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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sandburg Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
341
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178005115
Sandburg Middle School
2400 SANDBURG LN, GOLDEN VALLEY, MN 55427 · (763) 504-8200 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
230 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 110 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 35% |
Student demographics
77%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
31.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Sandburg Middle School
Sandburg Middle School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburg Middle School this school | 341 | 67.4% | 20.9% |
| Global Arts Plus Upper SAINT PAUL | 437 | 66.1% | 21.0% |
| Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 541 | 63.6% | 20.8% |
| Fridley Middle FRIDLEY | 694 | 72.0% | 28.6% |
| NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 720 | 71.9% | 22.7% |
| 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 Sandburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #221 of 245 | #34 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #228 of 245 | #37 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #213 of 245 | #31 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #175 of 306 | #34 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #23 of 210 | #9 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #5 of 216 | #2 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #40 of 252 | #18 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #3 of 129 | #2 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
341
-242 (-42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 30.7:1
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 | 341 | 24.8 | 13.8:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 25.4 | 13.1:1 | 67% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 17.9 | 23.4:1 | 69% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 19 | 30.7:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 33.6 | 16.7:1 | 51% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (561 to 341); teachers down 26% (33.6 to 24.8).
About Sandburg Middle School
Sandburg Middle School is a public middle school in GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota. It enrolls 341 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 31% below the average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
Sandburg Middle School is among 25 schools run by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 10,821 students.
Black students account for 33% of enrollment at Sandburg Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups include 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 13% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sandburg Middle School scores 77%.
With 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sandburg Middle School, 67% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hennepin County report 43%.
Sandburg Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Minnesota public middle schools.
A school with Sandburg Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 28.8%. Sandburg Middle School scores 20.9%, 8.0 points below that line.
In Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Measured in a straight line, Robbinsdale Virtual Academy K-5 is less than a tenth of a mile from Sandburg Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sandburg Middle School is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 583 (2020-21) and 341 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (30.7:1).
This page is set up for the Sandburg Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in GOLDEN VALLEY
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 792 students
- SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSONElementary · 432 students
- HIGHVIEW ALCHigh · 277 students
- NOBLE ELEMENTARYElementary · 262 students
- Robbinsdale Virtual AcademyHigh · 170 students
- PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATIONHigh · 154 students
Other Sandburg Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sandburg Middle. Sandburg Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Sandburg MiddleAlexandria, VA · 1,401 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolLevittown, PA · 729 students
- Sandburg MiddleGlendora, CA · 695 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolElmhurst, IL · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy K-50.0 mi · 11
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 170
- HIGHVIEW ALC0.0 mi · 277
- NEILL ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 359
- SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON0.6 mi · 432
- Notre Ecole Academy0.9 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Sandburg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sandburg Middle School?
Sandburg Middle School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sandburg Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandburg Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sandburg Middle School have?
Sandburg Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Sandburg Middle School?
Sandburg Middle School reports a student body of 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 33% Black, 7% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandburg Middle School?
Sandburg Middle School is overseen by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.