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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272508001199
ORONO MIDDLE
800 OLD CRYSTAL BAY RD N, LONG LAKE, MN 55356 · (952) 449-8450 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
20.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
64 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ORONO MIDDLE→ORONO SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 ORONO MIDDLE
ORONO MIDDLE's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORONO MIDDLE this school | 720 | 8.9% | 66.6% |
| CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST CHASKA | 608 | 11.8% | 53.7% |
| Delano Intermediate School DELANO | 555 | 12.4% | 68.8% |
| Waconia Middle School WACONIA | 885 | 14.1% | 56.2% |
| Byron Middle School BYRON | 577 | 14.2% | 56.0% |
| Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN | 677 | 14.8% | 55.3% |
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 ORONO MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #9 of 245 | #5 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #6 of 245 | #3 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #11 of 245 | #6 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #96 of 306 | #22 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #187 of 210 | #36 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #181 of 216 | #40 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #251 of 252 | #47 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #49 of 66 | #11 of 14 |
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
720
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 720 | 35.2 | 20.5:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 35.7 | 19.7:1 | 12% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 35.6 | 19.6:1 | 12% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 40.3 | 17.3:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORONO MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (697 to 720); teachers down 13% (40.3 to 35.2).
About ORONO MIDDLE
LONG LAKE, Minnesota, is home to ORONO MIDDLE, a medium-sized middle school. The school had 720 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 45% above that.
ORONO MIDDLE is one of 6 schools in ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 2,987 students in total.
ORONO MIDDLE enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. By the diversity index, ORONO MIDDLE comes in at 21%.
Federal staffing data show 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at ORONO MIDDLE and a ratio of 20.5:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 9% of students. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
allk12 grades ORONO MIDDLE an A+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with ORONO MIDDLE's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 60.3%. ORONO MIDDLE scores 66.6%, 6.3 points above that line.
Hennepin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. ORONO MIDDLE is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
ORONO SENIOR HIGH is located about 0.1 miles from ORONO MIDDLE. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 64.5% on proficiency, and ORONO MIDDLE is above that at 66.6%.
NCES describes the area around ORONO MIDDLE as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 698 in 2020-21 and 720 in 2024-25, a 3% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.5:1.
Community posts for ORONO MIDDLE can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ORONO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 961 students
- ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 663 students
- SCHUMANN ELEMENTARYElementary · 611 students
- ORONO DISCOVERY CENTERElementary · 28 students
- School Readiness PlusElementary · 4 students
- Orono Online LearningHigh
Other schools in LONG LAKE
- ORONO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 961 students
- ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 663 students
- SCHUMANN ELEMENTARYElementary · 611 students
- Orono HS ALCHigh
- Orono HS ISHigh
- Orono Online LearningHigh
Other Orono Middle schools
One other US public school is named Orono Middle. ORONO MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- Orono Middle SchoolOrono, ME · 154 students
Nearby schools
- ORONO SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 961
- SCHUMANN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 611
- ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 663
- School Readiness Plus3.1 mi · 4
- ORONO DISCOVERY CENTER3.1 mi · 28
- WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE3.9 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About ORONO MIDDLEHow many students attend ORONO MIDDLE?
ORONO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ORONO MIDDLE serve?
ORONO MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORONO MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORONO MIDDLE is approximately 20.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ORONO MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ORONO MIDDLE are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ORONO MIDDLE in?
ORONO MIDDLE is part of ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.