NORTHFIELD MIDDLE

NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is one of the big junior highs in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, part of NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 845 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so NORTHFIELD MIDDLE sits 71% above that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,849 students total), NORTHFIELD MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NORTHFIELD MIDDLE shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Rice County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, NORTHFIELD MIDDLE has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting NORTHFIELD MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Rice County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, NORTHFIELD MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 55.2%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the area at large, Rice County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,181 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is one of 40 public schools in Rice County (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students).

BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHFIELD MIDDLE at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE has edged down 12%, going from 958 students in 2018 to 845 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the NORTHFIELD MIDDLE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.