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What tradition at ROCORI MIDDLE should never be changed?
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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270944001682
ROCORI MIDDLE
534 N 5TH AVE, COLD SPRING, MN 56320 · (320) 685-8683 · Stearns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
142 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 184 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
ROCORI MIDDLE→ROCORI SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 ROCORI MIDDLE
ROCORI MIDDLE's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCORI MIDDLE this school | 563 | 25.2% | 39.8% |
| JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| HUTCHINSON MIDDLE HUTCHINSON | 535 | 26.2% | 51.0% |
| NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD | 845 | 28.3% | 55.2% |
| Twin Bluff School RED WING | 502 | 30.1% | 36.0% |
| ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD | 487 | 29.4% | 39.5% |
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 ROCORI MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #129 of 245 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #86 of 245 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #156 of 245 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #133 of 306 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #144 of 210 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #143 of 216 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #193 of 252 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #37 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
563
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+40% since 2000-01, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 563 | 31.2 | 18.1:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 33.3 | 16.3:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 29.8 | 18.8:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 30.5 | 17.4:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 27% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 18% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROCORI MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (532 to 563); teachers up 2% (30.5 to 31.2).
About ROCORI MIDDLE
In COLD SPRING, Minnesota, part of Stearns County, ROCORI MIDDLE is a middle-grades school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 563 students in grades 6 through 8.
ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2,406 students in its 7 schools, and ROCORI MIDDLE is one of them.
ROCORI MIDDLE's enrollment is 79% White. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Stearns County as a whole is similar, at about 82%. The chance that two students picked at random at ROCORI MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.1:1, with 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at ROCORI MIDDLE is 25%. Among public schools in Stearns County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ROCORI MIDDLE would be expected to post about 51.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Stearns County show that median household income is about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 74 public schools in Stearns County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,160.
ROCORI SENIOR HIGH is located less than a tenth of a mile from ROCORI MIDDLE. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, ROCORI MIDDLE is behind the 44.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
NCES assigns ROCORI MIDDLE the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 589 to 563. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 23.6 in 2020-21.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 824 students
- COLD SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- RICHMOND ELEMENTARYElementary · 135 students
- ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARYElementary · 129 students
- Rocori Online Learning SiteHigh · 72 students
- ROCORI ALCHigh · 27 students
Other schools in COLD SPRING
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 824 students
- COLD SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- Rocori Online Learning SiteHigh · 72 students
- ROCORI ALCHigh · 27 students
- Grafton SchoolCombined · 10 students
Nearby schools
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 824
- ROCORI ALC0.0 mi · 27
- Rocori Online Learning Site0.0 mi · 72
- COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 656
- Grafton School0.9 mi · 10
- ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About ROCORI MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ROCORI MIDDLE?
ROCORI MIDDLE enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ROCORI MIDDLE serve?
ROCORI MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ROCORI MIDDLE?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at ROCORI MIDDLE.
How diverse is ROCORI MIDDLE?
ROCORI MIDDLE reports a student body of 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ROCORI MIDDLE?
ROCORI MIDDLE is overseen by ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.