For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 289 students in Madelia School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Middle School in Madelia School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
633 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Madelia School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has increased from 60-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#282 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
41%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
46%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
51%
62%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,555 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,542 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,555
$17,854
Spending / Student
$14,542
$18,580
Best Madelia School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Madelia Secondary
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
320 Buck Ave Se
Madelia, MN 56062
(507) 642-3232
Madelia, MN 56062
(507) 642-3232
Grades: 7-12
| 289 students
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