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Oak Grove Middle

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Oak Grove Middle ranks 262 nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Oak Grove Middle is a public middle school located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 661 students. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Grove Middle's academic performance on the MCA-III assessments is generally below the Bloomington Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math was 35.49% at Oak Grove Middle, compared to 38.3% for the Bloomington district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in MCA-III Reading was 42.88% at Oak Grove Middle, compared to 41.75% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students tending to perform better than the school's overall averages, while African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse.

Oak Grove Middle faces several challenges, including a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 39.18% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 24.5 students per teacher over the past few years, which is higher than nearby Olson Middle and Richfield Middle schools. Additionally, Oak Grove Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 152 out of 516 Minnesota middle schools in the 2014-2015 school year to 262 out of 519 in the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting that the school's performance has not kept pace with other middle schools in the state.

711

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,707

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 W 106th St
Bloomington, MN 55431-4152

(952) 681-6600

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Feeder schools for Oak Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Oak Grove Elementary
	Westwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

17.9%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

262^nd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	262 of 519	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	255 of 545	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	219 of 529	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	260 of 520	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	262 of 521	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	294 of 533	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	213 of 518	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	239 of 523	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	192 of 508	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	152 of 516	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	63.1	183 of 490	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	141 of 488	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	182 of 469	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	128 of 478	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	110 of 454	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	52 of 230	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	54 of 409	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	41 of 403	89.8%	★★★★★
2006	80.9	50 of 406	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	77 of 396	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	56.8	207 of 387	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	113 of 169	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	96 of 179	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	81 of 164	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	93 of 162	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	53 of 148	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	65 of 137	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	47 of 111	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	56 of 110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	61 of 112	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	152 of 153	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	87 of 158	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	54 of 133	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	19 of 130	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	9 of 102	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	37.7	83 of 120	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	95 of 109	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	260 of 450	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	251 of 474	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	243 of 455	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	278 of 467	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	221 of 443	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	280 of 439	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	107 of 175	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	132 of 186	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	96 of 178	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	89 of 188	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	87 of 156	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	144 of 171	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	85 of 163	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	320 of 432	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	343 of 473	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	313 of 459	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	268 of 404	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	298 of 399	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	218 of 401	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	226 of 452	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	233 of 479	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	178 of 464	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	232 of 476	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	250 of 437	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	262 of 454	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	198 of 438	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	72 of 113	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	53 of 116	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	32 of 107	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	55 of 131	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	81 of 120	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	57 of 114	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	30 of 265	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	134 of 307	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	159 of 298	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	114 of 288	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	68 of 260	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	80 of 282	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	90 of 253	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	175 of 415	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	165 of 440	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	126 of 436	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	169 of 438	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	203 of 422	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	118 of 428	72.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+39 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-7 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	49.4	262^nd of 519 public middle schools	49.5%		52	255^th of 545 public middle schools	53.2%	7	38.7	35.3	32.5	35.5	57.7	36.5	33.8	42.9	$15,707
Compass Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	6-7	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 600-9250	47	1	47.0	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	4551 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8600	762	53	14.3	26.4%	475 (62.3%)	94 (12.3%)	88 (11.5%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	79.2	79^th of 519 public middle schools	84.8%		81.8	67^th of 545 public middle schools	87.7%	12	49.0	49.6	57.6	52.1	63.8	50.2	54.3	56.2	$14,414
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	18.5	440^th of 519 public middle schools	15.2%		23.5	440^th of 545 public middle schools	19.3%		17.5	13.8	24.8	19.0	34.1	20.6	25.5	27.1	$16,497
New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8900 Portland Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-6600	71	6	11.8	71.8%	26 (36.6%)	25 (35.2%)	5 (7.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	35.6	357^th of 519 public middle schools	31.2%		25.5	429^th of 545 public middle schools	21.3%	72		45.5	6.7	25.8		45.5	26.7	45.2
Universal Academy South Middle/High	Public, Charter	7	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	11	1	18.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Success Academy Bloomington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	63	4	18.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	374^th of 519 public middle schools	27.9%		19.2	458^th of 545 public middle schools	16.0%	84	8.0	15.8	25.0	15.6	44.0	31.6	55.0	43.8
Seven Hills - Richfield Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7602	313	34	9.2	35.1%	130 (41.5%)	67 (21.4%)	47 (15.0%)	38 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	78.7	86^th of 519 public middle schools	83.4%		83.4	60^th of 545 public middle schools	89.0%	26	43.1	39.4	48.0	43.4	63.1	65.4	76.8	68.2	$14,342
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2600	50	51	.9	56.0%	17 (34.0%)	17 (34.0%)	8 (16.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	24.5	414^th of 519 public middle schools	20.2%		33.9	369^th of 545 public middle schools	32.3%	45	24.7	20.3	28.8	24.6	29.5	28.3	28.5	28.8	$14,713
Richfield Middle	Public	6-8	7461 Oliver Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6400	808	69	11.7	57.7%	232 (28.7%)	116 (14.4%)	366 (45.3%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	35.1	364^th of 519 public middle schools	29.9%		32.5	386^th of 545 public middle schools	29.2%	22	23.1	29.5	27.2	26.8	38.8	35.4	37.6	37.2	$14,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Middle

How many students attend Oak Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Oak Grove Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Middle?

Students at Oak Grove Middle are 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Oak Grove Middle a good school?

Oak Grove Middle ranks 262^nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Oak Grove Middle in?

Bloomington Public Schools

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