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)
273288002246	301	Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st St S	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 654-9073	1,045	57	18.3	38.2%	879 (84.1%)	37 (3.5%)	47 (4.5%)	13 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.9%)	$10,864							45.2	51.8	252	49
271428005380	302	Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 896-5323	403	24	16.8	64.8%	236 (58.6%)	64 (15.9%)	46 (11.4%)	15 (3.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)								45.2	40.8	320	18
270010602570	303	A.C.G.C. Secondary	Public	7-12	27250 Minnesota Highway 4	Grove City	56243	Meeker County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 244-4700	379	26	14.5	50.9%	320 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$13,606							45.1	47.5	277	26
270012502260	304	Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	2860 291st Ave	Madison	56256	Lac qui Parle County	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 752-4480	334	17	19.3	52.4%	252 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.4%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,708							45.1	43.7	304
272814001239	305	Paynesville Area Secondary School	Public	6-12	795 Business 23 W	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 243-3761	489	22	21.8	31.5%	442 (90.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,502							45	22.5	425	120
270972000412	306	Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	547	37	14.9	55.0%	353 (64.5%)	10 (1.8%)	114 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$13,630							45	41.2	318	12
274185001745	307	Warroad High School	Public	6-12	510 Cedar Ave NW	Warroad	56763	Roseau County	Warroad Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 386-6005	570	26	22	34.4%	416 (73.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	42 (7.4%)	40 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.8%)	$16,402							45	46.5	283	24
273180001019	308	Willow Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2425 11th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5900	890	21	43.1	45.1%	463 (52.0%)	103 (11.6%)	208 (23.4%)	45 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.6%)	$12,038							44.4			(n/a)
274074001701	309	Two Harbors Secondary	Public	6-12	1640 Hwy 2 Ste 100	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 834-8201	597	34	17.6	34.3%	558 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$12,016							44.2	53.7	235	74
271824000963	310	Community Middle	Public	6-8	1000 1st Ave NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 616-4200	538	27	19.7	48.0%	473 (87.9%)	13 (2.4%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$10,106							44.2	45.8	290	20

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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.