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Enrollment
939
Middle
DISTRICT 943 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STILLWATER AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273819001661
Stillwater Middle School
523 MARSH ST W, STILLWATER, MN 55082 · (651) 351-6905 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL939 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Minnesota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
178 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 304 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 36% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Stillwater Middle School→STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within Stillwater Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Stillwater Middle School
Stillwater Middle School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Middle School this school | 939 | 19.0% | 58.6% |
| Sartell Middle SARTELL | 983 | 19.9% | 59.8% |
| Central Middle WHITE BEAR LAKE | 922 | 19.3% | 57.0% |
| ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST SAINT MICHAEL | 959 | 18.8% | 54.5% |
| NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PRAGUE | 926 | 18.3% | 52.4% |
| St. Michael-Albertville Middle West ALBERTVILLE | 1,076 | 17.6% | 52.9% |
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 Stillwater Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #20 of 245 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #26 of 245 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #22 of 245 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 939 | #48 of 306 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #165 of 210 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #151 of 216 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #220 of 252 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #76 of 129 | N/A |
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
939
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 939 | 49.4 | 19.0:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 42.6 | 21.7:1 | 21% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 44.8 | 20.3:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 46 | 20.1:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 52.8 | 19.8:1 | 12% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 1,159 | 50 | 23.2:1 | 14% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 1,020 | 46 | 22.2:1 | 14% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 67 | 18.7:1 | 7% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 801 | 43 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stillwater Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,045 to 939); teachers down 7% (52.8 to 49.4).
About Stillwater Middle School
Stillwater Middle School is a large middle school found in STILLWATER, Minnesota. Its 939 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students.
The district, Stillwater Area Public Schools, operates 16 schools serving 8,455 students.
Stillwater Middle School enrolls a student body that is 82% White. The school is also 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Stillwater Middle School comes in at 32%.
Federal staffing data show 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stillwater Middle School and a ratio of 19.0:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Stillwater Middle School is A. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.9% for Stillwater Middle School. The school posts 58.6%, 3.8 points above the prediction.
In Washington County (population about 276,238), median household income is about $115,345, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 103 public schools operate in Washington County, serving about 46,313 students.
GATE 4/5 is located less than a tenth of a mile from Stillwater Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Stillwater Middle School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show 926 students in 2020-21 and 939 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.1:1 to 19.0:1.
Discussions about Stillwater Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools
- STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,658 students
- Oak-Land Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARYElementary · 697 students
- Brookview ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 573 students
- AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 437 students
Other schools in STILLWATER
- STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,658 students
- WILDWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 648 students
- RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 573 students
- ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWERElementary · 450 students
- STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 420 students
- LILY LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 398 students
Other Stillwater Middle schools
One other US public school is named Stillwater Middle. Stillwater Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Stillwater Middle SchoolStillwater, OK · 932 students
Nearby schools
- GATE 4/50.0 mi · 64
- A/O Program0.1 mi · 5
- STILLWATER SPECIAL SERVICES-ECSE0.1 mi · 259
- ST CROIX VALLEY AREA LEARNING CNTR.0.4 mi · 75
- STILLWATER DIST. SPECIAL SERVICES0.4 mi · 16
- Bridge Transition Program0.4 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Stillwater Middle SchoolHow large is Stillwater Middle School?
Stillwater Middle School enrolls approximately 939 students in grades 06-08.
Is Stillwater Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stillwater Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Stillwater Middle School have?
Stillwater Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Stillwater Middle School?
Student demographics at Stillwater Middle School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Stillwater Middle School?
Stillwater Middle School is overseen by Stillwater Area Public Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.