Middle Schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

Summary:

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools has one middle school, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and has an enrollment of 1,067 students. The school has been ranked between 252nd and 312th out of all Minnesota middle schools over the past three years and has a 2- to 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math, Reading, and Science have been below the state averages in recent years, with the exception of 8th grade Math, which saw a slight increase. The school's proficiency rates have also been declining over the past two school years. Additionally, 35.9% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.9.

Compared to the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools district as a whole, which is ranked 240th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School appears to be facing challenges in improving student academic achievement and addressing the needs of its student population. The district and school leaders may need to investigate the root causes of the declining performance and develop targeted strategies to improve the school's outcomes.

District Detail

1833 Osauka Rd NE
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-1916

(320) 253-4703

SchoolDigger Rank:
240^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,331

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
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st St S	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 654-9073	1,055	54	19.6	32.8%	863 (81.8%)	44 (4.2%)	65 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.2%)	42	312^th of 519 public middle schools	39.9%		45.2	301^st of 545 public middle schools	44.8%	11	26.9	26.7	18.3	24.0	54.6	41.2	41.5	45.7	$10,864

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benton-Stearns Education District	0.54 mi	6
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	1.32 mi	2	375^th
STRIDE Academy	1.33 mi	3	408^th
St. Cloud Public School District	1.33 mi	27	354^th
Success Academy	1.64 mi	4	386^th

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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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