Enrollment
268
Middle
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273051002427
Red Lake Middle School
23990 HWY 1 E, RED LAKE, MN 56671 · (218) 679-2700 · Beltrami County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest 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
19.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
223 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 74 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 34% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
9.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
1.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 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
5.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 20% 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 Red Lake Middle School
Red Lake Middle School's state test result (5.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake Middle School this school | 268 | 83.2% | 5.6% |
| Cass Lake-Bena Middle School CASS LAKE | 312 | 77.9% | 12.6% |
| WAUBUN ELEMENTARY WAUBUN | 162 | 69.1% | 23.9% |
| Browns Valley Middle BROWNS VALLEY | 77 | 68.8% | 40.1% |
| Trek North Middle School BEMIDJI | 109 | 67.0% | 24.3% |
| ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE | 567 | 77.6% | 18.6% |
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 Red Lake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #245 of 245 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.3% | #244 of 245 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #245 of 245 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #195 of 306 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #164 of 210 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #213 of 216 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #14 of 252 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #23 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
268
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 268 | 14.1 | 19.0:1 | 83% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 13.3 | 20.9:1 | 85% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 13.3 | 21.1:1 | 88% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 88% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 20.2 | 11.7:1 | 81% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 91% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 90% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 8 | 32.9:1 | 98% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (236 to 268); teachers down 30% (20.2 to 14.1).
About Red Lake Middle School
Red Lake Middle School is a public middle school run by RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in RED LAKE, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 268 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 495.
RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for Red Lake Middle School. It has 9 schools and 1,519 students.
By race and ethnicity, Red Lake Middle School is 96% Native American. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
A staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.0:1. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. Among public schools in Beltrami County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Among Minnesota public middle schools, Red Lake Middle School outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Red Lake Middle School scores 14.8 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 5.6%; the prediction is 20.3%.
In Beltrami County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,975 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Red Lake Middle School, Beltrami County has 38 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, RED LAKE MIDDLE LEVEL ALC, is the closest to Red Lake Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Red Lake Middle School. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Red Lake Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Red Lake Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (269) and 2024-25 (268). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RED LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 526 students
- RED LAKE SECONDARYHigh · 377 students
- RED LAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 137 students
- PONEMAH ELEMENTARYElementary · 136 students
- RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNINGHigh · 53 students
- Red Lake EC Special Education ExtElementary · 14 students
Other schools in RED LAKE
- RED LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 526 students
- RED LAKE SECONDARYHigh · 377 students
- RED LAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 137 students
- Endazhi-NitaawigingElementary · 113 students
- RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNINGHigh · 53 students
- Red Lake EC Special Education ExtElementary · 14 students
Nearby schools
- RED LAKE MIDDLE LEVEL ALC0.0 mi · 3
- RED LAKE SECONDARY0.0 mi · 377
- Red Lake EC Special Education Ext0.0 mi · 14
- RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING0.0 mi · 53
- RED LAKE JUVENILE DETENTION FACLTY0.0 mi · 5
- Endazhi-Nitaawiging1.0 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Red Lake Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Red Lake Middle School?
Red Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Red Lake Middle School serve?
Red Lake Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Lake Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Lake Middle School is approximately 19.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Red Lake Middle School?
Student demographics at Red Lake Middle School are roughly 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Red Lake Middle School public or private?
Red Lake Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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