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North Metro Flex Middle School

2350 HELEN ST N, NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55109 · (651) 300-6300 · Ramsey County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Minnesota public middle schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
44
Middle
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
35 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72148%
Grade 82352%
Student demographics
White
920%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
1125%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
1841%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
25%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
49%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
1739%
Female
2761%

School pathway

Feeds from
North Metro Flex AcademyKG–06
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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
36.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
8.3%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →

Where North Metro Flex Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Ramsey County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
44#279 of 306#29 of 32
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 2024-25
Enrollment
44
+16 (+57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25443.911.3:180% (35)
2023-24404.29.6:180% (32)
2022-23424.210.1:193% (39)
2020-2128214.0:189% (25)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Metro Flex Middle School.

About North Metro Flex Middle School

North Metro Flex Middle School is a small middle school. Its address is in NORTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 44 students covers grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students each.

Enrollment across the 2 schools in North Metro Flex Academy totals 190 students.

The most common group at North Metro Flex Middle School is Black students, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic, 20% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 12% share among Ramsey County residents.

The school employs the equivalent of 3.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 6.2 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at North Metro Flex Middle School is 80%. On average, public schools in Ramsey County report 57%.

North Metro Flex Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Minnesota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

North Metro Flex Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.9% is 4.4 points below the 22.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Ramsey County has about 542,945 residents, and the median household income is $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides North Metro Flex Middle School, Ramsey County has 301 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is North Metro Flex Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 17.9% is below the 27.5% average for nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. North Metro Flex Middle School is a publicly funded charter school.

In 2020-21 the school reported 28 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 44. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 11.3:1.

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Ramsey County at a glance

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Population
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students

Quick facts

School name
North Metro Flex Middle School
District
North Metro Flex Academy
Address
2350 HELEN ST N, NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55109
Phone
(651) 300-6300
County
Ramsey County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
44
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
35 (80%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
270042305320
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in North Metro Flex Academy
Other schools in NORTH SAINT PAUL
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About North Metro Flex Middle School
What is the total enrollment at North Metro Flex Middle School?
North Metro Flex Middle School enrolls approximately 44 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does North Metro Flex Middle School serve?
North Metro Flex Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Metro Flex Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Metro Flex Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Metro Flex Middle School?
Student demographics at North Metro Flex Middle School are roughly 20% White, 25% Hispanic, 41% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is North Metro Flex Middle School in?
North Metro Flex Middle School is part of North Metro Flex Academy.
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