Tier Three

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Plymouth, Minnesota

Tier Three in Plymouth, Minnesota enrolled 226 students in 2024-25 with 66.9 full-time teachers, 3.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. 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, 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%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

179 students in 2022-23, 193 students in 2023-24, 226 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.4 to 66.9.

Students enrolled at Tier Three by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-231792023-241932024-25226
Students enrolled at Tier Three by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-231792023-241932024-25226
Students enrolled at Tier Three by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-231792023-241932024-25226
Students enrolled at Tier Three by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 193, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-231792023-241932024-25226
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317966.42.7
2023-2419359.03.3
2024-2522666.93.4

3.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Tier Three 3.4; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTier Three 3.4state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Tier Three 3.4; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTier Three 3.4state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Tier Three 3.4; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTier Three 3.4state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Tier Three 3.4; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTier Three 3.4state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

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 147 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tier Three enrolled 176 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 147 of the 176 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent50.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.2% of students were Black, 25.7% White, 12.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black48.2%
  2. White25.7%
  3. Two or more races12.4%
  4. Hispanic6.6%
  5. Asian6.2%
  6. American Indian0.9%

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 Tier Three 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%20‑24%51.1%
Math, 2022-23under 50%6‑9% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

21-39% of the 22 students in Tier Three's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate21‑39%46%83.3%
Students in the class2226169,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Plymouth

5 public schools of this kind in Plymouth report 2024-25 enrollment; Tier Three is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tier Two2744.462.8%
Tier Three2263.453.1%
Early Childhood Special Education183not reported26.2%
Tier One254.524.0%
School #540513.5not reported

All public schools in Plymouth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Tier Three

  1. Tier OneThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 25 students, 4.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Tier TwoThe next nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 274 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare Tier Three with Tier OneStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Intermediate District 287 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaTier Three is the number 18 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher3.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.3.4:1
  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 Tier Three

  1. How many students attend Tier Three?
    226 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 179 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Plymouth, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tier Three?
    3.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Tier Three a Title I school?
    Tier Three was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Tier Three do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tier Three 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Tier Three?
    21-39% of the 22 students in Tier Three's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Tier Three in?
    Intermediate District 287, NCES district ID 2700025. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270002505316 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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