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)
271386000712	331	Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	165	9	19.1	49.1%	147 (89.1%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,709							40.8	57.5	210	121
271108500189	332	East Central Senior Secondary	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6015	345	19	17.9	50.1%	284 (82.3%)	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$13,146							40.7	28.4	394	62
270318000099	333	Coon Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	11600 Raven St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-4800	1,353	95	14.2	58.0%	592 (43.8%)	301 (22.2%)	146 (10.8%)	151 (11.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (11.4%)	$12,551							40.7	41.8	314	19
270000801514	334	Cherry Secondary	Public	7-12	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 258-8991	273	19	14.3	39.2%	234 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	$17,767							40.7	39.3	329	5
270018603139	335	Afsa High School	Public, Charter	7-12	100 Vadnais Blvd	Vadnais Heights	55127	Ramsey County	Afsa High School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 209-3910	255	15	17.1	51.8%	142 (55.7%)	22 (8.6%)	45 (17.6%)	23 (9.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$16,622							40.6			(n/a)
271551000770	336	Isle Secondary	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3101	199	13	15.1	54.8%	152 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$15,722							40.3	47.8	273	63
270011001099	337	Cedar Mountain Secondary	Public	6-12	310 Somerville Ave N	Morgan	56266	Redwood County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 249-5990	226	16	14.5	44.2%	175 (77.4%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$12,711							40.3	30.2	385	48
270035304173	338	Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	441	31	14.2	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.8%)	4 (0.9%)	377 (85.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,951							40	34.7	364	26
274212001756	339	Waubun Secondary	Public	7-12	1013 3rd St	Waubun	56589	Becker County	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 473-6171	252	21	12.2	67.1%	43 (17.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	181 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$17,527							39.6	35	361	22
273243002667	340	Roseville Area Middle	Public	6-8	15 E County Rd B2	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 482-5280	840	57	14.7	56.4%	295 (35.1%)	136 (16.2%)	159 (18.9%)	165 (19.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.9%)	$13,964							39.2	41.4	316	24

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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.

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