Middle Schools in Staples-Motley School District


Summary:

The Staples-Motley School District in Minnesota has one middle school, Motley-Staples Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its overall performance and rankings are below the state average.

Motley-Staples Middle School is ranked 254 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates were 38.33% in Math and 41.46% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively.

The school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 52.58% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance compared to the state average. While the school's performance is currently below the state average, the data provides an opportunity for the school district and administrators to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted interventions to support student learning and achievement.

District Detail

 905 4th St NE
Staples, MN 56479-2118

 (218) 894-5400

SchoolDigger Rank:
232nd of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 901

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