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)
273384001969	341	Murray Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Buford Ave	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8740	538	34	15.9	63.8%	168 (31.2%)	136 (25.3%)	71 (13.2%)	104 (19.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	$16,301							39	38.2	338	3
271917000904	342	McGregor Secondary	Public	7-12	148 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 768-2111	216	13	16.5	63.0%	168 (77.8%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,674							38.8	31.2	382	40
270013302711	343	North Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3301 Technology Dr	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(218) 728-9556	716	65	11	48.6%	536 (74.9%)	36 (5.0%)	32 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (10.6%)	$14,617							38.6	38.2	337	6
271419000733	344	Holdingford Secondary	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	488	19	26	23.2%	470 (96.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,202							38.4	43	309	35
270038605247	345	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	7-12	1885 University Ave. W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	121	9	13.3	91.7%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								38.2			(n/a)
272355001157	346	Marshall County Central High	Public	7-12	310 Minnesota Ave W	Newfolden	56738	Marshall County	Marshall County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 874-7225	214	17	12.6	32.2%	202 (94.4%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,297							38	61.8	182	164
273225001371	347	Roseau Secondary	Public	7-12	509 3rd St NE	Roseau	56751	Roseau County	Roseau Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 463-2770	527	19	27.6	21.3%	474 (89.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$12,696							37.9	46.4	285	62
270037604693	348	Upper Mississippi Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	19 E Exchange St.	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Upper Mississippi Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 528-8091	75	0		50.7%	34 (45.3%)	9 (12.0%)	18 (24.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.0%)	$13,328							37.9	25.2	410	62
271236000606	349	Frazee Secondary	Public	7-12	305 N Lake St	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 334-3181	391	22	17.9	45.3%	327 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	$12,823							37.7	37	346	3
272382001164	350	North Branch Area Middle School	Public	6-8	38431 Lincoln Tr	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1300	609	29	21.2	36.6%	502 (82.4%)	8 (1.3%)	32 (5.3%)	32 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$11,068							37.6	39.5	326	24

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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.