Summary:
ZIP code 55927 is home to exactly one middle school — Triton Middle School in Dodge Center, MN — which serves grades 6–8 with 222 students as part of the Triton School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there are no local peers to compare it against; the more useful benchmarks are its own prior years and statewide figures. Context metrics show a modest-sized school with 29.73% of students receiving free or reduced lunch and a 12.7 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025.
Academically, the picture is mixed. Math is the brightest area: 7th-grade math is at 47.5% proficient versus 40.3% statewide (about 7.2 points above state), and 8th-grade math is at 47.6% versus 42.3% statewide (about 5.3 points above). Sixth-grade math, however, sits 5.6 points below state, and all-grade math is only 1.6 points below state at 43.3%, up slightly from 42.86% the year before. Reading is the clear weak spot: the school is below state in every reported grade, with an all-grade gap of 13.0 points (35.6% vs. 48.6%) and an 8th-grade gap of 18.3 points. Reading also slipped 3.51 points year over year. Science remains low but is improving, rising from 7.35% to 10% in all-grade proficiency, though 8th-grade science is still 6.7 points below the statewide 8th-grade figure.
The overall trajectory is worth watching. Statewide rank fell from 215 of 545 (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 233 of 519 (55th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, and then to 283 of 546 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — a drop from 3 stars to 2 stars. The district's current rating is 3 stars and 58th percentile. Notably, the school's grade-level scores match the district's exactly in every reported row, which is consistent with it being the district's only middle school for grades 6–8. In short: solid math in grades 7 and 8, persistent reading gaps, and a declining relative ranking.
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