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)
271778000483	151	Kenwood Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	19455 Kenwood Tr	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3800	777	54	14.4	33.7%	494 (63.6%)	67 (8.6%)	120 (15.4%)	52 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.0%)	$12,649							67.7	69.5	134	17
270444002031	152	Bemidji Middle	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	1,013	62	16.4	47.5%	695 (68.6%)	13 (1.3%)	23 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	241 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	$12,338							67.7	66.2	156	4
274227002646	153	Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	735	53	13.8	43.8%	351 (47.8%)	112 (15.2%)	175 (23.8%)	26 (3.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.6%)	$13,047							67.7	55.9	217	64
272817001243	154	Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	405	28	14.4	56.3%	216 (53.3%)	35 (8.6%)	124 (30.6%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$14,018							67.5	73.9	103	51
272295001117	155	Highview Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 - 7th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6700	820	54	15	44.1%	438 (53.4%)	139 (17.0%)	114 (13.9%)	55 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.3%)	$12,407							67.3	65.3	162	7
270039404751	156	Agamim Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5300 France Avenue South	Edina	55410	Hennepin County	Agamim Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 856-2531	268	20	13.7	36.9%	123 (45.9%)	57 (21.3%)	13 (4.9%)	36 (13.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.8%)	$13,101							67.2	80.7	71	85
272832001252	157	Healy Secondary	Public	7-12	112 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 468-6458	642	36	17.6	35.0%	620 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$10,509							67.2	68.2	145	12
272124001028	158	Sanford Middle	Public	6-8	3524 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4900	738	27	27.5	37.7%	421 (57.0%)	104 (14.1%)	74 (10.0%)	18 (2.4%)	64 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	$14,027							66.9	68.3	144	14
271809000836	159	Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Rd 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	346	21	16.2	37.6%	294 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,969							66.3	53.3	239	80
270027605140	160	Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	Public, Charter	7-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	288	9	31.6	17.4%	242 (84.0%)	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$10,772							66.3	72.2	109	51

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.