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Enrollment
1,037
Middle
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000489
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
2900 E 4TH ST, DULUTH, MN 55812 · (218) 336-8940 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,037 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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
18.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
232 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 344 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 358 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 335 | 32% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
64.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,037 | 22.4% | 53.2% |
| Sartell Middle SARTELL | 983 | 19.9% | 59.8% |
| NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PRAGUE | 926 | 18.3% | 52.4% |
| Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER | 939 | 19.0% | 58.6% |
| Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM | 742 | 24.9% | 53.5% |
| BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO | 1,160 | 27.5% | 45.7% |
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 ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #43 of 245 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #76 of 245 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #30 of 245 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,037 | #33 of 306 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #150 of 210 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #171 of 216 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #204 of 252 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #34 of 66 | 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
1,037
+101 (+11%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 1,037 | 56.5 | 18.4:1 | 22% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 52.7 | 20.3:1 | 26% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 989 | 35.8 | 27.6:1 | 25% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 936 | 35 | 26.7:1 | 15% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 48.7 | 20.0:1 | 21% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 45 | 21.4:1 | 25% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 27% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 17% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 32 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (973 to 1,037); teachers up 16% (48.7 to 56.5).
About ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school located in DULUTH, Minnesota, in St. Louis County. School enrollment was 1,037 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 8,994 students in its 31 schools, and ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
At ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 87% of the student body. It is also 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 90% White share among all St. Louis County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
At ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.4:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 22% of enrollment. That is 18 points below the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
allk12 grades ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 53.2%. Predicted: 53.0%.
St. Louis County census figures show that median household income is about $70,069, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 100 public schools in St. Louis County.
Nearby, ALC SWS Ordean East is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 936 in 2020-21 and 1,037 in 2024-25, a rise of 101 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.7:1 to 18.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- CONGDON ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 students
- HOMECROFT ELEMENTARYElementary · 448 students
Other schools in DULUTH
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- NORTH STAR ACADEMYElementary · 572 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- ALC SWS Ordean East0.0 mi · 47
- CONGDON ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 474
- ALC SWS East1.2 mi · 74
- East High School1.2 mi · 1,495
- CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY1.4 mi · 31
- MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,037 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.4:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.