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If you could change one rule at ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137003360
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE
25900 4TH ST W, ZIMMERMAN, MN 55398 · (763) 241-3505 · Sherburne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
20.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
138 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 177 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 30% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE this school | 514 | 26.8% | 48.8% |
| ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE | 466 | 29.0% | 53.5% |
| Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN | 418 | 25.6% | 57.1% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
| North Branch Area Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 615 | 29.1% | 34.7% |
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 ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #64 of 245 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #54 of 245 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #78 of 245 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #142 of 306 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #188 of 210 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #179 of 216 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #184 of 252 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #78 of 129 | N/A |
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
514
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 31.4:1
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 | 514 | 25.1 | 20.5:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 22.5 | 22.5:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 19.3 | 27.5:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 18 | 31.4:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 22% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 26% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 35% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (568 to 514); teachers down 14% (29 to 25.1).
About ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in ZIMMERMAN, Minnesota. A federal count lists 514 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Elk River Public School District enrolls 14,633 students, and its 29 schools include ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE.
The large majority of students at ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE, 88%, are White. Next come 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE counts 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.5 students for each one. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Sherburne County, the average is about the same, 29%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.8%) and its predicted rate (50.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Across Sherburne County, median household income is about $105,466, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Sherburne County number 45 and enroll about 16,306.
The school nearest to ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is 4th among 5 schools close by.
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE had 565 students in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 31.4:1 to 20.5:1.
Community posts for ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in ZIMMERMAN
- ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 704 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 562 students
- ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 704
- ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 522
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 562
- MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY8.0 mi · 554
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL8.2 mi · 638
- M Health Fairview C&T8.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About ZIMMERMAN MIDDLEHow large is ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE?
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
Is ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE have?
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE in?
ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE is part of Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.