Ordean East Middle School

Summary:

Ordean East Middle School is a public middle school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 989 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, ranking among the top 10-15% of Minnesota middle schools over the past decade.

Ordean East's academic excellence is evident in its strong proficiency rates in both math and reading. In the 2023-2024 school year, 48.18% of Ordean East students were proficient or better in math, compared to 46.69% for the Duluth Public School District and 45.47% for the state. In reading, Ordean East had 65.37% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 56.84% and the state's 49.85%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th and 7th grade reading.

While Ordean East's academic achievements are impressive, the school's student population is relatively homogeneous, with 87.46% of students identifying as White. This contrasts with nearby Lincoln Park Middle School, which has a more diverse student body with only 60.31% White students. Additionally, Ordean East serves a more affluent population, with only 25.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 66.03% at Lincoln Park Middle School. These disparities raise questions about access and equity in the Duluth Public School District.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2900 E 4th St
       Duluth, MN  55812-8888


(218) 336-8940

District: Duluth Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
52nd of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,932 Help


Students who attend Ordean East Middle School usually attend:

High:    East High School

Feeder schools for Ordean East Middle School:

Elementary:    Congdon Elementary
    Homecroft Elementary
    Lakewood Elementary
    Lester Park Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  27.6 Help
Number of students:  989

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.5%
Two or more races:
5.2%
Hispanic:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.5% Help


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Compare Details Ordean East Middle School ranks better than 90.5% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.5%), two or more races (5.2%), Hispanic (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 25.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ordean East Middle School is 27.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ordean East Middle School is $13,932.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ordean East Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ordean East Middle School 52nd of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Ordean East Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Duluth Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Duluth Public School District 191st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ordean East Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.69 199th 387 48.6%
2005 63.57 171st 396 56.8%
2006 45.53 272nd 406 33.0%
2007 44.28 266th 403 34.0%
2008 50.55 245th 409 40.1%
2010 65.85 158th 454 65.2%
2011 64.68 153rd 478 68.0%
2012 52.66 259th 469 44.8%
2013 62.86 171st 488 65.0%
2014 66.86 148th 490 69.8%
2015 73.94 107th 516 79.3%
2016 79.72 68th 508 86.6%
2017 82.80 58th 523 88.9%
2018 82.42 56th 518 89.2%
2019 82.22 61st 533 88.6%
2021 78.65 83rd 521 84.1%
2022 82.46 53rd 520 89.8%
2023 84.74 47th 529 91.1%
2024 84.64 52nd 545 90.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.12 20th 114 82.5%
2019 66.06 39th 120 67.5%
2021 74.52 17th 97 82.5%
2022 65.16 37th 131 71.8%
2023 65.86 31st 107 71.0%
2024 55.03 43rd 116 62.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.13 153rd 253 39.5%
2019 48.62 146th 282 48.2%
2021 61.51 72nd 260 72.3%
2022 47.75 139th 288 51.7%
2023 63.37 81st 298 72.8%
2024 65.44 76th 307 75.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.85 83rd 401 79.3%
2019 73.20 78th 415 81.2%
2021 68.78 69th 399 82.7%
2022 72.44 64th 404 84.2%
2023 81.40 36th 459 92.2%
2024 76.79 62nd 473 86.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.42 49th 436 88.8%
2019 81.31 54th 439 87.7%
2021 72.95 80th 443 81.9%
2022 78.43 62nd 467 86.7%
2023 83.67 43rd 455 90.5%
2024 82.51 48th 474 89.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.28 56th 438 87.2%
2019 78.52 74th 454 83.7%
2021 77.24 77th 437 82.4%
2022 81.45 55th 476 88.4%
2023 81.31 55th 464 88.1%
2024 81.87 55th 479 88.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.90 79th 148 46.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.88 83rd 171 51.5%
2022 77.91 27th 188 85.6%
2024 83.10 18th 186 90.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 79.88 3rd 55 94.5%
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Rank History for White students at Ordean East Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.39 82nd 428 80.8%
2019 73.36 80th 428 81.3%
2021 65.00 121st 422 71.3%
2022 73.66 72nd 438 83.6%
2023 74.83 68th 436 84.4%
2024 74.01 72nd 440 83.6%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ordean East Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 740 11 20 2 9 n/a n/a 0 782
1989 727 5 10 5 1 n/a n/a 0 748
1990 681 3 10 6 8 n/a n/a 0 708
1991 593 5 5 5 7 n/a n/a 0 615
1992 603 8 6 4 12 n/a n/a 0 633
1993 533 12 6 4 7 n/a n/a 0 562
1994 546 7 1 1 6 n/a n/a 0 561
1995 982 12 10 7 25 n/a n/a 0 1036
1996 982 12 10 7 25 n/a n/a 0 1036
1997 997 16 12 10 19 n/a n/a 0 1054
1998 946 8 16 7 18 n/a n/a 0 995
1999 882 5 15 6 15 n/a n/a 0 923
2000 780 6 20 3 15 n/a n/a 0 824
2001 758 9 17 3 16 n/a n/a 0 803
2002 768 41 21 9 38 n/a n/a 0 877
2003 768 41 21 9 38 n/a n/a 0 877
2004 657 43 19 7 41 n/a n/a 0 767
2005 681 54 15 5 60 n/a n/a 0 815
2006 617 53 12 7 52 n/a n/a 0 741
2007 562 40 12 9 53 n/a n/a 0 676
2008 527 51 14 7 48 n/a n/a 0 647
2009 487 44 13 9 36 n/a n/a 0 589
2010 974 51 27 11 25 n/a n/a 0 1088
2011 787 34 11 7 19 0 11 0 869
2012 756 20 17 10 20 0 22 0 845
2013 787 18 16 9 15 0 27 0 872
2014 775 24 19 11 16 1 31 0 877
2015 752 16 17 11 11 0 26 0 833
2016 827 36 17 23 25 0 34 0 962
2017 810 20 18 28 14 0 43 0 933
2018 847 25 17 24 17 0 43 0 973
2019 865 24 15 13 13 0 57 0 987
2020 882 20 12 25 13 0 69 0 1021
2021 816 18 15 22 6 0 59 0 936
2022 883 19 18 31 8 1 62 0 1022
2023 865 16 15 27 14 1 51 0 989

