Staples-Motley Middle School

Staples-Motley Middle School, a cozy 6-8 campus in STAPLES, Minnesota, one of the schools within STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 284 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so Staples-Motley Middle School sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Within STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 901 students, Staples-Motley Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Staples-Motley Middle School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Staples-Motley Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 35.9%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the surrounding community, Todd County reports that median household income runs about $67,662, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Todd County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,957 students), Staples-Motley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Staples-Motley Senior High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Staples-Motley Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Staples-Motley Middle School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 284).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Staples-Motley Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.