WCA Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Barrett, Minnesota

WCA Middle School in Barrett, Minnesota enrolled 232 students in 2024-25 with 15.2 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

220 students in 2022-23, 229 students in 2023-24, 232 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.2.

Students enrolled at WCA Middle School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232202023-242292024-25232
Students enrolled at WCA Middle School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232202023-242292024-25232
Students enrolled at WCA Middle School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232202023-242292024-25232
Students enrolled at WCA Middle School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232202023-242292024-25232
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322014.015.8
2023-2422914.915.3
2024-2523215.215.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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; WCA Middle School 15.2; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWCA Middle School 15.2state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; WCA Middle School 15.2; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWCA Middle School 15.2state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; WCA Middle School 15.2; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWCA Middle School 15.2state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; WCA Middle School 15.2; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWCA Middle School 15.2state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection WCA Middle School enrolled 250 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.4% of students were White, 2.6% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White94.4%
  2. Hispanic2.6%
  3. Two or more races2.2%
  4. Black0.9%

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 WCA Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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, 2021-2258%60%51.1%
Math, 2022-2344%53% (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.

What to look at next about WCA Middle School

  1. Brandon-Evansville Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 124 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Discovery Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 26 miles away: 898 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).26 mi
  3. Compare WCA Middle School with Brandon-Evansville Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Central Area spends per student$14,757 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,757
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaWCA Middle School is the number 203 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#203 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.15.2:1
  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 WCA Middle School

  1. How many students attend WCA Middle School?
    232 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 220 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Barrett, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at WCA Middle School?
    15.2 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 WCA Middle School a Title I school?
    WCA Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at WCA Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at WCA Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 WCA Middle School in?
    West Central Area, NCES district ID 2700104. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270010404375 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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