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
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 86 | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 46% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE→WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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 →
Schools most like WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE this school | 159 | 40.9% | 45.1% |
| ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY | 134 | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE RUSHFORD | 145 | 34.5% | 45.3% |
| Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD | 241 | 38.2% | 37.7% |
| Southland Middle ADAMS | 107 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
| Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 138 | 34.8% | 41.4% |
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 WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #88 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #127 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #87 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #224 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #95 of 252 |
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
159
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 159 | 7.5 | 21.3:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 6.5 | 26.1:1 | 50% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 7.5 | 22.8:1 | 58% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 7 | 21.9:1 | 41% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 8.7 | 21.1:1 | 61% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 54% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (183 to 159); teachers down 14% (8.7 to 7.5).
About WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
The public middle school WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is located in WADENA, Minnesota. It serves 159 students in grades 5 through 6. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE is one of 3 schools in WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,079 students in total.
At WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE, White students make up 86% of the student body. It is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Wadena County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE's 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.3:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. That is 8 points below the 49% average for public schools in Wadena County.
allk12 grades WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE an A-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.1%, compared with a predicted 43.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wadena County show that median household income is about $61,467, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 17 public schools in Wadena County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,201.
The next-closest public school is WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE had 153 students in 2020-21 and 159 in 2024-25, a 4% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Elm Tree Academy1.7 mi · 9
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION1.7 mi · 64
- Freshwater Education District ALC1.7 mi · 101
- LEAF RIVER ACADEMY1.7 mi · 15
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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