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Enrollment
664
Middle
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274416001840
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE
1401 CRAILSHEIM RD, WORTHINGTON, MN 56187 · (507) 376-4174 · Nobles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Minnesota public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
463 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 204 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE→WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 WORTHINGTON MIDDLE
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORTHINGTON MIDDLE this school | 664 | 69.7% | 28.2% |
| Andersen Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 1,052 | 70.8% | 21.5% |
| Willmar Middle School WILLMAR | 842 | 62.7% | 38.1% |
| Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 719 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 647 | 73.1% | 21.4% |
| RICHFIELD MIDDLE RICHFIELD | 808 | 57.7% | 29.4% |
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 WORTHINGTON MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #203 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #182 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #210 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #107 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #47 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #76 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #36 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #9 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
664
-282 (-30%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 664 | 44.9 | 14.8:1 | 70% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 46.2 | 14.4:1 | 75% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 32.9 | 20.1:1 | 78% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 38 | 24.9:1 | 69% (650) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 33.5 | 27.9:1 | 73% (679) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 71% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 65% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 35% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WORTHINGTON MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (936 to 664); teachers up 34% (33.5 to 44.9).
About WORTHINGTON MIDDLE
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in WORTHINGTON, Minnesota. The school counts 664 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students.
In WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 10 schools enroll a combined 4,064 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at WORTHINGTON MIDDLE, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% White, 10% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. WORTHINGTON MIDDLE's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
At WORTHINGTON MIDDLE, 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.8:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Nobles County averages 61%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for WORTHINGTON MIDDLE is C+. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.2% and a predicted 27.6%.
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE is located in Nobles County, where the median household income is $66,101, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides WORTHINGTON MIDDLE, Nobles County has 20 other public schools.
Virtual Instruction by Excellence E is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WORTHINGTON MIDDLE.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 30% from 2020-21, when WORTHINGTON MIDDLE had 946 students, to 2024-25, when it had 664. Students per teacher fell from 24.9 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,118 students
- Intermediate SchoolElementary · 705 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 690 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence EElementary · 518 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence SHigh · 124 students
- Community EducationElementary · 87 students
Other schools in WORTHINGTON
- WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,118 students
- Intermediate SchoolElementary · 705 students
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 690 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence EElementary · 518 students
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence SHigh · 124 students
- Community EducationElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence E0.5 mi · 518
- Learning Center Night0.5 mi · 36
- Community Education0.5 mi · 87
- Virtual Instruction by Excellence S0.5 mi · 124
- Learning Center0.5 mi · 82
- Intermediate School0.6 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About WORTHINGTON MIDDLEHow large is WORTHINGTON MIDDLE?
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 06-08.
Is WORTHINGTON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WORTHINGTON MIDDLE have?
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at WORTHINGTON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at WORTHINGTON MIDDLE are roughly 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WORTHINGTON MIDDLE public or private?
WORTHINGTON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.