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What's the most underrated thing about NORTHFIELD MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
845
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272388001182
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE
2200 DIVISION ST S, NORTHFIELD, MN 55057 · (507) 663-0650 · Rice County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
239 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 294 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
61.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 NORTHFIELD MIDDLE
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHFIELD MIDDLE this school | 845 | 28.3% | 55.2% |
| Monticello Middle MONTICELLO | 860 | 28.8% | 44.3% |
| ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING | 563 | 25.2% | 39.8% |
| ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 855 | 22.5% | 37.3% |
| Anthony Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 727 | 24.9% | 59.5% |
| JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
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 NORTHFIELD MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #32 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #36 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #40 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #69 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #167 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #133 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #171 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #66 of 129 |
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
845
-118 (-12%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 45.9:1
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 | 845 | 44.4 | 19.0:1 | 28% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 44.3 | 19.2:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 22.9 | 37.0:1 | 26% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 963 | 21 | 45.9:1 | 22% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 958 | 47.8 | 20.0:1 | 26% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 47 | 19.7:1 | 26% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 45 | 19.6:1 | 23% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 12% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 36 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHFIELD MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (958 to 845); teachers down 7% (47.8 to 44.4).
About NORTHFIELD MIDDLE
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE, a high-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota. The school had 845 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is one of 7 schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 3,849 students in total.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Rice County is about 80% White. NORTHFIELD MIDDLE has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE was 19.0:1. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. NORTHFIELD MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 28%. Across public schools in Rice County, the average is 46%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is 5.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.2% actual, 49.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Rice County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,181, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is among the 40 public schools in Rice County.
Nearest public school: BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, NORTHFIELD MIDDLE places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 963 in 2020-21 and 845 in 2024-25, a decrease of 118 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 45.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
The NORTHFIELD MIDDLE community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,917
Census ACS
Median income
$83,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
8,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 107 students
Other schools in NORTHFIELD
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,283 students
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARYElementary · 564 students
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 180 students
- Northfield Community Education CntrElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 564
- NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,283
- Spring Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 445
- ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 116
- NORTHFIELD AREA LEARNING CENTER1.6 mi · 107
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHFIELD MIDDLEHow many students attend NORTHFIELD MIDDLE?
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE enrolls approximately 845 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NORTHFIELD MIDDLE serve?
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is approximately 19.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE?
Student demographics at NORTHFIELD MIDDLE are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is NORTHFIELD MIDDLE in?
NORTHFIELD MIDDLE is part of NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.