Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270001903535
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School
25122 STATE HIGHWAY 28, GLENWOOD, MN 56334 · (320) 239-4800 · Pope County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
25.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
81 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 4 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 37% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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Minnewaska Area Intermediate School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnewaska Area Intermediate School this school | 295 | 27.5% | 67.4% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH GLENWOOD | 212 | 28.3% | 41.7% |
| Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN | 418 | 25.6% | 57.1% |
| ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON | 203 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE | 393 | 30.3% | 38.0% |
| LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE | 271 | 31.4% | 54.2% |
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 Minnewaska Area Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #7 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #9 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #9 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #188 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #205 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #205 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #182 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #47 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
295
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+95% since 2010-11, when it was 151
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 295 | 11.7 | 25.3:1 | 27% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 12 | 25.2:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 32% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 27% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 9.2 | 30.7:1 | 27% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 35% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 8 | 18.9:1 | 44% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minnewaska Area Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (283 to 295); teachers up 27% (9.2 to 11.7).
About Minnewaska Area Intermediate School
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School is a public middle school in GLENWOOD, Minnesota. Students in grades 4 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 295 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students.
The 6 schools of MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT, including Minnewaska Area Intermediate School, enroll 1,324 students.
At Minnewaska Area Intermediate School, White students make up 93% of the student body. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Minnewaska Area Intermediate School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Minnewaska Area Intermediate School was 25.3:1. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Minnewaska Area Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%.
allk12 grades Minnewaska Area Intermediate School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 17.1 points (67.4% versus 50.3%), a top-10% result in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations.
Pope County census figures show that median household income is about $76,220, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Pope County, serving about 1,421 students.
MINNEWASKA SECONDARY is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Minnewaska Area Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Minnewaska Area Intermediate School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 295, close to the 298 recorded in 2020-21.
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Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,421 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARYHigh · 424 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 212 students
- Minnewaska Area WIN AcademyCombined · 44 students
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.Elementary · 32 students
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PGHigh
Other schools in GLENWOOD
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARYHigh · 424 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 212 students
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.Elementary · 32 students
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PGHigh
Nearby schools
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY0.0 mi · 424
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 212
- MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY3.8 mi · 317
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.3.8 mi · 32
- Minnewaska Area WIN Academy4.0 mi · 44
- GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Minnewaska Area Intermediate SchoolHow large is Minnewaska Area Intermediate School?
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Minnewaska Area Intermediate School serve?
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minnewaska Area Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minnewaska Area Intermediate School is approximately 25.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Minnewaska Area Intermediate School?
At Minnewaska Area Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Minnewaska Area Intermediate School?
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School is overseen by MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pope County.
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