Salk Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elk River, Minnesota

Salk Middle School in Elk River, Minnesota enrolled 638 students in 2024-25 with 26.1 full-time teachers, 24.5 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 takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 53%

657 students in 2022-23, 677 students in 2023-24, 638 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 26.1.

Students enrolled at Salk Middle School by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236572023-246772024-25638
Students enrolled at Salk Middle School by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236572023-246772024-25638
Students enrolled at Salk Middle School by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236572023-246772024-25638
Students enrolled at Salk Middle School by school year2022-23: 657, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236572023-246772024-25638
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365717.038.7
2023-2467727.824.4
2024-2563826.124.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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; Salk Middle School 24.5; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalk Middle School 24.5state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Salk Middle School 24.5; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalk Middle School 24.5state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Salk Middle School 24.5; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalk Middle School 24.5state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Salk Middle School 24.5; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalk Middle School 24.5state 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 445 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salk Middle School enrolled 725 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 445 of the 725 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions37
  • Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.1% of students were White, 17.7% Black, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.1%
  2. Black17.7%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Asian4.2%
  5. Hispanic2.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Salk Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% 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, 2021-2256%60%51.1%
Math, 2022-2359%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; Salk Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salk Middle School63824.519.1%
Vandenberge Middle School55723.319.7%
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-829116.711.3%
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 614716.99.5%
Online728 Middle School31not reported32.3%
Ivan Sand Middle School ALC11.0not reported

All public schools in Elk River →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salk Middle School

  1. Vandenberge Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 557 students, 23.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Ivan Sand Middle School ALCThe next nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Salk Middle School with Vandenberge Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaSalk Middle School is the number 111 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.24.5:1
  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 Salk Middle School

  1. How many students attend Salk Middle School?
    638 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 657 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elk River, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salk Middle School?
    24.5 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 Salk Middle School a Title I school?
    Salk Middle School 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).
  4. How do students at Salk Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Salk Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% 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 Salk Middle School in?
    Elk River Area ISD 728, NCES district ID 2711370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271137002038 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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