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)
272397001189	421	Ogilvie Secondary	Public	7-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 272-5000	225	18	12.6	41.8%	218 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,513							27.3	37.4	342	79
271791000824	422	Lanesboro Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 467-2229	190	18	10.6	31.1%	180 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,119							27	50.1	259	163
270034504666	423	Trek North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2400 Pine Ridge Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Treknorth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-1888	108	6	19.3	67.6%	38 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.2%)	$11,409							26.8	18.6	444	21
270042505142	424	FIT Academy High School	Public, Charter	6-12	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	153	5	28.4	48.4%	96 (62.7%)	24 (15.7%)	20 (13.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	$5,506							26.6			(n/a)
272520001208	425	Brooklyn Middle STEAM School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7377 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 569-7700	940	62	15.2	71.6%	116 (12.3%)	325 (34.6%)	127 (13.5%)	278 (29.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.6%)	$14,491							26.5	18.9	441	16
270011703694	426	Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	1350 Energy Lane Suite 230	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(800) 382-6010	3,021	86	35	59.3%	2,117 (70.1%)	286 (9.5%)	252 (8.3%)	52 (1.7%)	70 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	242 (8.0%)	$9,782							26.4	36.2	353	73
270891000357	427	Chisholm Secondary	Public	7-12	301 4th St SW	Chisholm	55719	St. Louis County	Chisholm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 254-5726	316	20	15.6	49.4%	285 (90.2%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$14,250							25.9	24	416	11
270011703264	428	Minnesota Virtual Schools	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1801 County Road B West Suite	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 746-7977	483	32	15.2	60.0%	334 (69.2%)	46 (9.5%)	48 (9.9%)	9 (1.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	$9,090							25.7	16.9	457	29
270579005363	429	New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8900 Portland Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-6600	82	9	9.5	59.8%	31 (37.8%)	22 (26.8%)	17 (20.7%)	3 (3.7%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)								25.5	29.8	387	42
270022103136	430	Riverway Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	68	2	28.9	80.9%	55 (80.9%)	3 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)	$13,126							25.1	26.5	404	26

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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.