RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE

Set in RUSHFORD, Minnesota, RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE is a tiny intermediate school, run under RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It educates 145 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 648 students overall.

Demographically, RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fillmore County) records that median household income runs about $77,512, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Fillmore County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,946 students), RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 145). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 96% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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