Mcguire Middle School

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 910

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Address
21220 Holyoke Ave West
Lakeville, MN 55044

Mailing Address:
21220 Holyoke Avenue W
Lakeville, MN 55044

Phone
(952) 232-2200

School District
Lakeville Public School District

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 910 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 37th out of 471 middle schools in MN.

School District Details

Per-Pupil Spending: $8,376
Graduation Rate: 95.6%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 18.2
Enrolled Students: 11,271

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Mcguire Middle School

Reviewed by Student on January 26, 2011
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The school is great! one of the smartest schoolsin mn!

Reviewed by Former Student on November 22, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I happen to have really like my time at McGuire. There is not a playground, but there's no recess either, so it doesn't really matter. The teachers do give out homework, but it's easy, and projects are the kind where it's your fault if you're not keeping up. The ceilings and floors were just redone this year, so leakages (which were mostly in hallways under skylights) are much fewer. Most of the teachers were friendly, and if not that, at least tolerable. The students are WAY nicer than those from other schools I've been to, but a little drama is the middle school way. Overall, I really enjoyed my time there, and I think it was a great place to spend my middle school years.

Reviewed by Student on August 20, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
seriously!!! the school's not that bad!! dude!! im a student there. We dont have a "playground" cause its middle school. middle schoolers could care less about playgrounds. this school does well on mcas, too, thats what homework is for. ever heard the word? and it may take awhile, but hey, its not the end of the world. people are nice there, and drama and mean teachers are at every school. its reality!

Reviewed by Student on April 09, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
No one likes the (...). No one. Sometimes we hear the teachers talking about him. 99% of students hate him. No one likes him. About 70% of the school has no common sense. They are also just lazy. The sport costs are ridiculous. $175 for what? We don't get to keep the uniforms. They are ugly, and We have like five away games. It's nonsense. Classrooms have leaks coming from the ceiling. We have collection buckets in the classrooms, more than one in the rooms that have them. We have no playground. Our "playground" is the track and football field. Homework varies from each teacher. Math you get homework most everyday. Some more difficult than others. But when you don't get home everyday in certain classes, like english, when you do get it, we have to stay up until midnight to get it done. This school sucks. Not one of the students like it. Over 50% of the teachers no-one likes. The students don't respect each other. It doesn't work like that. Mcguire is home and shelter to this thing called drama. The rules are ridiculous. The teachers gossip about students. Students gossip about students. This school is terrible.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 03, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
great school, great teaching and students respect each other

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 910
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 53.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 462 (50.8%)
Females: 448 (49.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 23 (2.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 103 (11.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 126 (13.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Mcguire Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.7%
Black	38	4.2%
Asian	32	3.5%
Hispanic	21	2.3%
White	813	89.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	309	34.0%
7th Grade	307	33.7%
8th Grade	294	32.3%

Faculty Educational Background (2006-07)

Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree: 39%
Teachers with a Master's Degree or Higher:61%

Faculty Salary and Experience (2006-2007)

Average Teaching Experience: 13 Years
Average Salary: $51,528

Teacher Experience by Number of Years

Mcguire Middle School Teacher Experience in Years

	Salary	Percent
1-5 Years of Teaching Experience	$35,365	31%
More Than 5 Years of Teaching Experience	$58,917	69%

Source: MN Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Mcguire Middle School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on MCA-II state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

MCA-II - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.6%	76.9%	68.9%
2009	73.2%	70.4%	63.7%
2008	71.3%	67.5%	64.6%

Reading Test
2010	77.3%	76.8%	71.7%
2009	82.8%	79.7%	72.6%
2008	78.5%	73.9%	69.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	74.3%	75.4%	64.4%
2009	75.3%	73.9%	62.6%
2008	68.0%	68.1%	61.4%

Reading Test
2010	80.6%	78.2%	66.1%
2009	76.0%	74.3%	64.8%
2008	78.6%	74.2%	64.7%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.9%	75.9%	58.5%
2009	63.6%	65.2%	59.6%
2008	71.8%	69.9%	58.2%

Reading Test
2010	80.1%	81.0%	68.1%
2009	79.6%	76.6%	66.8%
2008	80.4%	78.2%	65.7%

Science Test
2010	70.4%	61.4%	47.9%
2009	54.1%	50.4%	42.6%
2008	53.6%	50.7%	38.2%

Source: MN Department of Education 2009-2010

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