.
On staff are 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 35% of students at Litchfield Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 38% average for public schools in Meeker County.
Among Minnesota public middle schools, Litchfield Middle School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Litchfield Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.6% is 1.6 points below the 46.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Meeker County, median household income comes to about $75,446, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 2,994 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Litchfield Middle School from the closest public school, Litchfield Senior High. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Litchfield Middle School places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 466 (2020-21) to 494 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.7:1, from 17.3:1.
This page is set up for the Litchfield Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Meeker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,468
Census ACS
Median income
$75,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Litchfield Public School District
- Lake Ripley ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Litchfield Senior HighHigh · 448 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialElementary · 42 students
- Litchfield Area Learning ProgramHigh · 14 students
Other schools in LITCHFIELD
- Lake Ripley ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Litchfield Senior HighHigh · 448 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialElementary · 42 students
- Wings Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
- Litchfield Area Learning ProgramHigh · 14 students
Other Litchfield Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Litchfield Middle. Litchfield Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, NH · 344 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, IL · 282 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolGadsden, AL · 252 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, CT · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Litchfield Senior High0.1 mi · 448
- Litchfield Area Learning Program0.1 mi · 14
- Litchfield Early Childhood Special0.2 mi · 42
- Wings Alternative Program1.3 mi · 16
- Lake Ripley Elementary1.5 mi · 568
- A.C.G.C. SECONDARY7.9 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Litchfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 05-08.
Is Litchfield Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Litchfield Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Litchfield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Litchfield Middle School is approximately 15.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Litchfield Middle School?
At Litchfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School is overseen by Litchfield Public School District in Meeker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.