Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 545)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
271119000502	101	Eden Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	298 Brooks St N	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 453-2900	458	29	16	28.6%	424 (92.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,078							75.5	41.9	313	212
271113000494	102	Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1827 Bygland Rd SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1141	444	16	27.6	36.5%	337 (75.9%)	35 (7.9%)	47 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$10,160							75.4	81.2	69	33
271854000858	103	Mabel-Canton Secondary	Public	7-12	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	118	12	9.8	41.5%	113 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$13,378							75.4	67.3	151	48
270000101613	104	Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	268	15	17.6	48.9%	220 (82.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$15,739							75.1	46.8	282	178
273342001949	105	St. Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1031	437	27	15.9	32.0%	277 (63.4%)	55 (12.6%)	45 (10.3%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.3%)	$11,431							74.9	64.3	168	63
272124004574	106	Justice Page Middle	Public	6-8	1 West 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4040	925	32	28.5	32.3%	561 (60.6%)	123 (13.3%)	137 (14.8%)	19 (2.1%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.0%)	$12,710							74.9	75	99	7
270040104812	107	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8089 Globe Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 539-2641	666	51	13.1	11.7%	247 (37.1%)	136 (20.4%)	46 (6.9%)	175 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	$9,012							74.8	56.9	212	105
271137003360	108	Zimmerman Middle	Public	6-8	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	531	19	27.4	31.1%	464 (87.4%)	7 (1.3%)	18 (3.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$10,145							74.7	71.2	121	13
270822000348	109	Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	457	24	19.2	23.2%	432 (94.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$12,304							74.6	69.4	135	26
270021803475	110	Crosslake Community Seat Based	Public, Charter	K-8	35808 County Rd 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 692-5437	141	14	9.8	51.1%	130 (92.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,610							74.3	74.3	102	8

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.