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)
270012701648	71	Stephen Senior High	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Stephen	56757	Marshall County	Stephen-Argyle Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 478-3314	123	9	13.7	29.3%	110 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$16,648							80.9	70.1	129	58
271224002270	72	Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	743	48	15.5	31.5%	713 (96.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,681							80.6	79.1	78	6
270038304728	73	Morris Area Secondary	Public	7-12	201 S Columbia Ave	Morris	56267	Stevens County	Morris Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 589-4400	521	33	15.5	27.6%	395 (75.8%)	8 (1.5%)	85 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$11,193							80.6	83.3	55	18
270038204740	74	Brandon-Evansville Middle School	Public	6-8	206 West 3rd Street	Brandon	56315	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 948-2241	137	5	25.4	32.1%	130 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$8,416							79.9	66.1	158	84
271404000727	75	Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary	Public	6-12	301 N Summit Ave	Hills	56138	Rock County	Hills-Beaver Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 962-3240	199	16	12.4	24.6%	179 (89.9%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$11,164							79.7	86.1	43	32
271778002435	76	McGuire Middle	Public	6-8	21220 Holyoke Ave W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2200	861	58	14.7	22.8%	634 (73.6%)	62 (7.2%)	69 (8.0%)	37 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.4%)	$11,550							79.5	84.2	50	26
272514001204	77	Osakis Secondary	Public	7-12	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 859-2191	413	26	15.9	35.4%	378 (91.5%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,259							79.3	77.1	93	16
271833002471	78	Luverne Middle	Public	6-8	709 N Kniss	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 283-4491	256	19	13.4	34.0%	222 (86.7%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$9,351							78.9	77.3	91	13
270318000119	79	Northdale Middle	Public	6-8	11301 Dogwood St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5400	1,029	66	15.7	44.3%	566 (55.0%)	147 (14.3%)	94 (9.1%)	120 (11.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.2%)	$11,966							78.9	73	105	26
270741003671	80	Cambridge Middle School	Public	6-8	31374 Xylite St NE	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6300	589	33	18	33.8%	490 (83.2%)	16 (2.7%)	22 (3.7%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$10,750							78.6	69.9	132	52

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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.

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