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)
272124001008	471	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	2955 NE Hayes St	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1500	501	24	21.3	65.3%	162 (32.3%)	173 (34.5%)	65 (13.0%)	14 (2.8%)	42 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	$16,849							16.8	23.5	422	49
270014800635	472	Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	98	6	17	33.7%	88 (89.8%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,147							16.6	31.6	380	92
270018403137	473	Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	510	21	23.9	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	469 (92.0%)	24 (4.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,757							16.5	20.9	433	40
270000804544	474	South Ridge Secondary	Public	7-12	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 345-6789	279	19	14.8	46.2%	217 (77.8%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	$18,756							16.4	38.2	339	135
273015001287	475	Randolph Secondary	Public	7-12	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-2151	408	20	20.2	19.6%	387 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,367							16.3	21.1	432	43
270041204878	476	Rochester Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	974 Skyline Dr SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 258-5351	85	10	8.8	50.6%	67 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	$20,456							16.2	4.8	516	40
273384001567	477	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	486	34	14.1	85.0%	31 (6.4%)	97 (20.0%)	54 (11.1%)	270 (55.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	$15,250							15.8	14.5	467	10
270010900850	478	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	Public	7-12	510 9th St NE	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 732-2194	478	34	14.1	64.4%	241 (50.4%)	2 (0.4%)	222 (46.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,657							15.7	26.5	405	73
271866000866	479	Mahnomen Secondary	Public	7-12	209 1st St W	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-2213	293	26	11.4	73.4%	47 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.7%)	$20,808							15	16.9	456	23
272520005370	480	279Online Learning Program 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8890	99	15	6.6	56.6%	32 (32.3%)	19 (19.2%)	15 (15.2%)	25 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)								14.8	31.8	378	102

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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.