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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Twin Bluff School?
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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED WING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273048001298
Twin Bluff School
2120 TWIN BLUFF RD, RED WING, MN 55066 · (651) 385-4530 · Goodhue County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
151 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 5 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 34% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Twin Bluff School→Red Wing Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Red Wing Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Twin Bluff School
Twin Bluff School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Bluff School this school | 502 | 30.1% | 36.0% |
| ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD | 487 | 29.4% | 39.5% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE EAST GRAND FORKS | 463 | 29.2% | 46.3% |
| JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON | 508 | 33.1% | 41.2% |
| PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM | 526 | 34.2% | 44.1% |
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 Twin Bluff School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #166 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #176 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #158 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #146 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #82 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #111 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #157 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #26 of 129 |
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
502
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 502 | 31.5 | 15.9:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 34.7 | 14.4:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 28.9 | 18.5:1 | 37% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 38.4 | 16.6:1 | 37% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 33% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 18% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 49 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Bluff School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (636 to 502); teachers down 18% (38.4 to 31.5).
About Twin Bluff School
Twin Bluff School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of RED WING, Minnesota. Federal data show 502 students enrolled in grades 5 through 7 in 2024-25.
Twin Bluff School is one school in Red Wing Public School District, a system of 7 schools with 2,225 students.
The largest group at Twin Bluff School is White students, at 72%. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Black. Among people living in Goodhue County, the White share is about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Twin Bluff School scores 46%.
There are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.9:1. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at Twin Bluff School, 30% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Goodhue County average a similar 28%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Twin Bluff School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 48.9%. Actual: 36.0%.
In the surrounding county, Goodhue County, median household income comes to about $84,171, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 36 public schools and about 7,099 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Twin Bluff School from the closest public school, Sunnyside Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 502, compared with 481 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Twin Bluff School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Wing Public School District
- Red Wing Senior HighHigh · 762 students
- Burnside ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- Colvill Family Education CenterElementary · 79 students
- Tower View ALPHigh · 62 students
- Red Wing VPKElementary · 33 students
Other schools in RED WING
- Red Wing Senior HighHigh · 762 students
- Burnside ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- 5RiversOnline SecondaryHigh · 188 students
- Creekstone MontessoriElementary · 122 students
- Colvill Family Education CenterElementary · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyside Elementary0.5 mi · 294
- 5RiversOnline Secondary1.4 mi · 188
- Reach Programs1.4 mi · 68
- Pathways Program Grades 8-121.4 mi · 31
- 5RiversOnline Elementary1.4 mi · 22
- Red Wing Senior High1.6 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Bluff SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Twin Bluff School?
Twin Bluff School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 05-07.
Is Twin Bluff School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Bluff School is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Twin Bluff School have?
Twin Bluff School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Bluff School?
At Twin Bluff School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Twin Bluff School public or private?
Twin Bluff School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Red Wing Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.