Enrollment
159
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270002204587
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
600 COLFAX AVE SW, WADENA, MN 56482 · (218) 632-2400 · Wadena County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
65 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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
Students here typically continue to
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE→WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
159
-24 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.1:1
% White
86%
was 88%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE, an one-room-style middle school in WADENA, Minnesota, overseen by WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 159 students, covering grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.
Within WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,079 students, WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is one campus in the system.
On demographics, WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Wadena County's rate of about 49%.
After controlling for student poverty, WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wadena County put the typical household earns roughly $61,467 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Wadena County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,201 students), WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is one campus in the mix.
WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE has shrank 13%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025.
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Wadena County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,256
Census ACS
Median income
$61,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 470 students
- WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 450 students
Other schools in WADENA
- WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 470 students
- WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 450 students
- Freshwater Education District ALCHigh · 101 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 64 students
- LEAF RIVER ACADEMYCombined · 15 students
- White Pine AcademyHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 470
- WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 450
- LEAF RIVER ACADEMY1.7 mi · 15
- Elm Tree Academy1.7 mi · 9
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION1.7 mi · 64
- White Pine Academy1.7 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADEWhat is the total enrollment at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE?
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 05-06.
Is WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE an elementary, middle, or high school?
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE have?
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE?
Student demographics at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE in?
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is part of WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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