Enrollment
139
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273285005251
Sauk Centre Middle
903 STATE ROAD, SAUK CENTRE, MN 56378 · (320) 352-2258 · Stearns County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
57 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Sauk Centre Middle→SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
About Sauk Centre Middle
Set in SAUK CENTRE, Minnesota, Sauk Centre Middle is a tiny middle school, overseen by SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 139 students across grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so Sauk Centre Middle sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.
Within SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,104 students, Sauk Centre Middle is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Sauk Centre Middle records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Sauk Centre Middle reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Sauk Centre Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Sauk Centre Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -4.1 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Stearns County put median household income runs about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which Sauk Centre Middle is one.
The closest other public school is SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sauk Centre Middle comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.
Sauk Centre Middle operates from a town-center location.
On the community side, the feed for Sauk Centre Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAUK CENTRE SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
Other schools in SAUK CENTRE
- SAUK CENTRE SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY0.0 mi · 597
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 368
- BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST.7.3 mi · 10
- WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER7.3 mi · 21
- WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-27.3 mi · 50
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY7.3 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Sauk Centre MiddleHow large is Sauk Centre Middle?
Sauk Centre Middle enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Sauk Centre Middle serve?
Sauk Centre Middle serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Sauk Centre Middle have?
Sauk Centre Middle employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sauk Centre Middle?
At Sauk Centre Middle, the student body is approximately 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sauk Centre Middle public or private?
Sauk Centre Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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