Ivan Sand Middle School ALC
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elk River, Minnesota
Ivan Sand Middle School ALC in Elk River, Minnesota enrolled 1 student in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 1.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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 80% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
5 students in 2022-23, 1 student in 2023-24, 1 student in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 5 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.
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 Ivan Sand Middle School ALC enrolled 6 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
100.0% of students were of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Two or more races100.0%
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 Ivan Sand Middle School ALC scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 60% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 59% (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 Elk River
6 public middle schools in Elk River report 2024-25 enrollment; Ivan Sand Middle School ALC is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salk Middle School | 638 | 24.5 | 19.1% |
| Vandenberge Middle School | 557 | 23.3 | 19.7% |
| Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8 | 291 | 16.7 | 11.3% |
| Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6 | 147 | 16.9 | 9.5% |
| Online728 Middle School | 31 | not reported | 32.3% |
| Ivan Sand Middle School ALC | 1 | 1.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ivan Sand Middle School ALC
- Vandenberge Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.1 miles away: 557 students, 23.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Salk Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 638 students, 24.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Ivan Sand Middle School ALC with Vandenberge Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elk River Area ISD 728 spends per student$12,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,958
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaIvan Sand Middle School ALC is the number 299 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#299 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher1.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.1.0:1
- 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 Ivan Sand Middle School ALC
How many students attend Ivan Sand Middle School ALC?
1 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 5 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elk River, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ivan Sand Middle School ALC?
1.0 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.Is Ivan Sand Middle School ALC a Title I school?
Ivan Sand Middle School ALC was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Ivan Sand Middle School ALC do on state tests?
The students tested at Ivan Sand Middle School ALC scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.What district is Ivan Sand Middle School ALC in?
Elk River Area ISD 728, NCES district ID 2711370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271137005158 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.