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ordean East Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 782 42.3 18.4 16.9
1989 748 47.5 15.7 10.7
1990 708 41.3 17.1 12.9
1991 615 32.4 18.9 12.2
1992 633 33.0 19.1 13.7
1993 562 30.7 18.3 13
1994 561 31.9 17.6 15.7
1995 1036 50.1 20.7 11.8
1996 1036 50.1 20.7 11.8
1997 1054 50.0 21.1 12.8
1998 995 n/a 0.0 11.9
1999 923 50.4 18.3 11.9
2000 824 42.0 19.6 17
2001 803 38.2 21.0 16.6
2002 877 41.6 21.1 26.1
2003 877 41.6 21.1 26.1
2004 767 32.3 23.7 27.1
2005 815 48.8 16.7 33.1
2006 741 41.5 17.9 35.5
2007 676 39.2 17.2 36.1
2008 647 34.9 18.5 37.2
2009 589 38.4 15.3 36.8
2010 1088 59.8 18.1 24.4
2011 869 55.8 15.5 27.2
2012 845 48.4 17.4 27.6
2013 872 39.5 22.0 24.4
2014 877 38.1 23.0 25
2015 833 46.0 18.1 21.8
2016 962 45.0 21.3 25.3
2017 933 46.6 20.0 21.9
2018 973 48.7 19.9 21.1
2019 987 49.6 19.8 18.7
2020 1021 n/a n/a 17.9
2021 936 35.1 26.6 15.5
2022 1022 36.6 27.8 15.2
2023 989 35.8 27.6 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ordean East Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 782 42.3 18.4 16.9
1989 748 47.5 15.7 10.7
1990 708 41.3 17.1 12.9
1991 615 32.4 18.9 12.2
1992 633 33.0 19.1 13.7
1993 562 30.7 18.3 13
1994 561 31.9 17.6 15.7
1995 1036 50.1 20.7 11.8
1996 1036 50.1 20.7 11.8
1997 1054 50.0 21.1 12.8
1998 995 n/a 0.0 11.9
1999 923 50.4 18.3 11.9
2000 824 42.0 19.6 17
2001 803 38.2 21.0 16.6
2002 877 41.6 21.1 26.1
2003 877 41.6 21.1 26.1
2004 767 32.3 23.7 27.1
2005 815 48.8 16.7 33.1
2006 741 41.5 17.9 35.5
2007 676 39.2 17.2 36.1
2008 647 34.9 18.5 37.2
2009 589 38.4 15.3 36.8
2010 1088 59.8 18.1 24.4
2011 869 55.8 15.5 27.2
2012 845 48.4 17.4 27.6
2013 872 39.5 22.0 24.4
2014 877 38.1 23.0 25
2015 833 46.0 18.1 21.8
2016 962 45.0 21.3 25.3
2017 933 46.6 20.0 21.9
2018 973 48.7 19.9 21.1
2019 987 49.6 19.8 18.7
2020 1021 n/a n/a 17.9
2021 936 35.1 26.6 15.5
2022 1022 36.6 27.8 15.2
2023 989 35.8 27.6 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ordean East Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,932

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ordean East Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 61st of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 47th of 529 Middle schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Ordean East Middle School)62.641.9
 20.7%
   6th Grade Math (Duluth Public School District)52.233.5
 18.7%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Ordean East Middle School)72.772.1
 0.5%
   6th Grade Reading (Duluth Public School District)64.959.6
 5.3%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Ordean East Middle School)58.952.5
 6.3%
   7th Grade Math (Duluth Public School District)48.341.3
 7%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Ordean East Middle School)64.760.7
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Duluth Public School District)55.147.3
 7.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Ordean East Middle School)69.547.7
 21.7%
   8th Grade Math (Duluth Public School District)57.641
 16.7%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Ordean East Middle School)71.460.7
 10.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Duluth Public School District)59.951.6
 8.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Ordean East Middle School)60.646.6
 14.1%
   8th Grade Science (Duluth Public School District)47.237.5
 9.7%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students987989
 0.2%
African American2416
 33.3%
American Indian1314
 7.7%
Asian1515
Hispanic1327
 107.7%
Pacific Islander01
White865865
Two or More Races5751
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.7%25.5%
 6.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ordean East Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 989 students attended Ordean East Middle School.

Yes. Ordean East Middle School ranks in the top 9.5% of Minnesota middle schools.

Students who attend Ordean East Middle School usually go on to attend East High School

Students at Ordean East Middle School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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