Fridley Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Fridley, Minnesota

Fridley Middle in Fridley, Minnesota enrolled 694 students in 2024-25 with 59.3 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

745 students in 2022-23, 632 students in 2023-24, 694 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 59.3.

Students enrolled at Fridley Middle by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237452023-246322024-25694
Students enrolled at Fridley Middle by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237452023-246322024-25694
Students enrolled at Fridley Middle by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237452023-246322024-25694
Students enrolled at Fridley Middle by school year2022-23: 745, 2023-24: 632, 2024-25: 69402004006008002022-237452023-246322024-25694
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2374547.115.8
2023-2463244.114.3
2024-2569459.311.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Fridley Middle 11.7; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFridley Middle 11.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Fridley Middle 11.7; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFridley Middle 11.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Fridley Middle 11.7; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFridley Middle 11.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Fridley Middle 11.7; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFridley Middle 11.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fridley Middle enrolled 861 students and reported no counselor; it reported 104 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions104
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.4% of students were Black, 22.3% White, 21.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black34.4%
  2. White22.3%
  3. Hispanic21.8%
  4. Two or more races11.7%
  5. Asian8.2%
  6. American Indian1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fridley Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233%33%51.1%
Math, 2022-2325%22% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Fridley

2 public middle schools in Fridley report 2024-25 enrollment; Fridley Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fridley Middle69411.759.5%
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center24not reported79.2%

All public schools in Fridley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fridley Middle

  1. Fridley Middle Area Learning CenterThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 24 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Columbia AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 719 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Fridley Middle with Fridley Middle Area Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fridley Public Schools spends per student$17,928 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,928
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaFridley Middle is the number 99 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#99 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fridley Middle

  1. How many students attend Fridley Middle?
    694 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 745 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fridley, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fridley Middle?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fridley Middle a Title I school?
    Fridley Middle ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fridley Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fridley Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fridley Middle in?
    Fridley Public Schools, NCES district ID 2712420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271242000610 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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