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)
271407000729	381	Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	448	32	14	59.8%	299 (66.7%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.1%)	5 (1.1%)	65 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	$14,274							32.8	35.9	355	26
270040805167	382	Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	58	4	13.4	53.4%	39 (67.2%)	11 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$4,752							32.7	36.9	347	35
273384002189	383	Bridge View Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	350 Colborne St	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8640	114	18	6.4	85.1%	18 (15.8%)	45 (39.5%)	9 (7.9%)	34 (29.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$43,489							32.6			(n/a)
270035404849	384	New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	371	27	13.8	48.0%	210 (56.6%)	99 (26.7%)	30 (8.1%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$9,904							32.5	54.3	230	154
270010801264	385	Pipestone Middle	Public	6-8	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	234	16	15	48.7%	156 (66.7%)	7 (3.0%)	57 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$8,740							32.5	24.6	414	29
273175001317	386	Richfield Middle	Public	6-8	7461 Oliver Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6400	807	46	17.6	67.7%	210 (26.0%)	123 (15.2%)	353 (43.7%)	36 (4.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	$14,959							32.5	30.7	384	2
271014000433	387	Deer River Secondary	Public	6-12	101 1st Ave NE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8241	443	31	14.3	66.4%	226 (51.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	145 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.5%)	$17,552							32.5	40.6	321	66
270026303320	388	Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	416	23	17.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	414 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,098							32.3	47	280	108
270013002498	389	Blue Earth Area Secondary	Public	8-12	1125 N Grove Street	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 526-3201	418	24	17.6	46.2%	338 (80.9%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$13,556							32.2	51.7	254	135
270030904261	390	Best Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 381-9743	617	41	14.9	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	589 (95.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$18,702							32.2	24.7	413	23

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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

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.