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What's the biggest difference between Northdale Middle and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,108
Middle
DISTRICT 1,399 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000119
Northdale Middle
11301 DOGWOOD ST NW, COON RAPIDS, MN 55448 · (763) 506-5400 · Anoka County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
456 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 402 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 372 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 334 | 30% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
53.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Northdale Middle
Northdale Middle's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdale Middle this school | 1,108 | 41.2% | 48.0% |
| John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER | 867 | 37.4% | 34.4% |
| Dakota Middle School ROCHESTER | 921 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| Mariner Middle School WHITE BEAR LAKE | 881 | 38.9% | 40.1% |
| Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON | 823 | 39.1% | 46.0% |
| Shakopee East Middle School SHAKOPEE | 828 | 42.9% | 37.9% |
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 Northdale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #71 of 245 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #68 of 245 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #89 of 245 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #23 of 306 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #107 of 210 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #48 of 216 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #91 of 252 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #68 of 129 | #4 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
1,108
-227 (-17%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,140
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 1,108 | 66.2 | 16.7:1 | 41% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 65.5 | 15.7:1 | 44% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 1,274 | 74.7 | 17.1:1 | 47% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 1,335 | 60 | 22.3:1 | 31% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 1,249 | 49.2 | 25.4:1 | 43% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 1,145 | 46 | 24.9:1 | 43% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 1,229 | 72 | 17.1:1 | 43% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 1,284 | 69 | 18.6:1 | 20% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 1,140 | 63 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northdale Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,249 to 1,108); teachers up 35% (49.2 to 66.2).
About Northdale Middle
This page covers Northdale Middle, a large middle school in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 1,108 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 124% more students than the average for middle schools in Minnesota (about 495).
Anoka-Hennepin School District enrolls 38,746 students in 53 schools, including Northdale Middle.
At Northdale Middle, 53% of students are White. It is also 16% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Anoka County is roughly 75% White. The diversity index for Northdale Middle is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Northdale Middle reports a ratio of 16.7 students per teacher, from 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Anoka County.
On BeatsExpectations, Northdale Middle is 5.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In Anoka County, home to about 370,349 people, the median household earns about $101,869 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Northdale Middle shares Anoka County with 144 other public schools.
Eisenhower Elementary sits about 0.2 miles from Northdale Middle. Northdale Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 42.2% proficiency; Northdale Middle posts 48.0%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 17%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.3:1 in 2020-21, and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in COON RAPIDS
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Coon Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Sand Creek ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Morris Bye ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci EgngElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Elementary0.2 mi · 491
- Sorteberg Early Childhood VPK0.6 mi · 13
- Jefferson Elementary0.8 mi · 650
- Paladin Career and Tech High School1.3 mi · 257
- Sand Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 557
- Madison Elementary1.3 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Northdale MiddleHow many students attend Northdale Middle?
Northdale Middle enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northdale Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northdale Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northdale Middle have?
Northdale Middle employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northdale Middle?
At Northdale Middle, the student body is approximately 53% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Northdale Middle in?
Northdale Middle is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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