Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271833002471
LUVERNE MIDDLE
709 N KNISS AVE, LUVERNE, MN 56156 · (507) 283-4491 · Rock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Minnesota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
85 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 6 | 87 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 35% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
LUVERNE MIDDLE→LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LUVERNE MIDDLE
LUVERNE MIDDLE's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUVERNE MIDDLE this school | 271 | 31.4% | 54.2% |
| Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 ELGIN | 315 | 34.6% | 49.9% |
| KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE KENYON | 216 | 27.8% | 40.9% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 216 | 27.3% | 42.2% |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE | 393 | 30.3% | 38.0% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH GLENWOOD | 212 | 28.3% | 41.7% |
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 LUVERNE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #34 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #22 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #44 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #194 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #21 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #173 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #148 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #82 of 129 |
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
271
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 271 | 19.8 | 13.7:1 | 31% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 19.1 | 13.4:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 19.1 | 13.3:1 | 38% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 27% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 19.2 | 15.6:1 | 27% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 35% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 26% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUVERNE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (298 to 271); teachers up 3% (19.2 to 19.8).
About LUVERNE MIDDLE
LUVERNE MIDDLE is a low-enrollment middle school in LUVERNE, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 271 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.
LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,142 students in 4 schools, and LUVERNE MIDDLE is one of those schools.
The student body at LUVERNE MIDDLE is 87% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. LUVERNE MIDDLE's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at LUVERNE MIDDLE is 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. About 31% of students, or 85, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 29% average for public schools in Rock County.
LUVERNE MIDDLE is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Minnesota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, LUVERNE MIDDLE would score about 48.2%. It scores 54.2%, 6.0 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rock County show that the median household income is $71,295, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides LUVERNE MIDDLE, Rock County has 7 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, LUVERNE MIDDLE is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
LUVERNE MIDDLE is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 268 students in 2020-21 and 271 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
The LUVERNE MIDDLE community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,621
Census ACS
Median income
$71,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LUVERNE ELEMENTARYElementary · 515 students
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 351 students
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- Out-of-State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in LUVERNE
- LUVERNE ELEMENTARYElementary · 515 students
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 351 students
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- Out-of-State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 351
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM0.0 mi · 5
- LUVERNE ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 515
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY8.1 mi · 153
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY11.6 mi · 190
- Valley Springs Elementary - 0414.0 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About LUVERNE MIDDLEHow large is LUVERNE MIDDLE?
LUVERNE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LUVERNE MIDDLE serve?
LUVERNE MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LUVERNE MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LUVERNE MIDDLE is approximately 13.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LUVERNE MIDDLE?
At LUVERNE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is LUVERNE MIDDLE in?
LUVERNE MIDDLE is part of LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.