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Detroit Lakes Middle

Summary:

Detroit Lakes Middle School is a public middle school in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, serving 596 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Detroit Lakes Public School District.

The school has a unique racial makeup, with a predominantly white student population (72.32%) and a significant Native American student population (18.79%), which is notably different from the state average. Academically, the school's performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) is mixed, with proficiency rates in math (35.08%) and science (31.35%) lower than state and district averages, while its reading proficiency rate (48.49%) is slightly higher than the state average but lower than the district average. The school's Native American students consistently outperform their peers at the state level, while the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students perform below the state average.

Over the past three years, the school's racial diversity has declined, with the percentage of white students increasing and the percentage of Native American students decreasing. The school's academic performance has also fluctuated, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 36.17% to 45.64%, indicating a growing need for additional support and resources for economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 500 11th Ave
       Detroit Lakes, MN  56501-2800

(218) 847-9228

District: Detroit Lakes Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
213th of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,640 Help


Students who attend Detroit Lakes Middle usually attend:

High:    Detroit Lakes Senior High

Feeder schools for Detroit Lakes Middle:

Elementary:    Roosevelt Elementary
    Rossman Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  615

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.6%
American Indian:
20.0%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.3% Help


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Compare Details Detroit Lakes Middle ranks better than 60.9% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.6%), American Indian (20%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Detroit Lakes Middle is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Detroit Lakes Middle is $12,640.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Detroit Lakes Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Detroit Lakes Middle 213th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Detroit Lakes Middle in the ranking list.)

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Detroit Lakes Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Detroit Lakes Public School District 187th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Detroit Lakes Middle

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Rank History for all students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.97 249th 387 35.7%
2005 59.93 194th 396 51.0%
2006 62.47 165th 406 59.4%
2007 52.62 220th 403 45.4%
2008 54.62 217th 409 46.9%
2009 56.81 117th 230 49.1%
2010 56.18 220th 454 51.5%
2011 63.44 162nd 478 66.1%
2012 65.57 163rd 469 65.2%
2013 64.38 161st 488 67.0%
2014 64.42 174th 490 64.5%
2015 73.04 116th 516 77.5%
2016 64.59 180th 508 64.6%
2017 64.80 179th 523 65.8%
2018 61.47 204th 518 60.6%
2019 60.60 209th 533 60.8%
2021 40.49 317th 521 39.2%
2022 58.64 206th 520 60.4%
2023 64.06 169th 529 68.1%
2024 57.81 213th 545 60.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.42 77th 114 32.5%
2019 36.97 85th 120 29.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.08 171st 253 32.4%
2019 35.39 192nd 282 31.9%
2021 46.09 134th 260 48.5%
2022 51.81 123rd 288 57.3%
2023 62.90 82nd 298 72.5%
2024 44.52 163rd 307 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.81 135th 401 66.3%
2019 53.72 181st 415 56.4%
2021 32.54 290th 399 27.3%
2022 60.44 127th 404 68.6%
2023 60.76 138th 459 69.9%
2024 51.41 210th 473 55.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.27 188th 436 56.9%
2019 59.51 180th 439 59.0%
2021 40.17 273rd 443 38.4%
2022 57.81 180th 467 61.5%
2023 60.46 163rd 455 64.2%
2024 55.09 202nd 474 57.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.74 193rd 438 55.9%
2019 55.62 203rd 454 55.3%
2021 35.97 287th 437 34.3%
2022 53.15 211th 476 55.7%
2023 61.93 157th 464 66.2%
2024 53.37 210th 479 56.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.85 7th 23 69.6%
2019 51.30 6th 23 73.9%
2021 57.11 9th 18 50.0%
2022 74.01 4th 22 81.8%
2023 72.73 10th 49 79.6%
2024 52.92 24th 55 56.4%
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Rank History for White students at Detroit Lakes Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.95 191st 428 55.4%
2019 51.74 208th 428 51.4%
2021 29.00 318th 422 24.6%
2022 49.86 210th 438 52.1%
2023 56.69 174th 436 60.1%
2024 50.50 202nd 440 54.1%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Detroit Lakes Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 541 1 6 1 53 n/a n/a 0 602
1989 516 1 2 2 68 n/a n/a 0 589
1990 494 2 4 1 57 n/a n/a 0 558
1991 527 1 4 3 58 n/a n/a 0 593
1992 565 2 6 7 51 n/a n/a 0 631
1993 626 3 3 9 74 n/a n/a 0 715
1994 655 4 8 6 83 n/a n/a 0 756
1995 670 2 7 5 87 n/a n/a 0 771
1996 670 2 7 5 87 n/a n/a 0 771
1997 672 0 6 7 87 n/a n/a 0 772
1998 647 4 7 12 89 n/a n/a 0 759
1999 619 4 9 10 99 n/a n/a 0 741
2000 590 7 4 12 97 n/a n/a 0 710
2001 604 5 5 12 99 n/a n/a 0 725
2002 605 5 4 11 79 n/a n/a 0 704
2003 605 5 4 11 79 n/a n/a 0 704
2004 557 6 6 11 83 n/a n/a 0 663
2005 527 4 4 7 81 n/a n/a 0 623
2006 507 5 1 5 92 n/a n/a 0 610
2007 494 9 3 7 84 n/a n/a 0 597
2008 491 5 2 9 78 n/a n/a 0 585
2009 524 4 2 10 77 n/a n/a 0 617
2010 483 6 2 7 71 n/a n/a 0 569
2011 464 5 2 7 79 0 0 0 557
2012 488 3 2 2 72 0 7 0 574
2013 608 8 8 5 89 1 24 0 743
2014 616 14 12 14 90 0 27 0 773
2015 622 12 13 13 95 0 42 0 797
2016 620 14 12 15 79 0 62 0 802
2017 599 16 11 21 70 0 99 0 816
2018 619 16 6 24 77 0 105 0 847
2019 631 12 7 17 79 0 91 0 837
2020 599 10 6 28 87 0 79 0 809
2021 467 4 3 16 122 0 10 0 622
2022 440 1 1 18 104 0 26 0 590
2023 431 6 1 18 112 0 28 0 596
2024 434 9 1 15 123 0 33 0 615

