📍 3524 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55406
Sanford Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 738 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sanford Middle enrolls 738 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 14% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 64 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 738 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Sanford Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 63.
Sanford Middle is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 738 students, Sanford Middle is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large