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)
270013805533	271	CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8)	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	53	0		52.8%	33 (62.3%)	13 (24.5%)	5 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								49.3	48.8	268	3
273297001436	272	Sebeka Secondary	Public	7-12	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	258	18	14.6	52.3%	243 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,234							49.2	45.7	291	19
273333001466	273	Westwood Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	711 91st Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5300	1,691	96	17.7	49.3%	844 (49.9%)	215 (12.7%)	319 (18.9%)	140 (8.3%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	156 (9.2%)	$11,179							49	50	260	13
271896000076	274	Martin County West Junior High	Public	7-8	16 W 5th St	Sherburn	56171	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 764-4671	95	6	15.2	47.4%	84 (88.4%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$7,839							48.8	43.9	301	27
270000804459	275	North Woods Secondary	Public	7-12	10248 Olson Rd E	Cook	55723	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 666-5221	275	20	13.5	54.5%	170 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.7%)	$16,454							48.6	33.7	372	97
271182002983	276	Robert Boeckman Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Denmark Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1400	878	53	16.4	24.6%	663 (75.5%)	35 (4.0%)	77 (8.8%)	35 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.5%)	$10,872							48.6	52.3	248	28
270014004749	277	HGA Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1471 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 369-7555	479	23	20.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	479 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,935							48.6	40.3	323	46
271317000934	278	Bigfork Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 743-3444	126	10	12.3	64.3%	105 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$18,817							48.5	15.3	464	186
271778005347	279	Lakeville Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-2023	41	5	8.3	26.8%	33 (80.5%)	3 (7.3%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								48.4	34.4	368	89
271218000586	280	Fisher Secondary	Public	7-12	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	92	10	9.3	51.1%	75 (81.5%)	3 (3.3%)	11 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$12,473							48.3	38.2	335	55

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.