Link12 Lakeville Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lakeville, Minnesota
Link12 Lakeville Middle School in Lakeville, Minnesota enrolled 50 students in 2024-25 with 3.1 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%
41 students in 2022-23, 51 students in 2023-24, 50 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.9 to 3.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 41 | 4.9 | 8.4 |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 3.9 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 50 | 3.1 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 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).
One counselor per 291 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Link12 Lakeville Middle School enrolled 96 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 291 of the 96 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent61.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.0% of students were White, 14.0% of two or more races, 10.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White68.0%
- Two or more races14.0%
- Black10.0%
- Hispanic4.0%
- Asian4.0%
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 Link12 Lakeville Middle School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 | 40‑44% | 63% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 57% (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 Lakeville
4 public middle schools in Lakeville report 2024-25 enrollment; Link12 Lakeville Middle School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century Middle School | 950 | 18.9 | 10.9% |
| Kenwood Trail Middle School | 854 | 15.8 | 20.6% |
| Mcguire Middle | 844 | 16.5 | 16.0% |
| Link12 Lakeville Middle School | 50 | 16.1 | 20.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Link12 Lakeville Middle School
- Century Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 950 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Kenwood Trail Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 854 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Link12 Lakeville Middle School with Century Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lakeville Public School District spends per student$14,882 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,882
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaLink12 Lakeville Middle School is the number 268 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#268 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.16.1:1
- 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 Link12 Lakeville Middle School
How many students attend Link12 Lakeville Middle School?
50 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 41 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lakeville, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Link12 Lakeville Middle School?
16.1 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 Link12 Lakeville Middle School a Title I school?
Link12 Lakeville Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Link12 Lakeville Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Link12 Lakeville Middle School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 Link12 Lakeville Middle School in?
Lakeville Public School District, NCES district ID 2717780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271778005347 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.