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)
279145102330	171	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Sec	Public	7-12	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	No	(507) 234-5181	349	25	13.9	35.0%	321 (92.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,329							63.5	51.9	251	80
271230000602	172	Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	278	17	16.3	53.6%	215 (77.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$13,510							63.2	79.6	74	98
273180001018	173	John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	1525 31st St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5700	731	20	36.7	41.5%	421 (57.6%)	111 (15.2%)	48 (6.6%)	77 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	$11,895							63.2			(n/a)
270318000117	174	Anoka Middle School For The Arts	Public	6-8	1523 5th Ave S	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5000	1,678	100	16.8	43.8%	1,077 (64.2%)	241 (14.4%)	103 (6.1%)	93 (5.5%)	15 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (8.9%)	$13,008							63.1	58.9	200	26
271752000804	175	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	300 S Garden Street	Lake City	55041	Wabasha County	Lake City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 345-4553	587	33	17.6	34.1%	512 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$11,600							62.9	69.7	133	42
272520001217	176	Osseo Middle School	Public	6-8	10223 93rd Ave N	Osseo	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8800	1,155	61	18.8	41.0%	544 (47.1%)	286 (24.8%)	79 (6.8%)	128 (11.1%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (9.5%)	$13,365							62.9	62.6	179	3
274068001693	177	Truman Secondary	Public	7-12	401 E 1st St S	Truman	56088	Martin County	Truman Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 776-2111	88	8	11.4	63.6%	79 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	$15,751							62.6	19.3	438	261
270010101695	178	Norman County East Secondary	Public	7-12	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 584-5151	94	9	10.1	54.3%	73 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.7%)	$16,037							62.5	50.8	256	78
273252004640	179	Royalton Middle School	Public	6-8	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	237	13	17.9	31.6%	223 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$6,173							62.5	42.6	311	132
274083001707	180	Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	279	16	16.9	40.9%	263 (94.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,603							62.4	48.9	267	87

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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