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)
271722000797	211	Kimball Secondary	Public	6-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-7700	474	26	17.9	24.3%	447 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$10,492							58.2	51.7	253	42
270010404375	212	WCA Middle School	Public	5-8	301 County Rd 2	Barrett	56311	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 528-7400	220	14	15.7	49.1%	197 (89.5%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$5,552							58	65.2	164	48
271023000443	213	Detroit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	500 11th Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 847-9228	596	39	15.1	45.6%	431 (72.3%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$12,640							57.8	64.1	169	44
270045605224	214	Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	176	15	12.1	31.3%	127 (72.2%)	13 (7.4%)	9 (5.1%)	9 (5.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)								57.7			(n/a)
274066500035	215	Triton Middle School	Public	6-8	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7510	221	18	12	43.0%	176 (79.6%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,516							57.7	44.3	298	83
273351001485	216	Kennedy Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	626	37	16.7	52.9%	371 (59.3%)	151 (24.1%)	67 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$12,860							57.6	50.2	258	42
271182000570	217	Levi P. Dodge Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 208th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1500	721	49	14.6	27.0%	511 (70.9%)	46 (6.4%)	83 (11.5%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.0%)	$11,299							57.5	60.4	191	26
274106001722	218	Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary	Public	7-12	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 565-3559	274	19	14.1	32.8%	245 (89.4%)	8 (2.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,974							57.5	64.6	166	52
271894003715	219	Marshall Middle School	Public	5-8	401 S Saratoga St	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6938	732	44	16.7	57.5%	410 (56.0%)	49 (6.7%)	142 (19.4%)	85 (11.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$11,492							57.4	60.3	194	25
270354000163	220	Badger Secondary	Public	7-12	110 Carpenter Ave	Badger	56714	Roseau County	Badger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 528-3201	116	9	13.1	46.6%	110 (94.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,545							57.2	58.7	202	18

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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