Summary:
Middle schools in Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools consist of one campus: Round Lake-Brewster Middle School in Brewster, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8 with 118 students. The district is ranked 334 of 458 in Minnesota, placing it in the 27th percentile with 1 star. The school’s rank history is trending downward: 373 of 545 in 2023–2024 at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars, 394 of 519 in 2024–2025 at the 24th percentile with 1 star, and 417 of 546 in 2025–2026 at the 24th percentile with 1 star. Context includes a 70.34% free/reduced lunch rate, an 11.1 student-teacher ratio, and enrollment of 118.
Academically, reading is the relative standout. All-grade reading proficiency is 37.4% versus 48.6% statewide, the smallest gap of the three subjects at 11.2 points below state. Math is 17.7% versus 44.9% statewide (−27.2 points), and science is 6.8% versus 25.5% statewide (−18.7 points). By grade, 6th grade reading is the highest reported score at 40% (state: 53.4%), while 6th grade math is especially low at 14% (state: 39.5%). Other grade-level results include math 7 at 17.2% (state: 40.3%), math 8 at 22.2% (state: 42.3%), reading 7 at 31% (state: 43.5%), reading 8 at 38.6% (state: 50%), and science 8 at 6.8% (state: 16.7%).
Year-over-year, reading improved 3.77 points (33.63% to 37.4%) while state reading declined 0.99 points, and the school narrowed its gap to the district from −5.67 to −4.1 points. Math fell 4.42 points (22.12% to 17.7%) while district math rose 3.77 points, widening the school-district gap from −5.51 to −13.7 points. Science showed the sharpest decline, dropping 7.91 points (14.71% to 6.8%); in 2024–2025 the school was slightly above district science (14.71% vs. 12.05%), but in 2025–2026 it fell below district (6.8% vs. 13.5%) and far below state. Priorities are to sustain reading gains while targeting math—especially 6th grade math—and science. Small class sizes may be an asset, but they have not yet translated into above-average proficiency.
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