Middle school (grades 6-8) · Saint Cloud, MN

St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

Federal NCES profile for St. Cloud Math & Science Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 270039505551Charter school
91 students enrolled

Enrollment

91

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

88.6%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

+107% vs state

What stands out at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter middle school in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, enrolling 91 students.

Economic need is high: 88.6% of students qualify for free meals, 107% above the Minnesota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 91 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its student body is predominantly African American (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

Its district draws 20.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ, also runs Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ (266 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How St. Cloud Math & Science Middle compares

St. Cloud Math & Science Middle on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 88.6% ▲ 107% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 91 top 72% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

91
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
88.6%
free-lunch eligible - 107% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$15,597
per pupil, district-wide - above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 100.0%

Largest group: African American at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ, which includes St. Cloud Math & Science Middle.

$15,597
Per student
+2%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.2%
State 78.8%
Federal 20.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How St. Cloud Math & Science Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to St. Cloud Math & Science Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Saint Cloud Math And Science Academ · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about St. Cloud Math & Science Middle

How many students attend St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?

St. Cloud Math & Science Middle has 91 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Saint Cloud, MN.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?

88.6% of students at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of St. Cloud Math & Science Middle?

The largest demographic group at St. Cloud Math & Science Middle is African American at 100.0% of enrollment, in Saint Cloud, MN.

What other schools are in Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ?

Besides St. Cloud Math & Science Middle, Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ also operates Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ (266 students). See the Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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