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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274146003066
Waconia Middle School
1400 COMMUNITY DR, WACONIA, MN 55387 · (952) 442-0650 · Carver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
125 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
885
-38 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.4:1
% White
86%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Waconia Middle School
Set in WACONIA, Minnesota, Waconia Middle School is an expansive middle-grades school, run under WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 885 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 79% above typical.
WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,984 students. Waconia Middle School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Waconia Middle School records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Carver County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Waconia Middle School logs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at Waconia Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Waconia Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.5%; this one delivers 56.2%.
In the broader community, Carver County reports that the typical household earns roughly $125,946 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Waconia Middle School is one of 57 public schools in Carver County (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students).
The closest other public school is Waconia High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Waconia Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.6%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 923 students in 2018 compared to 885 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 86% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Carver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,041
Census ACS
Median income
$125,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
18,076 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Waconia High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
- Laketown ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 67 students
- Waconia Early Learning CenterElementary · 53 students
Other schools in WACONIA
- Waconia High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
- Laketown ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 67 students
- Waconia Early Learning CenterElementary · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Waconia High School0.4 mi · 1,335
- Waconia Learning Center0.7 mi · 25
- Waconia Learning Center SS/AS0.7 mi · 4
- Waconia Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 53
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION0.8 mi · 67
- TRANSITIONS 1101.2 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Waconia Middle SchoolHow large is Waconia Middle School?
Waconia Middle School enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Waconia Middle School serve?
Waconia Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waconia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waconia Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waconia Middle School?
At Waconia Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Waconia Middle School public or private?
Waconia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.