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)
271359000702	371	Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	363	20	17.8	35.8%	321 (88.4%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,914							33.8	17.7	448	77
273178001333	372	Plymouth Middle	Public	6-8	10011 36th Ave N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7100	836	28	29.5	49.9%	385 (46.1%)	202 (24.2%)	137 (16.4%)	39 (4.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.1%)	$12,939							33.7	34.6	365	7
270038804737	373	Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	Public	6-8	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	112	6	18.6	75.9%	17 (15.2%)	1 (0.9%)	86 (76.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	$6,999							33.7	38.8	334	39
274278003068	374	Windom Middle	Public	5-8	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	267	16	16.6	52.8%	181 (67.8%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (23.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,052							33.7	45.4	293	81
274074001697	375	Wm. M. Kelley Secondary	Public	6-12	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 226-4437	173	12	14.3	42.2%	155 (89.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$23,731							33.6	53	240	135
273384001621	376	Hidden River Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8860	559	26	21.5	60.8%	201 (36.0%)	201 (36.0%)	42 (7.5%)	40 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.1%)	$14,187							33.2	35.3	359	17
270036704507	377	Step Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	835 5th St E.	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	394	20	19.9	74.1%	3 (0.8%)	388 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,333							33	39.2	331	46
270566005222	378	BOLD Middle School	Public	5-8	701 S. 9th Street	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 523-1031	169	0		56.8%	145 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								33	52.5	245	133
271788000822	379	Lancaster Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 762-5400	76	6	12.9	44.7%	72 (94.7%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,838							33	30.9	383	4
270264000049	380	Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	239	10	24.6	38.1%	177 (74.1%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,799							33	36.8	348	32

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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