Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIPESTONE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010801264
Pipestone Middle
1401 7TH ST SW, PIPESTONE, MN 56164 · (507) 825-5861 · Pipestone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
100 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 37% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Pipestone Middle→Pipestone Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pipestone Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pipestone Middle
Pipestone Middle's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Middle this school | 244 | 41.0% | 21.6% |
| MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE | 296 | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| Sibley East Middle School ARLINGTON | 248 | 44.4% | 40.8% |
| WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA | 280 | 40.4% | 37.0% |
| Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE | 139 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| Windom Middle WINDOM | 359 | 49.6% | 31.6% |
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 Pipestone Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #216 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #219 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #216 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #200 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #33 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #102 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #94 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #8 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
244
-62 (-20%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 244 | 17.1 | 14.3:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 16.4 | 14.5:1 | 49% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 15.5 | 15.1:1 | 49% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 | 37% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 24.4 | 14.4:1 | 49% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 48% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 32% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pipestone Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (353 to 244); teachers down 30% (24.4 to 17.1).
About Pipestone Middle
At 1401 7TH ST SW in PIPESTONE, Minnesota, Pipestone Middle operates as a small middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 244 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
Pipestone Middle reports to Pipestone Area School District, which has 4 schools and 1,138 students.
A majority of students at Pipestone Middle, 65%, are White. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pipestone County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Pipestone Middle comes in at 50%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Pipestone Middle, with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 41% of enrollment.
Pipestone Middle is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Minnesota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pipestone Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Minnesota are predicted to post 43.0%, so the school is 21.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Pipestone County (population about 9,284), median household income is about $69,628, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Pipestone Middle is one of 10 public schools in Pipestone County, which together enroll about 1,640 students.
Pipestone Senior High is located less than a tenth of a mile from Pipestone Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Nearby schools with test data average 34.5% proficiency; Pipestone Middle posts 21.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Pipestone Middle is Rural: Remote.
Pipestone Middle had 306 students in 2020-21 and 244 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.0:1 to 14.3:1.
The Pipestone Middle community page is open for posts about school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pipestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,284
Census ACS
Median income
$69,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pipestone Area School District
- Pipestone ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Pipestone Senior HighHigh · 302 students
- Heartland ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Other schools in PIPESTONE
- Pipestone ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Pipestone Senior HighHigh · 302 students
- SWWC ALC - PipestoneHigh · 39 students
- SWWC ELC - PipestoneCombined · 26 students
- PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTERHigh
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - PipestoneMiddle
Nearby schools
- Pipestone Senior High0.0 mi · 302
- Pipestone Elementary0.0 mi · 580
- SWWC ELC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 26
- SWWC ALC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 39
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 067.6 mi · 34
- Heartland Elementary12.1 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Pipestone MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Pipestone Middle?
Pipestone Middle enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pipestone Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pipestone Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pipestone Middle have?
Pipestone Middle employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pipestone Middle?
At Pipestone Middle, the student body is approximately 65% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pipestone Middle?
Pipestone Middle is overseen by Pipestone Area School District in Pipestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.