Specialized school district · Minnesota
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 in Minnesota: 26 public schools with 560 students and 4.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.
- Schools
- 26
- Students
- 560
- Students per teacher
- 4.5
- MN 14.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- —
- MN $16.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 126
- Counselors (FTE)
- 3.5
- Students per counselor
- 160
- MN 476 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 4.7
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Minnesota: 49%8.2%proficient
−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 46% · 475 school districts compared
61 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Minnesota: 47%4.1%proficient
+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 42% · 474 school districts compared
49 students tested, grades 5, 6, 7, 8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 2.4% · $828K
- State
- 70% · $24.6M
- Local
- 27% · $9.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- —
- Support services
- —
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.5M
- Long-term debt
- $8.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
SWMetro East Union Level 4Special education | K–8 | 14 | 2.8 |
SWMetro East Union ReflectionsAlternative | K–6 | 4 | — |
SWMetro Level 3Special education | K–8 | 11 | 4.8 |
SWMetro RVEC Level 4Special education | K–8 | 71 | 6.8 |
SWMetro St. Boni Level 4Special education | K–5 | 21 | 4.2 |
SWMetro288 Elevate Online K-6Fully virtual | K–6 | 13 | — |
Belle Plaine Credit RecoveryAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — |
Cleveland Credit RecoveryAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — |
Jordan Credit RecoveryAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — |
SWMetro ALCAlternative | 9–12 | 52 | 2.3 |
SWMetro Annica ProgramAlternative | 5–12 | 7 | 3.3 |
SWMetro Buffalo-TransitionsSpecial education | 9–12 | 26 | 10.4 |
SWMetro CCJAlternative | 6–12 | 0 | — |
SWMetro Chaska Level 4Special education | 7–12 | 78 | 5.3 |
SWMetro Credit RecoveryAlternative | 9–12 | 4 | — |
SWMetro JAFAlternative | 6–12 | 2 | 2.4 |
SWMetro Lakeside AcademyAlternative | 7–12 | 23 | 11.6 |
SWMetro New Beginnings ALCAlternative | 7–12 | 15 | — |
SWMetro ReflectionsAlternative | 6–12 | 15 | 4.3 |
SWMetro Shakopee TransitionsSpecial education | 11–12 | 63 | 7.6 |
SWMetro Waseca-TransitionsSpecial education | 9–12 | 12 | — |
SWMetro288 Elevate OnlineFully virtual | 7–12 | 115 | 5.3 |
Tri-City United Credit RecoveryAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — |
SWMetro PassagewaysAlternative | K–12 | 1 | 1.1 |
SWMetro Prairie CareAlternative | K–12 | 0 | — |
SWMetro WasecaSpecial education | K–12 | 13 | 3.9 |
Sources
- Address
- 4601 Dean Lakes Blvd, Shakopee, MN 55379
- Phone
- (952)567-8102
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.