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)
271353000693	231	Hastings Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7066	1,210	63	19.3	33.1%	994 (82.1%)	32 (2.6%)	90 (7.4%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.1%)	$11,309							55.8	58.1	206	25
272295001041	232	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Edgewood Dr N	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6600	699	45	15.5	54.1%	335 (47.9%)	100 (14.3%)	104 (14.9%)	85 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	$14,028							55.6	57.6	208	24
270273003076	233	Adrian Middle	Public	6-8	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	134	8	17	45.5%	106 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$8,657							55.5	43.7	305	72
273330001459	234	Spring Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	157	15	10.1	30.6%	148 (94.3%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,757							55.3	56.3	214	20
273378001533	235	St. Louis Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Texas Ave S	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6300	956	48	19.9	40.4%	508 (53.1%)	185 (19.4%)	123 (12.9%)	37 (3.9%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.7%)	$13,707							55.3	50.4	257	22
272835004841	236	Pillager Middle School	Public	5-8	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 746-3772	407	21	19.1	47.4%	377 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$8,860							55.2	49.8	264	28
271712000023	237	Kerkhoven Secondary	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	387	22	17.6	42.1%	310 (80.1%)	9 (2.3%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,466							55.2	36.7	349	112
270032604389	238	Tracy Secondary	Public	7-12	934 Pine St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Tracy Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 629-5500	330	24	13.6	50.3%	259 (78.5%)	6 (1.8%)	15 (4.5%)	43 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,895							55.1	47.8	274	36
272838001256	239	Pine City Secondary	Public	7-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	701	42	16.6	39.7%	609 (86.9%)	7 (1.0%)	26 (3.7%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)	$13,798							55	61.2	185	54
273300001439	240	Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	895	49	18.3	42.7%	481 (53.7%)	109 (12.2%)	168 (18.8%)	61 (6.8%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.4%)	$10,088							54.4	61.1	186	54

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.