CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a mid-sized junior high in Devils Lake, North Dakota, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 536 students from grades 5 through 8, part of DEVILS LAKE 1.

DEVILS LAKE 1 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,786 students; CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 29% Native American, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put the typical household earns roughly $61,006 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 1,874 students).

The closest other public school is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.