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Detroit Lakes Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 602 36.9 16.3 22.4
1989 589 39.2 15.0 24.4
1990 558 35.8 15.5 26.9
1991 593 32.8 18.0 25.5
1992 631 35.8 17.6 24.9
1993 715 42.2 16.9 24.2
1994 756 41.2 18.3 22
1995 771 45.1 17.1 19.7
1996 771 45.1 17.1 19.7
1997 772 48.1 16.0 20.5
1998 759 n/a 0.0 21.2
1999 741 53.3 13.9 24.8
2000 710 49.2 14.4 36.3
2001 725 49.0 14.8 36.4
2002 704 49.7 14.2 33.7
2003 704 49.7 14.2 33.7
2004 663 44.9 14.8 36
2005 623 40.1 15.5 37.2
2006 610 39.1 15.6 32.8
2007 597 37.6 15.9 35.8
2008 585 35.9 16.3 34.7
2009 617 36.0 17.1 32.1
2010 569 35.3 16.1 36.6
2011 557 36.5 15.2 35.7
2012 574 37.2 15.4 38.2
2013 743 43.2 17.1 40.5
2014 773 43.2 17.8 41.1
2015 797 45.0 17.7 41.5
2016 802 51.0 15.7 40
2017 816 50.3 16.2 38.4
2018 847 51.2 16.5 40.7
2019 837 53.6 15.6 39.8
2020 809 52.1 15.5 40.5
2021 622 41.4 15.0 36.2
2022 590 39.4 14.9 30.8
2023 596 39.3 15.1 45.6
2024 615 36.8 16.6 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Detroit Lakes Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 602 36.9 16.3 22.4
1989 589 39.2 15.0 24.4
1990 558 35.8 15.5 26.9
1991 593 32.8 18.0 25.5
1992 631 35.8 17.6 24.9
1993 715 42.2 16.9 24.2
1994 756 41.2 18.3 22
1995 771 45.1 17.1 19.7
1996 771 45.1 17.1 19.7
1997 772 48.1 16.0 20.5
1998 759 n/a 0.0 21.2
1999 741 53.3 13.9 24.8
2000 710 49.2 14.4 36.3
2001 725 49.0 14.8 36.4
2002 704 49.7 14.2 33.7
2003 704 49.7 14.2 33.7
2004 663 44.9 14.8 36
2005 623 40.1 15.5 37.2
2006 610 39.1 15.6 32.8
2007 597 37.6 15.9 35.8
2008 585 35.9 16.3 34.7
2009 617 36.0 17.1 32.1
2010 569 35.3 16.1 36.6
2011 557 36.5 15.2 35.7
2012 574 37.2 15.4 38.2
2013 743 43.2 17.1 40.5
2014 773 43.2 17.8 41.1
2015 797 45.0 17.7 41.5
2016 802 51.0 15.7 40
2017 816 50.3 16.2 38.4
2018 847 51.2 16.5 40.7
2019 837 53.6 15.6 39.8
2020 809 52.1 15.5 40.5
2021 622 41.4 15.0 36.2
2022 590 39.4 14.9 30.8
2023 596 39.3 15.1 45.6
2024 615 36.8 16.6 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Detroit Lakes Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,640

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Detroit Lakes Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 209th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 169th of 529 Middle schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Middle)46.336.6
 9.7%
   6th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Public School District)46.336.6
 9.7%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Middle)61.357.5
 3.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Public School District)61.357.5
 3.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Middle)44.545.4
 0.8%
   7th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Public School District)44.545.4
 0.8%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Middle)57.554.6
 2.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Public School District)57.554.6
 2.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Middle)50.238
 12.2%
   8th Grade Math (Detroit Lakes Public School District)50.238
 12.2%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Middle)60.842.2
 18.6%
   8th Grade Reading (Detroit Lakes Public School District)60.842.2
 18.6%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Detroit Lakes Middle)58.325.4
 32.9%
   8th Grade Science (Detroit Lakes Public School District)58.325.4
 32.9%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students837596
 28.8%
African American126
 50%
American Indian79112
 41.8%
Asian71
 85.7%
Hispanic1718
 5.9%
Pacific Islander00
White631431
 31.7%
Two or More Races9128
 69.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.8%45.6%
 5.9%

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Students who attend Detroit Lakes Middle usually go on to attend Detroit Lakes Senior High

Students at Detroit Lakes Middle are 71% White, 20% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Detroit Lakes Middle ranks 213th of 545 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 615 students attended Detroit Lakes Middle.


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