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)
270029203713	51	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	80	9	9.1	30.0%	53 (66.3%)	9 (11.3%)	9 (11.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	$22,768							84.7	80.5	72	21
271104000489	52	Ordean East Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8940	989	36	27.6	25.5%	865 (87.5%)	16 (1.6%)	27 (2.7%)	15 (1.5%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	$13,932							84.6	84.7	47	5
274143001728	53	Wabasso Secondary	Public	7-12	1333 May St	Wabasso	56293	Redwood County	Wabasso Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 342-5114	232	11	21.6	43.5%	216 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$12,297							84.5	78.1	84	31
272148000944	54	Mora Secondary	Public	7-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	737	44	16.9	41.5%	654 (88.7%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	15 (2.0%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$12,438							84.3	67.9	147	93
271807004408	55	Le Sueur-Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	901 E Ferry St	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5800	244	15	16.2	34.0%	198 (81.1%)	4 (1.6%)	33 (13.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$8,210							84.2	71.7	115	60
270315000093	56	Annandale Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Cherry Ave N	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 274-8226	476	28	17.2	28.6%	440 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$10,002							84	82.2	62	6
270735000981	57	Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	601 4th St NW	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 775-2189	543	23	23.2	15.3%	487 (89.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$10,272							84	84.5	48	9
270001301104	58	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior	Public	7-8	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	122	11	10.8	35.2%	109 (89.3%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$12,249							83.8	70.2	126	68
273006001276	59	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	Public	6-8	15855 Fish Point Rd	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0700	1,987	104	19.1	19.8%	1,495 (75.2%)	131 (6.6%)	119 (6.0%)	103 (5.2%)	17 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.1%)	$10,582							83.5	84.3	49	10
270028404804	60	Seven Hills - Richfield Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 West 76th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7602	293	26	11.2	37.2%	142 (48.5%)	63 (21.5%)	44 (15.0%)	30 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$14,342							83.4	70.5	125	65

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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.