Middle Schools in Big Lake Public School District

Summary:

Big Lake Public School District has a single middle school, Big Lake Middle School, serving grades 6-8 in the city of Big Lake, Minnesota. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 122nd out of 519 Minnesota middle schools in 2024-2025 to 197th out of 529 in 2022-2023.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Big Lake Middle School's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading were above the state averages, but slightly lower than the Big Lake Public School District averages. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were slightly below the state averages. The school had a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 and 38.29% of its students received free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Overall, Big Lake Middle School appears to be the only middle school in the district, and its performance has been variable in recent years, with some fluctuations in its statewide ranking and proficiency rates compared to the district and state. The school's demographic characteristics, such as the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a factor to consider when analyzing its performance and identifying potential areas for support or intervention.

District Detail

701 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN 55309-9246

(763) 262-2536

SchoolDigger Rank:
174^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,190

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15.0	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	73	122^nd of 519 public middle schools	76.5%		59.7	197^th of 545 public middle schools	63.9%	75	35.6	55.0	53.9	47.7	47.6	58.9	60.0	55.3	$10,402

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	3.41 mi	9
Monticello Public School District	3.41 mi	8	97^th
Swan River Montessori Charter School	3.96 mi	1	170^th
Kaleidoscope Charter School	6.18 mi	3	292^nd
Elk River Public School District	6.39 mi	28	33^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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