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)
270010303468	311	Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary	Public	7-12	16770 Clearwater Lake Rd	Clearbrook	56634	Clearwater County	Clearbrook-Gonvick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 776-3112	206	13	15.9	53.4%	143 (69.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	42 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$12,065							44.2	34.8	363	52
270031505148	312	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	Public, Charter	7-12	599 Cardigan Road	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Lionsgate Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-2371	183	50	3.6	32.8%	115 (62.8%)	16 (8.7%)	16 (8.7%)	6 (3.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	$73,315							44.1	28.9	390	78
270008901148	313	Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	434	27	15.8	41.9%	389 (89.6%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,400							44	55.7	218	95
270741003629	314	Isanti Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Centennial Dr	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 691-8600	506	33	15.3	35.4%	428 (84.6%)	12 (2.4%)	23 (4.5%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$11,378							43.8	46.4	284	30
270606000247	315	Braham Area Secondary	Public	7-12	531 Elmhurst Ave S	Braham	55006	Isanti County	Braham Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 396-5199	359	18	19.8	38.4%	317 (88.3%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$11,558							43.8	62.4	180	135
274233001784	316	Wheaton Secondary	Public	6-12	1700 3rd Ave S	Wheaton	56296	Traverse County	Wheaton Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 563-8282	189	14	13.4	45.5%	156 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$15,808							43.4	43.9	302	14
270303000080	317	Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	222	16	14.2	33.8%	205 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,474							43.3	54.1	233	84
270012801445	318	GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	13	17.3	37.9%	163 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$8,253							43.3	28	396	78
270012400553	319	Fairmont Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Johnson St	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-4411	844	46	18.2	46.9%	633 (75.0%)	6 (0.7%)	169 (20.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.3%)	$13,184							42.9	47.5	276	43
272142003512	320	Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,167	123	17.6	46.7%	1,420 (65.5%)	274 (12.6%)	243 (11.2%)	27 (1.2%)	75 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	126 (5.8%)	$11,559							42.8	41	319	1

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.