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)
271725004238	281	La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-5060	292	23	12.7	26.7%	255 (87.3%)	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$2,319							48.2	41.4	315	34
270711000280	282	Browns Valley Middle	Public	5-8	118 Church St S	Browns Valley	56219	Traverse County	Browns Valley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 695-2103	62	4	14	69.4%	27 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	$13,723							48.1	62.9	175	107
270948002785	283	Greenway Middle	Public	5-8	308 Roosevelt Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	302	22	13.7	59.6%	245 (81.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$11,974							47.9	42.8	310	27
274272001808	284	Willmar Middle School	Public	6-8	209 Willmar Ave SE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6000	874	64	13.6	68.9%	331 (37.9%)	111 (12.7%)	380 (43.5%)	32 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$11,802							47.9	55.1	226	58
272055003367	285	Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	334	13	26.4	44.0%	236 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,795							47.8	60.5	189	96
270018704664	286	Avalon Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	700 Glendale Street	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5795	71	6	11.5	32.4%	46 (64.8%)	1 (1.4%)	11 (15.5%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	$9,584							47.5	64.7	165	121
270046605301	287	Rock Ridge Secondary	Public	7-12	1403 Progress Pkwy	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-3500	750	39	19.2	35.1%	631 (84.1%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.1%)								47.5	52.3	249	38
272358001161	288	Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	177	14	12.4	18.1%	158 (89.3%)	4 (2.3%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,068							47.2	42.4	312	24
270000701469	289	Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	233	15	15.5	27.9%	211 (90.6%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	$12,386							47	52.7	242	47
270013200820	290	Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	5-12	100 6th Ave E	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	218	12	18.1	47.7%	207 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,444							47	61.9	181	109

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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