Litchfield Middle School

Litchfield Middle School operates as a mid-sized intermediate school in LITCHFIELD, Minnesota, overseen by Litchfield Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 494 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Litchfield Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Litchfield Public School District, a district that enrolls 1,566 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Litchfield Middle School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Litchfield Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Litchfield Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Meeker County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,446, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Litchfield Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Meeker County (combined enrollment of about 2,994 students).

Litchfield Area Learning Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Litchfield Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Litchfield Middle School has grew 6%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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