📍 1000 Ne 8th Ave, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, 55744
Robert J. Elkington Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Itasca County. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Robert J. Elkington Middle School enrolls 747 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 8.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 630 | 84% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 62 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 747 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 77 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.
Robert J. Elkington Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-80, state senate district 5.
Robert J. Elkington Middle School is one of 11 schools in GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,972 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 747 students, Robert J. Elkington Middle School is larger than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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