MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE

MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE, a close-knit junior high in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, run under MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 393 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Across the 5 schools in MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,372 students total), MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chippewa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,458 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Chippewa County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students), of which MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 393). Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 68%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.