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Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272139002209
Monticello Middle
800 BROADWAY E, MONTICELLO, MN 55362 · (763) 272-2101 · Wright County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B+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
17.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
248 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 302 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 33% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Monticello Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Monticello Middle
Monticello Middle's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Middle this school | 860 | 28.8% | 44.3% |
| NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD | 845 | 28.3% | 55.2% |
| Dakota Meadows Middle School NORTH MANKATO | 852 | 30.2% | 47.0% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 1,183 | 27.6% | 37.5% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School SAUK RAPIDS | 1,055 | 32.8% | 33.4% |
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 Monticello Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #94 of 245 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #88 of 245 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #107 of 245 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #64 of 306 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #120 of 210 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #138 of 216 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #166 of 252 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #48 of 129 | #3 of 6 |
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
860
-151 (-15%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 860 | 49.9 | 17.2:1 | 29% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 50.3 | 18.7:1 | 35% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 46.9 | 20.1:1 | 35% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 50 | 20.2:1 | 21% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 53 | 19.2:1 | 24% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 45 | 20.9:1 | 28% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | 48 | 20.1:1 | 27% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 893 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 13% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,019 to 860); teachers down 6% (53 to 49.9).
About Monticello Middle
At 800 BROADWAY E in MONTICELLO, Minnesota, Monticello Middle operates as a large middle school. The student body numbers 860 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 74% bigger than that.
Monticello Public School District has a total of 8 schools and 4,013 students, Monticello Middle among them.
Monticello Middle is 78% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Wright County overall, about 89% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 49.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.2:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Monticello Middle is 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Monticello Middle is B. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Monticello Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3%, compared with a predicted 49.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Wright County this way: the median household income is $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Monticello Middle, Wright County has 87 other public schools.
The closest public school, SNW Monti MS EBD Program, is less than a tenth of a mile from Monticello Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Monticello Middle's enrollment dropped 15%, to 860. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.2:1 to 17.2:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monticello Public School District
- Monticello Senior HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Little Mountain ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Eastview Education CenterElementary · 301 students
- 882 OnlineHigh · 80 students
- Monticello Nature Based EducationElementary · 65 students
Other schools in MONTICELLO
- Monticello Senior HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Little Mountain ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Eastview Education CenterElementary · 301 students
- Swan River Montessori Charter SchElementary · 161 students
- 882 OnlineHigh · 80 students
Other Monticello Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monticello Middle. Monticello Middle is the largest of the 7.
- Monticello Middle SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 541 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolLongview, WA · 525 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello, IL · 405 students
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMONTICELLO, AR · 327 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello, IA · 305 students
Nearby schools
- SNW Monti MS EBD Program0.0 mi · 7
- Monticello Middle School - SNW0.0 mi · 14
- Foundations I0.1 mi · 5
- 882 Online0.1 mi · 80
- Summit0.5 mi · 7
- RISE0.5 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Monticello MiddleHow many students attend Monticello Middle?
Monticello Middle enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monticello Middle serve?
Monticello Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monticello Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monticello Middle is approximately 17.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monticello Middle?
Monticello Middle reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Monticello Middle public or private?
Monticello Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monticello Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.