For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 551 students in St. James Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in St. James Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
1,107 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
St. James Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#302 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
7 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
639 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
58%
11%
# Black Students
2 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
448 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
40%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
76
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
82
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
61
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
77
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
92
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
73
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
84
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
67
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
79
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
84
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
76
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,337 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,672 is less than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,337
$17,860
Spending / Student
$15,672
$18,586
Best St. James Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
St. James Middle/high School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1001 10th Ave N
Saint James, MN 56081
(507) 375-3381
Saint James, MN 56081
(507) 375-3381
Grades: 6-12
| 551 students
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