Stillwater Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Stillwater, Minnesota

Stillwater Middle School in Stillwater, Minnesota enrolled 939 students in 2024-25 with 49.4 full-time teachers, 19.0 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 takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

906 students in 2022-23, 925 students in 2023-24, 939 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.8 to 49.4.

Students enrolled at Stillwater Middle School by school year2022-23: 906, 2023-24: 925, 2024-25: 93902505007501k2022-239062023-249252024-25939
Students enrolled at Stillwater Middle School by school year2022-23: 906, 2023-24: 925, 2024-25: 93902505007501k2022-239062023-249252024-25939
Students enrolled at Stillwater Middle School by school year2022-23: 906, 2023-24: 925, 2024-25: 93902505007501k2022-239062023-249252024-25939
Students enrolled at Stillwater Middle School by school year2022-23: 906, 2023-24: 925, 2024-25: 93902505007501k2022-239062023-249252024-25939
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2390644.820.2
2023-2492542.521.7
2024-2593949.419.0

19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 19.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 19.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 19.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; This school 19.0; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state 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 299 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stillwater Middle School enrolled 896 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 299 of the 896 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.2% of students were White, 6.2% of two or more races, 5.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White82.2%
  2. Two or more races6.2%
  3. Hispanic5.4%
  4. Asian3.8%
  5. Black2.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Stillwater Middle School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% 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, 2021-2265%59%51.1%
Math, 2022-2361%56% (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 Stillwater

2 public middle schools in Stillwater report 2024-25 enrollment; Stillwater Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stillwater Middle School93919.014.9%
St. Croix Prep Academy Middle37116.47.5%

All public schools in Stillwater →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Stillwater Middle School

  1. St. Croix Prep Academy MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 371 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Oak-Land Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 946 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  3. Compare Stillwater Middle School with St. Croix Prep Academy MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834 spends per student$15,764 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,764
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaStillwater Middle School is the number 48 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.19.0:1
  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 Stillwater Middle School

  1. How many students attend Stillwater Middle School?
    939 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 906 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Stillwater, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Stillwater Middle School?
    19.0 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.
  3. Is Stillwater Middle School a Title I school?
    Stillwater 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 Stillwater Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Stillwater Middle School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% 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 Stillwater Middle School in?
    Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834, NCES district ID 2738190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273819001661 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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