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)
270630000278	321	Browerville Secondary	Public	7-12	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 594-2272	277	30	9.2	50.2%	247 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,266							42.8	36.4	350	29
270024504857	322	SET Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	150	6	27.1	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	148 (98.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,857							42.6	47.4	279	43
270033505203	323	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	132	8	16.5	98.5%	2 (1.5%)	118 (89.4%)	11 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,100							42.2	16.5	459	136
273354000013	324	St. Francis Middle	Public	6-8	23065 Saint Francis Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8501	828	49	16.8	32.1%	676 (81.6%)	9 (1.1%)	38 (4.6%)	47 (5.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	$9,532							42.2	28.7	391	67
271311002635	325	Cook County Middle	Public	6-8	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	102	8	12.4	52.0%	68 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.8%)	$10,534							41.7	58.3	205	120
271422005194	326	Eden Prairie Online Secondary	Public, Virtual	6-12	8100 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 975-7142	213	47	4.5	52.6%	93 (43.7%)	57 (26.8%)	15 (7.0%)	18 (8.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.4%)								41.7	44.9	295	31
273180005406	327	Dakota Middle School	Public	6-8	5501 65th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-4530	967	25	38.1	42.4%	498 (51.5%)	191 (19.8%)	74 (7.7%)	130 (13.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.1%)								41.4			(n/a)
270038504735	328	Red Lake County Central High School	Public	7-12	201 Governor St	Oklee	56742	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	No	(218) 796-5136	162	14	11.5	43.2%	143 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$16,245							41.1	50	261	67
273384001591	329	Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8950	805	40	20	53.3%	297 (36.9%)	158 (19.6%)	242 (30.1%)	34 (4.2%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.2%)	$13,758							41	39.4	328	1
279145002326	330	Mesabi East Secondary	Public	7-12	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Mesabi East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 229-3321	415	26	16.1	42.7%	380 (91.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$13,877							40.8	38.2	336	6

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.