Southland Middle

Southland Middle operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in ADAMS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Southland Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 107 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 78% leaner than the state mean of about 495.

Southland Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Southland Public School District, a district that caters to 520 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Southland Middle logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Southland Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at Southland Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mower County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southland Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mower County put median household income runs about $73,074, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Southland Middle is one of 34 public schools in Mower County (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students).

The closest other public school is Southland Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southland Middle comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 87 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Southland Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.