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)
273239001943	81	Scott Highlands Middle	Public	6-8	14011 Pilot Knob Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7581	1,207	70	17.2	28.7%	706 (58.5%)	165 (13.7%)	100 (8.3%)	135 (11.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (8.0%)	$11,260							78.6	77.8	88	7
273243001046	82	Parkview Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 County Rd B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 487-4360	717	52	13.7	34.3%	353 (49.2%)	129 (18.0%)	55 (7.7%)	102 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (10.9%)	$13,773							78.5	83.1	57	25
270031104282	83	Aspen Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14825 Zinran Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Aspen Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-5940	622	46	13.6	31.7%	314 (50.5%)	139 (22.3%)	30 (4.8%)	93 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	$11,537							78.4	82.7	60	23
274573500221	84	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School	Public	7-8	705 Mill St	Zumbrota	55992	Goodhue County	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 732-7395	194	13	14.4	21.1%	178 (91.8%)	4 (2.1%)	7 (3.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,812							78.4	61.1	187	103
272340000948	85	New London-Spicer Middle	Public	5-8	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	462	34	13.4	25.8%	415 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,548							78.4	84.9	46	39
270576000215	86	Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	380	25	15.4	38.4%	355 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,290							78.3	75.1	98	12
270738000310	87	Caledonia Middle	Public	6-8	825 N Warrior Ave	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 725-3316	140	12	11.6	28.6%	130 (92.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$9,901							77.6	70.2	127	40
270293000063	88	Albany Area Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-2171	470	24	19.9	21.7%	445 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$9,078							77.2	80.1	73	15
272352001156	89	New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	335	25	13.4	46.9%	314 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,055							77.1	57.6	207	118
270047305440	90	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	165	12	14	10.3%	130 (78.8%)	6 (3.6%)	6 (3.6%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)								76.9	82.1	64	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.

Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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