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Detroit Lakes Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

500 11th Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · (218) 847-9228 · Part of Detroit Lakes Public School District

Detroit Lakes’ School Grade B better than 56% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
617
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Detroit Lakes Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Detroit Lakes kids: Detroit Lakes Senior High

On the path

Where Detroit Lakes kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Detroit Lakes MiddleYou are here
9–12Detroit Lakes Senior High791 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 11th Ave, Detroit Lakes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6212
Grade 7198
Grade 8207
Enrollment over time
622’20
590’21
596’22
615’23
617’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Detroit Lakes Middle from Detroit Lakes families.

Other schools in Detroit Lakes Public School District

The district →
Rossman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
A−
565 students13:1
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
B
562 students12:1
Lincoln Early Childhood Ed. Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
64 students
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
17 students
Detroit Lakes Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
B+
791 students15:1
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
C−
57 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Detroit Lakes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.