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)
273384005541	431	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	6-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	52	7	7.6	82.7%	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.5			(n/a)
274106005488	432	Falcon View Connections Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	724 Bielenberg Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	97	6	16.5	57.7%	58 (59.8%)	7 (7.2%)	7 (7.2%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.5%)								24.3	28.2	395	37
274407001830	433	Winona Middle	Public	5-8	1570 Homer Rd	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1000	641	47	13.5	50.2%	462 (72.1%)	53 (8.3%)	55 (8.6%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$14,241							24	34.1	370	63
271304005153	434	Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S	Public	6-8	300 Reynolds Street	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	84	2	36.2	64.3%	79 (94.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$4,252							24	37.2	344	90
270010502567	435	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	338	23	14.6	36.7%	300 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381							23.9	25.3	409	26
270045505196	436	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Public, Charter	K-8	3604 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3077	125	12	10	60.0%	58 (46.4%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.8%)	2 (1.6%)	40 (32.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.8%)								23.9			(n/a)
270357000165	437	Bagley Secondary	Public	7-12	1130 Main Ave N	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 694-3120	424	19	21.7	60.8%	294 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	$14,166							23.8	17.7	449	12
270045105430	438	Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	38	1	28.5	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								23.6			(n/a)
271794005248	439	Laporte Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Main St W	Laporte	56461	Hubbard County	Laporte Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 224-2288	69	5	13.3	65.2%	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)								23.6	26.9	401	38
270579000638	440	Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	697	29	24.2	77.0%	134 (19.2%)	186 (26.7%)	280 (40.2%)	37 (5.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.5%)	$16,497							23.5	28.5	393	47

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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