VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in ELK RIVER, Minnesota, VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 557 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Elk River Public School District.

VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 29 schools operated by Elk River Public School District, a district that works with 14,633 students overall.

On the student-mix side, VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.1%; VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 39.5%, -12.7 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sherburne County shows median household earnings sit near $105,466, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Sherburne County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students), of which VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ISD 728 FOCUS/JOURNEY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 557). The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.