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St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

1025 18TH ST N, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303 · (320) 774-2201 · Stearns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
Enrollment
91
Middle
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
91 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 63235%
Grade 74044%
Grade 81921%
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Black
91100%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 12% · US 15%
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
Male
5358%
Female
3842%

School pathway

Feeds from
Saint Cloud Math and Science AcademKG–05
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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
35.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.5%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

St. Cloud Math & Science Middle's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle this school91100.0%22.1%
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville
BURNSVILLE
9696.9%25.4%
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School
SAINT PAUL
7295.8%19.6%
KIPP North Star Academy
MINNEAPOLIS
10794.4%10.8%
Success Academy Bloomington Middle
BLOOMINGTON
6390.5%27.0%
MN International Middle Chr School
MINNEAPOLIS
32699.4%23.1%
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 St. Cloud Math & Science Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Stearns County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
91#256 of 306#8 of 9
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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25917.212.7:1100% (91)
2023-24854.518.9:196% (82)
2022-2344N/AN/A89% (39)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Cloud Math & Science Middle.

About St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

In SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is a small middle school. It enrolled 91 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students each.

A total of 2 schools make up Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ, with 357 students enrolled.

Black students are the large majority at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle, with 100% of enrollment. By comparison, Stearns County residents are about 9% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.

The school employs the equivalent of 7.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. On average, public schools in Stearns County report 44%.

After adjusting for student poverty, St. Cloud Math & Science Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.1%; the prediction is 11.3%.

Stearns County has about 160,865 residents, and median household income is about $77,066, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 74 public schools in Stearns County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,160.

The closest other public school is Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

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Stearns County at a glance

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Population
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students

Quick facts

School name
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle
District
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ
Address
1025 18TH ST N, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303
Phone
(320) 774-2201
County
Stearns County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
91
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
91 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
270039505551
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About St. Cloud Math & Science Middle
How many students attend St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle enrolls approximately 91 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does St. Cloud Math & Science Middle serve?
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is approximately 12.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?
At St. Cloud Math & Science Middle, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
Who oversees St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is overseen by Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ in Stearns County.
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