Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School

Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is one of the expansive 6-8 campuss in SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota, overseen by Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, with 1,055 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 113% larger than typical.

Within Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 4,331 students, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.4%; actual is 33.4%, a gap of -14.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Benton County) reports that median household income runs about $74,410, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Benton County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students), Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Mississippi Heights Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,060 students in 2018 compared to 1,055 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 82%. Class-load math has rose: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.