Stillwater Middle School

Stillwater Middle School is a big junior high in STILLWATER, Minnesota, one of the schools within Stillwater Area Public Schools. The school educates 939 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 90% above typical.

Across the 16 schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools (8,455 students total), Stillwater Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stillwater Middle School records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stillwater Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $115,345, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stillwater Middle School is one of 103 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students).

GATE 4/5 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 1,045 students in 2018 compared to 939 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 82% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.