Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274573500221
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School
705 MILL ST, ZUMBROTA, MN 55992 · (507) 732-7395 · Goodhue County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C+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
14.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
43 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 7 | 103 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 47% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School→Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.2%
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 55 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School this school | 194 | 22.2% | 48.2% |
| DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL EYOTA | 237 | 20.7% | 35.8% |
| BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE | 255 | 22.0% | 41.0% |
| CALEDONIA MIDDLE CALEDONIA | 138 | 24.6% | 50.4% |
| ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON | 203 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE KENYON | 216 | 27.8% | 40.9% |
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 Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #69 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #46 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #84 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #218 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #206 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
194
+12 (+7%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 194 | 13.4 | 14.5:1 | 22% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 13.4 | 14.4:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 13.4 | 15.0:1 | 29% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 14% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 8.2 | 22.5:1 | 25% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 14% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (185 to 194); teachers up 62% (8.2 to 13.4).
About Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is a public middle school in ZUMBROTA, Minnesota. School enrollment was 194 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District (4 schools, 1,242 students) runs Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School's enrollment is 91% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is 13.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The school counts 43 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%.
allk12 grades Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.2% for Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School. The school posts 48.2%, 5.0 points below the prediction.
In Goodhue County (population about 47,943), the median household income is $84,171, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is one of 36 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 182 in 2020-21 to 194 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior HighHigh · 401 students
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in ZUMBROTA
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior HighHigh · 401 students
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High0.0 mi · 401
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School0.1 mi · 298
- KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY5.7 mi · 198
- Pine Island High School ALP6.3 mi · 1
- PINE ISLAND MIDDLE6.3 mi · 464
- Pine Island High School6.3 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School?
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School serve?
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School have?
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School?
Student demographics at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School?
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is overseen by Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District in Goodhue County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.