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Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,142 students in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
11 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
5,313 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
284 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#89 out of 527 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
41%
Graduation Rate
90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.58
# American Indian Students
16 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
70 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
243 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
11%
# Black Students
102 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
4,692 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
88%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
185 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
125
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
320
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
353
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
348
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
369
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
379
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
426
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
362
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
349
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
431
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
447
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
486
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
447
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
471
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,890 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,939 is less than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$90 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$79 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,890
$17,860
Spending / Student
$14,939
$18,586
Best Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Buffalo Community Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1300 Hwy 25 N
Buffalo, MN 55313
(763) 682-8200
Buffalo, MN 55313
(763) 682-8200
Grades: 6-8
| 1,142 students
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