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Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School

Q: Is Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School a good school?

Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School ranks 312 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,067 students in grades 6-8 in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, which is part of the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools district. While the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 28.61% in 2021-2022 to 35.9% in 2023-2024, it consistently underperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Albany Area Middle School and Sartell Middle School, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School lags behind in academic performance. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, while White students and students of multi-racial backgrounds perform poorly. Understanding the factors contributing to these disparities could help the school develop targeted interventions to support underperforming groups.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 165 out of 516 Minnesota middle schools in 2014-2015 to 312 out of 519 in 2024-2025. However, the school ranked 1st out of 2 Minnesota middle schools for military-connected students in 2023-2024, indicating a potential area of strength. Addressing the school's overall academic challenges and learning from the success of nearby high-performing schools could help Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School improve its outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

1,055

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,864

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 1st St S
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-8888

(320) 654-9073

District: Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

Students who attend Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High

Feeder schools for Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School:

Elementary:	Mississippi Heights Elementary
	Pleasantview Elementary
	Rice Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

312^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

240^th of 446Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	312 of 519	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	301 of 545	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	252 of 529	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	216 of 520	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	254 of 521	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	291 of 533	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	293 of 518	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	276 of 523	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	255 of 508	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	165 of 516	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.2	116 of 490	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	123 of 488	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	69 of 469	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	83 of 478	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	108 of 454	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	60.5	98 of 230	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.1	235 of 409	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	207 of 403	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	204 of 406	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	158 of 396	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	145 of 387	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	73 of 179	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	71 of 164	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.5	5 of 141	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	42.0	78 of 148	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	98 of 137	28.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	317 of 450	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	297 of 474	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	269 of 455	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	237 of 467	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	242 of 443	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	289 of 439	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	280 of 436	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	91 of 175	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	65 of 186	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	38 of 178	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	68 of 188	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	44 of 156	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	79 of 171	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	79 of 163	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	274 of 432	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	248 of 473	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	178 of 459	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	130 of 404	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	152 of 399	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	234 of 401	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	253 of 452	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	269 of 479	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	191 of 464	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	174 of 476	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	230 of 437	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	254 of 454	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	225 of 438	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	102 of 113	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	89 of 116	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	77 of 107	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	93 of 131	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	80 of 120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	177 of 265	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	168 of 307	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	134 of 298	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	130 of 288	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	155 of 260	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	179 of 282	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	152 of 253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	361 of 440	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	306 of 436	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	261 of 438	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	290 of 422	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	336 of 428	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	321 of 428	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Military Connected (2024)50th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-4 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

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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 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	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
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	412^th of 519 public middle schools	20.6%		30.6	397^th of 545 public middle schools	27.2%	15			16.7	19.1	5.3	15.5			36.1	42.9	15.8	35.1
Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 640-3525	46	3	15.3	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)
North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16.0	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	20	431^st of 519 public middle schools	17.0%		23.2	444^th of 545 public middle schools	18.5%	13			18.4	17.4	16.8	17.6			34.5	29.5	27.4	30.6	$12,962
South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	831	52	15.8	64.0%	345 (41.5%)	321 (38.6%)	72 (8.7%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.5%)	30.6	388^th of 519 public middle schools	25.2%		34.4	363^rd of 545 public middle schools	33.4%	25			24.0	20.7	22.5	22.5			39.3	38.3	34.5	37.2	$12,481
Sartell Middle	Public	6-8	748 7th Street North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-3710	983	57	17.1	19.9%	834 (84.8%)	32 (3.3%)	42 (4.3%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	92.6	21^st of 519 public middle schools	96.0%		91.5	24^th of 545 public middle schools	95.6%	3			66.7	76.2	68.0	70.3			72.7	64.2	56.2	64.6	$8,972
Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	781	47	16.4	28.6%	746 (95.5%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	73.3	120^th of 519 public middle schools	76.9%		80.6	72^nd of 545 public middle schools	86.8%	48	70.9	59.6	52.7	56.5	42.6	56.6	55.6	64.5	55.4	44.8	54.7	54.9	$9,681
Rocori Middle	Public	6-8	534 N 5th Ave	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	563	31	18.0	25.2%	445 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	93 (16.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	63.1	169^th of 519 public middle schools	67.4%		71.4	134^th of 545 public middle schools	75.4%	35			39.7	48.3	55.4	47.8			56.0	35.2	42.7	44.8	$9,426
Royalton Middle School	Public	6-8	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	203	13	15.4	28.1%	188 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	53.4	230^th of 519 public middle schools	55.7%		62.5	179^th of 545 public middle schools	67.2%	51			37.7	38.5	36.2	37.4			56.7	43.9	33.8	44.2	$6,173
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	71.6	129^th of 519 public middle schools	75.1%		76.4	94^th of 545 public middle schools	82.8%	35			34.8	56.9	55.4	48.6			57.9	55.2	43.6	52.7	$10,831

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Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School ranks 312^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School?

Students at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,055 students attended Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School.

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