Hidden River Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hidden River Middle School in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 640 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 21.9 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% 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%).

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

559 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 640 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 29.2.

Students enrolled at Hidden River Middle School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64002004006008002022-235592023-245882024-25640
Students enrolled at Hidden River Middle School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64002004006008002022-235592023-245882024-25640
Students enrolled at Hidden River Middle School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64002004006008002022-235592023-245882024-25640
Students enrolled at Hidden River Middle School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64002004006008002022-235592023-245882024-25640
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355926.021.5
2023-2458832.218.2
2024-2564029.221.9

21.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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; This school 21.9; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.9state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 21.9; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.9state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 21.9; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.9state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 21.9; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.9state 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).

One counselor per 284 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hidden River Middle School enrolled 568 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 111 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 284 of the 568 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions111
  • Chronically absent36.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.9% of students were White, 28.4% Black, 14.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White40.9%
  2. Black28.4%
  3. Two or more races14.1%
  4. Hispanic8.9%
  5. Asian7.0%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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 Hidden River Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% 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, 2021-2238%35%51.1%
Math, 2022-2325%25% (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 Saint Paul

19 public middle schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment; Hidden River Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Highland Park Middle School81119.539.8%
Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School72417.865.1%
Hidden River Middle School64021.944.5%
Battle Creek Middle61917.168.8%
Murray Middle School57622.052.8%
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper45314.368.7%
Global Arts Plus Upper43717.560.2%
Hmong Language and Culture-Parkway33717.161.1%

All public schools in Saint Paul →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hidden River Middle School

  1. Laura Jeffrey Academy CharterThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 117 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Avalon Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 75 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Hidden River Middle School with Laura Jeffrey Academy CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaHidden River Middle School is the number 109 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher21.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.21.9:1
  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 Hidden River Middle School

  1. How many students attend Hidden River Middle School?
    640 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 559 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Saint Paul, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hidden River Middle School?
    21.9 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 Hidden River Middle School a Title I school?
    Hidden River Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hidden River Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hidden River Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% 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 Hidden River Middle School in?
    Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384001621 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