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)
273816002822	191	Stewartville Middle	Public	6-8	440 6th Ave SW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1666	463	32	14.3	22.2%	416 (89.8%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,186							60.8	52.1	250	59
279144702316	192	Kittson Central Secondary	Public	7-12	444 N Ash Ave	Hallock	56728	Kittson County	Kittson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 843-3682	109	12	8.7	39.4%	95 (87.2%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$18,508							60.3	74.8	100	92
272391002507	193	Central Middle	Public	6-8	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7000	203	12	16.3	27.1%	171 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	$9,965							60.3	63.5	172	21
270009100365	194	MACCRAY Secondary	Public	6-12	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 847-2154	366	26	14.2	48.6%	286 (78.1%)	3 (0.8%)	64 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,451							60.2	58.8	201	7
272811001238	195	Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	285	15	19.5	29.8%	272 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,060							60.2	60.3	193	2
270008800408	196	Lakeview Secondary	Public	7-12	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 423-5164	315	15	20.4	33.3%	290 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$11,704							60.1	75.8	95	101
270546002462	197	Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	686	24	28.5	39.9%	516 (75.2%)	48 (7.0%)	58 (8.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	$10,402							59.7	59.5	197
274188002683	198	Waseca Junior High	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	259	13	19.9	43.2%	193 (74.5%)	8 (3.1%)	38 (14.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$8,561							59.5	53.5	237	39
270002401743	199	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Secondary	Public	6-12	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 745-4636	273	17	15.6	41.8%	223 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$13,593							59.3	58.4	204	5
270031304294	200	Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	451	39	11.4	88.9%	52 (11.5%)	384 (85.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$15,261							59	64.4	167	33

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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.