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)
271290000648	261	Goodhue Secondary	Public	7-12	510 3rd Ave	Goodhue	55027	Goodhue County	Goodhue Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 923-4447	315	18	17.7	24.4%	278 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,177							50.6	45.5	292	31
273255001406	262	Rush City Secondary	Public	7-12	51001 Fairfield Ave	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-4795	419	26	15.8	36.8%	369 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	8 (1.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$11,630							50.5	55.5	222	40
271009000430	263	Dawson-Boyd Secondary	Public	7-12	848 Chestnut St	Dawson	56232	Lac qui Parle County	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 769-2955	261	16	16.2	46.4%	225 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,640							50.4	40.5	322	59
270543000204	264	Bertha Secondary	Public	7-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	220	18	12.5	55.5%	198 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	$13,767							50.4	59.2	199	65
270036005071	265	Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	122	6	22.1	33.6%	103 (84.4%)	7 (5.7%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$3,592							50.3	59.9	195	70
270011602606	266	World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	204	12	17.1	18.6%	168 (82.4%)	7 (3.4%)	16 (7.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$11,894							49.7	72.1	111	155
274419001843	267	Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	176	15	11.7	55.1%	152 (86.4%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	$14,674							49.6	58.4	203	64
270037904625	268	Montgomery Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	101 2nd St NE	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 364-8119	636	36	17.7	51.3%	495 (77.8%)	9 (1.4%)	106 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$10,560							49.5	45.2	294	26
270000501770	269	United South Central High School	Public	7-12	600 11th St. SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 553-5819	333	21	15.8	50.8%	257 (77.2%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,396							49.4	46	288	19
273239001383	270	Valley Middle School of STEM	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,076	61	17.5	48.0%	481 (44.7%)	254 (23.6%)	196 (18.2%)	52 (4.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.1%)	$12,751							49.3	52.4	247	23

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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