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)
273239002644	121	Falcon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8760	970	61	15.9	34.9%	536 (55.3%)	128 (13.2%)	167 (17.2%)	51 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.8%)	$12,226							72.9	62.7	177	56
270933000375	122	Cleveland Secondary	Public	7-12	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 931-5953	265	15	18.1	28.3%	235 (88.7%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$10,725							72.7	47.9	271	149
270609004196	123	Forestview Middle	Public	5-8	12149 Knollwood Dr	Baxter	56425	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6000	1,790	106	16.8	44.6%	1,612 (90.1%)	18 (1.0%)	41 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	28 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.7%)	$10,199							72.7	71.6	116	7
271881000886	124	Maple Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 963-3171	365	28	13.2	23.3%	351 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,558							72.6	59.6	196	72
270000600888	125	Maple River Secondary	Public	6-12	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 524-3930	495	27	18.1	36.6%	446 (90.1%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	$12,255							72.4	81.3	68	57
271878002046	126	Dakota Meadows Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Howard Dr	North Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5077	878	49	18	34.5%	671 (76.4%)	84 (9.6%)	58 (6.6%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.6%)	$11,176							72.1	69.3	137	11
273239002437	127	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	894	53	16.9	43.3%	432 (48.3%)	191 (21.4%)	98 (11.0%)	72 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (10.9%)	$12,406							72.1	67.1	153	26
270048005509	128	Ada-Borup-West Secondary	Public	6-12	604 W Thorpe Ave	Ada	56510	Norman County	Ada-Borup-West Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 784-5332	343	25	13.8	45.2%	260 (75.8%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)								72	75.8	96	32
279144902322	129	Win-E-Mac Secondary	Public	7-12	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 563-2900	205	9	22.5	51.7%	195 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,363							72	81	70	59
273387002533	130	St. Peter Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Lincoln Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4210	621	42	14.6	45.2%	428 (68.9%)	55 (8.9%)	103 (16.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$4,389							71.9	54.9	228	98

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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

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.