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)
273300003717	251	Shakopee East Middle School	Public	6-8	1137 Marschall Rd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5702	798	48	16.5	43.7%	367 (46.0%)	157 (19.7%)	108 (13.5%)	97 (12.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	$11,543							52.6	62.7	178	73
271258005506	252	GFW Middle School	Public	5-8	1001 N Cottonwood St	Winthrop	55396	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 647-5382	175	11	15.6	54.9%	137 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								52.3	37	345	93
270942000381	253	Cloquet Middle	Public	5-8	2001 Washington Avenue	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3328	767	44	17.5	49.5%	526 (68.6%)	6 (0.8%)	26 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	91 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (14.9%)	$11,118							52.3	44	300	47
274227001774	254	Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	760	36	21.3	53.4%	338 (44.5%)	84 (11.1%)	263 (34.6%)	18 (2.4%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	$13,831							52.1	59.4	198	56
270579000226	255	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	661	48	13.8	39.2%	323 (48.9%)	107 (16.2%)	111 (16.8%)	42 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.2%)	$15,707							52	55.7	219	36
271710001741	256	Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle	Public	5-8	400 6th St	Kenyon	55946	Goodhue County	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 789-6186	216	12	18.7	33.8%	187 (86.6%)	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,650							51.6	49.9	262	6
273321001451	257	Sleepy Eye Sec.	Public	7-12	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 794-7904	247	22	11.2	39.7%	147 (59.5%)	2 (0.8%)	89 (36.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,767							51.6	26.8	402	145
273246001399	258	Rothsay Secondary	Public	7-12	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 867-2116	133	8	16.3	35.3%	123 (92.5%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,338							51.3	67.5	150	108
274086001709	259	Upsala Secondary	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2176	158	13	11.8	29.7%	155 (98.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,052							51.3	77.3	90	169
270010700921	260	Greenbush-Middle River Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Park Ave W	Greenbush	56726	Roseau County	Greenbush Middle River Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 782-2232	99	10	9.7	25.3%	94 (94.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,312							50.9	43.6	306	46

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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