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Alumni: what's one memory from NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
926
Middle
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 272343001145
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
721 CENTRAL AVE N, NEW PRAGUE, MN 56071 · (952) 758-1400 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL926 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-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
22.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
169 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 290 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 328 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 33% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 926 | 18.3% | 52.4% |
| Sartell Middle SARTELL | 983 | 19.9% | 59.8% |
| Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER | 939 | 19.0% | 58.6% |
| ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH | 1,037 | 22.4% | 53.2% |
| Waconia Middle School WACONIA | 885 | 14.1% | 56.2% |
| Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN | 677 | 14.8% | 55.3% |
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 NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #47 of 245 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #27 of 245 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #71 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 926 | #50 of 306 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #200 of 210 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #198 of 216 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #223 of 252 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #118 of 129 | N/A |
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
926
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 33.2:1
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 | 926 | 40.3 | 22.9:1 | 18% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 54.9 | 17.3:1 | 20% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 937 | 31.3 | 29.9:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 29 | 33.2:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 49.4 | 19.4:1 | 15% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 50 | 18.6:1 | 15% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 14% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 10% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (959 to 926); teachers down 18% (49.4 to 40.3).
About NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in NEW PRAGUE, Minnesota, one of the schools in NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 926 students. Enrollment is 87% higher than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.
The district for NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS, with 8 schools and 3,980 students.
The student body at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Scott County, the White share is about 77%. NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. The average for public schools in Scott County is 28%.
allk12 grades NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.3%. NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 52.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Scott County show that the median household income is $119,314, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 66 public schools in Scott County, enrolling about 26,041 students in all.
The shortest distance from NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to CENTRAL EDUCATION CAMPUS. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 22.9 students per teacher, compared with 33.2 in 2020-21.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
- NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,315 students
- RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARYElementary · 542 students
- EAGLE VIEWElementary · 527 students
- FALCON RIDGEElementary · 519 students
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CAMPUSElementary · 105 students
- Compass Learning CenterHigh · 42 students
Other schools in NEW PRAGUE
- NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,315 students
- RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARYElementary · 542 students
- FALCON RIDGEElementary · 519 students
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CAMPUSElementary · 105 students
- Compass Learning CenterHigh · 42 students
- NEW PRAGUE CREDIT RECOVERYHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CAMPUS0.2 mi · 105
- FALCON RIDGE0.4 mi · 519
- NEW PRAGUE CREDIT RECOVERY0.5 mi · 4
- Compass Learning Center0.5 mi · 42
- NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,315
- RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 926 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.