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What's one thing Maple Grove Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,598
Middle
DISTRICT 849 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272520002278
Maple Grove Middle School
7000 HEMLOCK LN, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 · (763) 315-7600 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
452 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 6 | 519 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 536 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 543 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Maple Grove Middle School
Maple Grove Middle School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Middle School this school | 1,598 | 28.3% | 47.7% |
| SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY | 1,228 | 29.1% | 47.4% |
| Centennial Middle LINO LAKES | 1,595 | 25.4% | 51.9% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EDEN PRAIRIE | 1,860 | 27.8% | 53.6% |
| WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY | 1,160 | 24.2% | 42.5% |
| COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE | 1,005 | 27.7% | 36.9% |
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 Maple Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #73 of 245 | #18 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #83 of 245 | #14 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #69 of 245 | #17 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,598 | #7 of 306 | #3 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #199 of 210 | #40 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #75 of 216 | #27 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #170 of 252 | #35 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #95 of 129 | #17 of 24 |
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
1,598
+267 (+20%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,202
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 37.0:1
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 | 1,598 | 72.3 | 22.1:1 | 28% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 1,568 | 77.3 | 20.3:1 | 32% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 1,598 | 74.8 | 21.4:1 | 30% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 1,331 | 36 | 37.0:1 | 14% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 1,726 | 64.2 | 26.9:1 | 23% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 1,653 | 57 | 29.0:1 | 22% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 1,652 | 75 | 22.0:1 | 20% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 1,700 | 84 | 20.2:1 | 7% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,202 | 65 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,726 to 1,598); teachers up 13% (64.2 to 72.3).
About Maple Grove Middle School
Maple Grove Middle School is a large middle-grades school in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, under OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 1,598 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
Within OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, Maple Grove Middle School is one of 31 schools. The district enrolls 21,138 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Maple Grove Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 72.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.1:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 22.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
Maple Grove Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.7%, compared with a predicted 49.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Hennepin County census figures show that the median household income is $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to Maple Grove Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Maple Grove Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,598 students in 2024-25, 267 more than the 1,331 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 37.0:1 to 22.1:1.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,289 students
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Osseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in MAPLE GROVE
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
- BASSWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 848 students
- RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech SchElementary · 668 students
- Parnassus Prep Sch-GrammarElementary · 623 students
Other Maple Grove Middle schools
One other US public school is named Maple Grove Middle. Maple Grove Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Maple Grove MiddleMAPLETON, UT · 1,195 students
Nearby schools
- CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 476
- OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 515
- School #5331.2 mi · 18
- ALC INDEPENDENT STUDY1.9 mi · 26
- 279Online Learning Program 6-81.9 mi · 78
- 279Online Learning Program K-51.9 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Grove Middle SchoolHow large is Maple Grove Middle School?
Maple Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 1,598 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maple Grove Middle School serve?
Maple Grove Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Maple Grove Middle School?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Maple Grove Middle School.
How diverse is Maple Grove Middle School?
Maple Grove Middle School reports a student body of 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Maple Grove Middle School in?
Maple Grove Middle School is part of OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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