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Enrollment
567
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178002184
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE
3730 TOLEDO AVE N, ROBBINSDALE, MN 55422 · (763) 504-4800 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- C+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
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
440 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 172 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 36% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
27.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE this school | 567 | 77.6% | 18.6% |
| Fridley Middle FRIDLEY | 694 | 72.0% | 28.6% |
| NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 720 | 71.9% | 22.7% |
| Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 329 | 76.6% | 9.4% |
| North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK | 509 | 79.2% | 18.1% |
| Anwatin Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 334 | 79.0% | 9.1% |
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 ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #225 of 245 | #36 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #229 of 245 | #38 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #222 of 245 | #33 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #132 of 306 | #27 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #46 of 210 | #15 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #7 of 216 | #3 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #26 of 252 | #12 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.8% | #4 of 129 | #3 of 24 |
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
567
-224 (-28%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 567 | 38.4 | 14.8:1 | 78% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 46.2 | 13.2:1 | 77% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 31.1 | 20.4:1 | 77% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 34 | 23.3:1 | 66% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 926 | 63.2 | 14.7:1 | 69% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 1,304 | 87 | 15.0:1 | 69% (897) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | 80 | 17.6:1 | 57% (805) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 11% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (926 to 567); teachers down 39% (63.2 to 38.4).
About ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE, located in ROBBINSDALE, Minnesota, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's enrollment of 567 students covers grades 6 through 8.
In ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 25 schools enroll a combined 10,821 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE. The largest is Black students, at 37%. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 14% multiracial, and 10% Asian. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Hennepin County residents. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Lunch subsidy eligibility at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE is 78%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
allk12 grades ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE is -4.8 points: 18.6% actual, 23.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Hennepin County show that the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
The next-closest public school is The FAIR School - Crystal, about 0.6 miles away. ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE at 4th of 6.
NCES assigns ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 28% enrollment decrease, from 791 in 2020-21 to 567 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 23.3 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
Discussions about ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 749 students
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- NORTHPORT ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- The FAIR School - Crystal0.6 mi · 439
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 318
- NOBLE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 262
- BEACON ACADEMY1.3 mi · 524
- NEILL ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 359
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy K-51.6 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE?
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE serve?
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE are roughly 16% White, 21% Hispanic, 37% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE in?
ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE is part of ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.