Summary:
Stewartville Middle is the only middle school serving grades 6–8 in the Stewartville Public School District in Minnesota, enrolling 480 students at 440 6th Ave SW, Stewartville, MN 55976-1426. Because it is the district's sole middle school, it defines the middle-school experience here. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 223 of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026 (59th percentile), while the district as a whole holds 4 stars and ranks 117 of 458 (74th percentile).
Reading is the school's strongest subject. All-grades Reading proficiency is 48.3%, just 0.3 points under the state's 48.6%, and it improved 1.37 points from 2024–2025. Among grade levels, 6th-grade Reading is 54.0% (state 53.4%) and 8th-grade Reading is 51.3% (state 50.0%), while 7th-grade Reading is 39.3% (state 43.5%). Math is the clearest concern: overall Math is 36.7% proficient, 8.2 points below state and 10.4 points below the district, and it slipped 3.17 points year over year. There is one bright spot — 7th-grade Math at 42.8%, above the state's 40.3% — but 8th-grade Math is 29.7%, 12.6 points below state. Science is the largest weakness at 12.5% proficient, far below the district's 28.4% and the state's 25.5%; since Science is tested in 8th grade, that aligns with the 8th-grade Math gap.
Ranking has softened even though the star rating has held at 3 stars for three years: the percentile moved from 65 in 2023–2024 to 63 in 2024–2025 and 59 in 2025–2026, with the rank shifting from 191 of 545 to 223 of 546. The school trails its own district in all three subjects, most sharply in Science and Math. Context metrics are moderate, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 23.54% and a student/teacher ratio of 16:1, which works out to roughly 30 teachers and about 160 students per grade if enrollment is spread evenly. Families can expect a solid Reading program and encouraging 7th-grade Math results, with Math at 8th grade and Science as the areas most in need of attention.
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