Best Middle Schools in Minnesota for English Language Learner Students

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Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 158)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
274216001762	1	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	609	41	14.7	15.1%	362 (59.4%)	48 (7.9%)	31 (5.1%)	134 (22.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$13,693							99.4%	98.2%	1.20%
270036712833	2	STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	Public, Charter	6-8	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 285-1920	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								98.7%	28.1%	70.66%
270038605247	3	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	7-12	1885 University Ave. W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	121	9	13.3	91.7%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								98.1%	36.7%	61.40%
270036704507	4	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							97.5%	30.8%	66.64%
270045105430	5	Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	38	1	28.5	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								96.8%	19.6%	77.20%
270039905179	6	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave.	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	213	18	11.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	203 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926							96.2%	13.8%	82.44%
274216002654	7	Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,502	83	18.1	13.3%	791 (52.7%)	123 (8.2%)	71 (4.7%)	425 (28.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.0%)	$12,348							95.6%	97.2%	1.68%
270024504857	8	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							94.9%	40.9%	54.02%
270026303320	9	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							94.3%	28.8%	65.50%
271137002844	10	Rogers Middle School	Public	5-8	20855 141st Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3550	979	20	48.5	16.0%	807 (82.4%)	40 (4.1%)	39 (4.0%)	51 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	$10,035							93.7%	96.5%	2.84%

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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