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Which teacher or staff member at Shakopee East Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
828
Middle
DISTRICT 864 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273300003717
Shakopee East Middle School
1137 MARSCHALL RD, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 496-5702 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
355 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 264 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
48.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Shakopee East Middle School
Shakopee East Middle School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakopee East Middle School this school | 828 | 42.9% | 37.9% |
| Northdale Middle COON RAPIDS | 1,108 | 41.2% | 48.0% |
| Dakota Middle School ROCHESTER | 921 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER | 867 | 37.4% | 34.4% |
| Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER | 769 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN | 889 | 36.3% | 46.1% |
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 Shakopee East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #144 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #164 of 245 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #124 of 245 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #74 of 306 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #110 of 210 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #19 of 216 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #86 of 252 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #104 of 129 | N/A |
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
828
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 828 | 49.1 | 16.9:1 | 43% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 48.2 | 16.6:1 | 44% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 43% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 37% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 53.4 | 16.5:1 | 38% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 35% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 1,033 | 58 | 17.8:1 | 32% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shakopee East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (880 to 828); teachers down 8% (53.4 to 49.1).
About Shakopee East Middle School
Shakopee East Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school located in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota. It enrolled 828 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students each.
Shakopee Public School District enrolls 7,717 students in 12 schools, including Shakopee East Middle School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Shakopee East Middle School. The largest is White students, at 44%. Next come 20% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 77% White among all Scott County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 49.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Scott County average 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Shakopee East Middle School is B-. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Shakopee East Middle School is 4.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.9% versus 42.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Among Scott County residents, the median household income is $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shakopee East Middle School is one of 66 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Pearson VPK is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Shakopee East Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 37.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Shakopee East Middle School's enrollment dropped 5%, to 828. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.7:1 to 16.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Shakopee East Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shakopee Public School District
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Other schools in SHAKOPEE
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Pearson VPK0.5 mi · 31
- Shakopee West Middle School0.9 mi · 899
- Sun Path Elementary1.0 mi · 521
- Shakopee High School1.6 mi · 2,823
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE1.7 mi · 2
- Sweeney Elementary1.8 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Shakopee East Middle SchoolHow large is Shakopee East Middle School?
Shakopee East Middle School enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shakopee East Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shakopee East Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Shakopee East Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Shakopee East Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shakopee East Middle School?
At Shakopee East Middle School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 13% Hispanic, 20% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Shakopee East Middle School?
Shakopee East Middle School is overseen by Shakopee Public School District in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.