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)
272127001068	91	Minneota Secondary	Public	7-12	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 872-6175	284	20	14.1	29.6%	256 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,109							76.7	77.5	89	2
271227000592	92	Forest Lake Area Middle School	Public	7-8	21395 Goodview Ave N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3000	844	44	19.3	25.9%	679 (80.5%)	22 (2.6%)	38 (4.5%)	64 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	$11,297							76.7	72.2	110	18
270318000108	93	Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6000 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5200	2,030	117	17.3	39.3%	898 (44.2%)	396 (19.5%)	188 (9.3%)	341 (16.8%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	196 (9.7%)	$11,606							76.6	65.9	159	66
270387002556	94	Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	662	36	18.4	20.8%	610 (92.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$10,831							76.4	78	86	8
271137002038	95	Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	677	28	24.3	30.4%	481 (71.0%)	96 (14.2%)	30 (4.4%)	26 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	$10,867							76.4	83.8	52	43
270585000018	96	Bluffview Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1321 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Bluffview Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 452-2807	214	30	7.1	27.6%	195 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$10,764							76.3	83.4	54	42
270318000122	97	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	650 125th Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5800	1,012	61	16.6	33.4%	670 (66.2%)	124 (12.3%)	54 (5.3%)	84 (8.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.2%)	$11,361							76.1	81.3	67	30
270028703714	98	Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior	Public	7-8	70 1st St SE	Elgin	55932	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 876-2521	238	14	16.8	35.7%	208 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$8,656							76	78.3	82	16
270029403692	99	RTR Secondary School	Public	6-12	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5913	375	27	13.9	36.3%	343 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,968							75.6	79.1	77	22
270035504151	100	Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	100	10	9.5	33.0%	79 (79.0%)	2 (2.0%)	11 (11.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$17,389							75.6	62.7	176	76

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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