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)
272124000986	521	Ella Baker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1200 W 26th St	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2720	602	54	11	90.5%	62 (10.3%)	235 (39.0%)	227 (37.7%)	21 (3.5%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$19,075							7	5.1	514	7
271227001725	522	Forest Lake Area Community School	Public	6-12	943 SW 9th Avenue	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3171	176	12	14.9	54.0%	130 (73.9%)	11 (6.3%)	14 (8.0%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$22,701							6.9	13.9	468	54
272124000937	523	Anwatin Middle	Public	6-8	256 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2450	320	16	19.6	80.6%	58 (18.1%)	157 (49.1%)	33 (10.3%)	31 (9.7%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	$16,954							6.6	12.6	474	49
273384001598	524	Humboldt High School	Public	6-12	30 Baker St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8600	1,031	56	18.4	90.1%	43 (4.2%)	269 (26.1%)	199 (19.3%)	458 (44.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.3%)	$17,564							6.1	6.6	507	17
270022004420	525	Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	184	12	15	88.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,045							6	4.5	519	6
272124002581	526	Olson Middle	Public	6-8	1607 51st Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1640	361	24	14.9	86.1%	45 (12.5%)	192 (53.2%)	33 (9.1%)	42 (11.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.4%)	$16,762							5.8	9.5	491	35
270042005038	527	SWMetro Level 4 Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 Hope Ave	Jordan	55352	Scott County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	No	No	No	(952) 567-8100	187	29	6.3	64.2%	131 (70.1%)	28 (15.0%)	14 (7.5%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)								5.4	23.7	420	107
270014204150	528	St. Paul City Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	137	12	11.4	92.0%	3 (2.2%)	34 (24.8%)	69 (50.4%)	23 (16.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$13,409							5.3	6.8	505	23
270009202487	529	Minnesota New Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	210 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 248-3353	135	13	10.6	42.2%	118 (87.4%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$17,031							5.2	20.8	435	94
270624005130	530	Brooklyn Center Middle School	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	365	23	15.7	84.9%	23 (6.3%)	160 (43.8%)	102 (27.9%)	51 (14.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$10,267							5.1	5.4	513	17

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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