📍 301 County Rd 2, Barrett, Grant County, 56311
WCA Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Barrett, Grant County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Central Area school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
WCA Middle School enrolls 220 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 220 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
WCA Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 12.
WCA Middle School is one of 5 schools in WEST CENTRAL AREA, based in BARRETT, Minnesota. The district serves 743 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, WCA Middle School is larger than the district average of about 149 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote