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What's one thing Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,055
Middle
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK RAPIDS-RICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273288002246
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
901 1ST ST S, SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379 · (320) 654-9073 · Benton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,055 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Minnesota public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
19.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
346 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 343 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 358 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 354 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%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
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School→Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
Based on grade levels within Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School this school | 1,055 | 32.8% | 33.4% |
| Dakota Meadows Middle School NORTH MANKATO | 852 | 30.2% | 47.0% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 1,183 | 27.6% | 37.5% |
| Monticello Middle MONTICELLO | 860 | 28.8% | 44.3% |
| BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO | 1,160 | 27.5% | 45.7% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #182 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #198 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #147 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,055 | #31 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #179 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #148 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #144 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #125 of 129 |
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
1,055
+42 (+4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,055 | 53.8 | 19.6:1 | 33% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 1,067 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 36% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 57 | 18.3:1 | 38% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | 62 | 16.3:1 | 28% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 1,060 | 58.8 | 18.0:1 | 33% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 53 | 18.9:1 | 35% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 29% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 19% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,060 to 1,055); teachers down 8% (58.8 to 53.8).
About Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is a large middle-grades school located in SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota. Its 1,055 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students.
A total of 6 schools make up Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, with 4,331 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is 82% White. It is also 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1 at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, with 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 19.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Benton County.
allk12 grades Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 33.4%; the prediction is 47.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Benton County, the median household income is $74,410, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Benton County has 16 public schools and roughly 6,680 students.
The school nearest to Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is Mississippi Heights Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School grew 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,013 to 1,055 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
Discussions about Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior HighHigh · 1,319 students
- Mississippi Heights ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- Rice ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Hillside Early Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
- Sauk Rapids ECFEElementary
Other schools in SAUK RAPIDS
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior HighHigh · 1,319 students
- Mississippi Heights ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- ALC - Sauk RapidsHigh · 59 students
- Hillside Early Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
- Benton-Stearns Education DistrictHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Mississippi Heights Elementary0.3 mi · 808
- Hillside Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 58
- Benton Stearns Education District 10.5 mi · 17
- Benton-Stearns Education District0.5 mi · 24
- Pleasantview Elementary1.0 mi · 734
- Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ1.3 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School enrolls approximately 1,055 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School serve?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School have?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School?
Student demographics at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School in?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is part of Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.