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)
272295001115	21	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Hodgson Rd	No Oaks	55127	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6400	1,081	53	20.2	14.7%	733 (67.8%)	48 (4.4%)	64 (5.9%)	159 (14.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.8%)	$11,103							93.4	94.9	12	9
270036404108	22	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	11111 Bren Rd W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	714	51	14	35.7%	277 (38.8%)	229 (32.1%)	31 (4.3%)	136 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$11,807							92.6	94.7	14	8
273381002466	23	Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6404	1,160	51	22.7	14.1%	715 (61.6%)	100 (8.6%)	68 (5.9%)	207 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.9%)	$11,268							91.9	90.5	29	6
273282001675	24	Sartell Middle	Public	6-8	748 7th Street North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-3710	976	59	16.5	21.9%	840 (86.1%)	29 (3.0%)	42 (4.3%)	25 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)	$8,972							91.5	89.2	32	8
271188004944	25	Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	601 Randolph Ave E	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	756	36	20.8	40.2%	656 (86.8%)	13 (1.7%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.6%)	$3,176							91.2	87.6	36	11
272343001145	26	New Prague Middle School	Public	6-8	721 Central Ave N	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-1400	950	55	17.3	20.4%	861 (90.6%)	8 (0.8%)	36 (3.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	$11,025							91	92.5	21	5
273384001594	27	Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Concordia Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,065	53	19.9	42.6%	443 (41.6%)	230 (21.6%)	72 (6.8%)	200 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (11.3%)	$12,271							90.7	82.8	59	32
273239000484	28	Dakota Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4183 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6800	1,181	65	18.2	17.7%	775 (65.6%)	72 (6.1%)	99 (8.4%)	156 (13.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	$11,119							90.2	91.1	24	4
270045412837	29	GOA School of Logic	Public, Charter	6-7	115 Elm St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 615-0499	47	1	37.3	21.3%	40 (85.1%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								90.1			(n/a)
273819001661	30	Stillwater Middle School	Public	6-8	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	925	43	21.7	21.2%	760 (82.2%)	18 (1.9%)	57 (6.2%)	32 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.1%)	$13,430							89.9	89.8	30

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.