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)
273051001301	531	Ponemah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	25039 Abinoojiin Dr	Ponemah	56666	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 554-7337	130	18	7.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$26,064							5	4.8	517	14
270043905072	532	SciTech Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 West 66th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	SciTech Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 800-2036	179	13	13.7	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	179 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,394							4.8			(n/a)
272124004188	533	MPS Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	1250 W Broadway Ave	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(612) 668-0726	320	20	16.3	78.1%	55 (17.2%)	157 (49.1%)	36 (11.3%)	18 (5.6%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$19,989							4.8	16.3	461	72
270022603471	534	Kato Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	110 N 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Kato Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-5524	68	8	8.3	83.8%	45 (66.2%)	5 (7.4%)	9 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	$17,294							4.7			(n/a)
270034604667	535	Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	48	5	9.8	87.5%	15 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (20.8%)	$9,534							4.7	8.6	497	38
273384004457	536	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	388	31	12.3	94.1%	29 (7.5%)	136 (35.1%)	48 (12.4%)	145 (37.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$5,237							4.3	5.7	511	25
273051002427	537	Red Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-2700	280	13	21	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,819							4.2	4	523	14
270027303575	538	Loveworks Academy For Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Mount Curve Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Loveworks Academy For Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 522-6830	149	9	16.8	67.8%	1 (0.7%)	140 (94.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$19,608							4.1	15.2	465	73
270015902954	539	Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	293	27	10.9	89.8%	1 (0.3%)	215 (73.4%)	56 (19.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$17,859							4.1	4.6	518	21
270043805290	540	The Journey School Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 389-1579	26	2	15.5	80.8%	2 (7.7%)	10 (38.5%)	5 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (30.8%)								3.9			(n/a)

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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