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Enrollment
965
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 273378001533
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
2025 TEXAS AVE S, SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN 55426 · (952) 928-6300 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL965 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest 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
18.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
361 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 318 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
50.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 965 | 37.4% | 40.6% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN | 889 | 36.3% | 46.1% |
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 711 | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER | 769 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| Hopkins North Middle School MINNETONKA | 866 | 31.1% | 40.5% |
| Justice Page Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 1,020 | 35.7% | 47.9% |
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. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #120 of 245 | #20 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #143 of 245 | #21 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #112 of 245 | #22 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 965 | #42 of 306 | #12 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #151 of 210 | #28 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #49 of 216 | #19 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #113 of 252 | #27 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #105 of 129 | #19 of 24 |
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
965
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 965 | 52.5 | 18.4:1 | 37% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 55.1 | 17.0:1 | 37% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 956 | 48 | 19.9:1 | 40% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 50 | 20.0:1 | 27% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | N/A | N/A | 34% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 987 | 58 | 17.0:1 | 35% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 46 | 20.5:1 | 36% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 16% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in SAINT LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school counts 965 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 95% bigger than the 495 average for middle schools in Minnesota.
ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. has 10 schools; together they serve 4,446 students.
White students are the majority at ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 18.4:1 comes from the school's 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 37% of students at ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 45.0%. ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 40.6%, 4.4 points below that line.
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Hennepin County, where the median household income is $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hennepin County has 495 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,001 to 965 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (20.0:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARYElementary · 533 students
- AQUILA ELEMENTARYElementary · 498 students
- SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK SPECIAL ED. PROGRAMElementary · 135 students
Other schools in SAINT LOUIS PARK
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARYElementary · 533 students
- AQUILA ELEMENTARYElementary · 498 students
- SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- ST. LOUIS PARK SPECIAL ED. PROGRAMElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 435
- AQUILA ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 498
- PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 533
- TRANSITION PLUS1.2 mi · 38
- ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH1.6 mi · 1,397
- SPECIAL ED.1.6 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 965 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.