Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTIN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271896000076
Martin County West Junior High
16 W 5TH ST, SHERBURN, MN 56171 · (507) 764-4671 · Martin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Minnesota public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
16.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
34 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 7 | 50 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 50% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Martin County West Junior High→Martin County West Senior High
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Martin County West Junior High
Martin County West Junior High's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County West Junior High this school | 101 | 33.7% | 36.2% |
| Art & Science Academy Middle School ISANTI | 125 | 34.4% | 28.6% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN | 105 | 30.5% | 43.2% |
| Marshall County Central Middle Scho NEWFOLDEN | 78 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 138 | 34.8% | 41.4% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE RUSHFORD | 145 | 34.5% | 45.3% |
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 Martin County West Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #162 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #79 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #194 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #251 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #138 of 252 |
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
101
-14 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 101 | 6.1 | 16.5:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 6.1 | 14.4:1 | 41% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 6.2 | 15.3:1 | 47% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 6.4 | 17.5:1 | 38% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 5 | 22.4:1 | 36% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 6 | 19.8:1 | 34% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 10 | 15.7:1 | 29% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin County West Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (112 to 101); teachers down 4% (6.4 to 6.1).
About Martin County West Junior High
As a very small middle school, Martin County West Junior High serves students in SHERBURN, Minnesota. There are 101 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 80% below the average for middle schools in Minnesota.
Martin County West School District includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 624 students.
By race and ethnicity, Martin County West Junior High is 88% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Martin County West Junior High are from different groups.
There are about 16.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Martin County West Junior High, which has 6.1. Middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Martin County West Junior High is about 34%. That is lower than the 51% average for public schools in Martin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin County West Junior High lands at C, ahead of 29% of Minnesota public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Martin County West Junior High is 47.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.2%.
Census data for Martin County show median household income comes to about $59,507, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 15 public schools and about 3,110 students.
The closest school to Martin County West Junior High is Martin County West Senior High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Martin County West Junior High. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Martin County West Junior High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Martin County West Junior High in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 101, compared with 115 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 19.2 in 2020-21 to 16.5 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Martin County West Junior High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,780
Census ACS
Median income
$59,507
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Martin County West School District
- Trimont ElementaryElementary · 200 students
- Martin County West Senior HighHigh · 187 students
- Sherburn ElementaryElementary · 136 students
Other schools in SHERBURN
- Martin County West Senior HighHigh · 187 students
- Sherburn ElementaryElementary · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Martin County West Senior High0.0 mi · 187
- Sherburn Elementary0.2 mi · 136
- Trimont Elementary7.4 mi · 200
- Riverside Elementary13.3 mi · 350
- POSITIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING13.5 mi · 5
- SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP.13.5 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Martin County West Junior HighHow many students attend Martin County West Junior High?
Martin County West Junior High enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Martin County West Junior High serve?
Martin County West Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Martin County West Junior High have?
Martin County West Junior High employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Martin County West Junior High?
Martin County West Junior High reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Martin County West Junior High in?
Martin County West Junior High is part of Martin County West School District.
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