Enrollment
107
Middle
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270272000054
Southland Middle
200 NW WATER ST, ADAMS, MN 55909 · (507) 582-3568 · Mower County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C-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
16.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
41 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Southland Middle→Southland Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Southland Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Southland Middle
Southland Middle's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Middle this school | 107 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
| Martin County West Junior High SHERBURN | 101 | 33.7% | 36.2% |
| Art & Science Academy Middle School ISANTI | 125 | 34.4% | 28.6% |
| ADRIAN MIDDLE ADRIAN | 139 | 38.1% | 42.5% |
| ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY | 134 | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE RUSHFORD | 145 | 34.5% | 45.3% |
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 Southland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #178 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #137 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #184 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #249 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #107 of 252 |
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
107
+9 (+9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
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 | 107 | 6.4 | 16.7:1 | 38% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 6.4 | 18.1:1 | 38% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 5.9 | 18.5:1 | 37% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 6 | 16.3:1 | 26% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 26% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 1 | 82.0:1 | 27% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 3 | 37.0:1 | 29% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 11% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 11 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (87 to 107); teachers down 19% (8 to 6.4).
About Southland Middle
Southland Middle runs as a small middle-grades school in ADAMS, Minnesota. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 107 students. The average among middle schools in Minnesota is roughly 495 students; this school is 78% smaller than that.
Southland Public School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 520 students.
Southland Middle's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Census figures show Mower County is about 75% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 6.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.7:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Mower County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Southland Middle a C-. 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, Southland Middle is 10.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.0%. Predicted: 44.5%.
Federal survey data for Mower County show that the median household income is $73,074, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 34 public schools in Mower County, enrolling about 7,434 students in all.
The shortest distance from Southland Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Southland Senior High. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 39.2%, higher than Southland Middle's 34.0%.
Federal data place Southland Middle in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment rise, from 98 in 2020-21 to 107 in 2024-25.
The Southland Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southland Public School District
- Southland ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Southland Senior HighHigh · 190 students
Other schools in ADAMS
- Southland ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Southland Senior HighHigh · 190 students
- Success EastCombined · 16 students
- First Step AdamsElementary · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Southland Senior High0.0 mi · 190
- Southland Elementary0.0 mi · 223
- First Step Adams0.2 mi · 9
- SMEC ALC10.4 mi · 70
- RESET10.4 mi · 11
- LEROY ELEMENTARY11.0 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Southland MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Southland Middle?
Southland Middle enrolls approximately 107 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Southland Middle serve?
Southland Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Southland Middle have?
Southland Middle employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Southland Middle?
Student demographics at Southland Middle are roughly 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Southland Middle in?
Southland Middle is part of Southland Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.