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South View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

South View Middle is a public middle school located in Edina, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 979 students. The school is part of the Edina Public School District, which is ranked 11th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

South View Middle consistently ranks among the top 20-30 middle schools in Minnesota, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 70% proficiency. South View Middle's performance is on par with or exceeds the Edina Public School District's averages, indicating strong academic achievement within the district.

Despite having a diverse student population, South View Middle has been able to maintain strong academic performance across different student subgroups, with many subgroups ranking in the top 10-20 middle schools in Minnesota. When compared to nearby schools, such as Valley View Middle (also in the Edina Public School District), South View Middle performs similarly or slightly better in academic assessments. However, the school's performance is significantly higher than that of some other nearby schools, such as those in the St. Louis Park and Minneapolis Public School Districts, highlighting the academic excellence of South View Middle and the Edina Public School District.

1,021

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,256

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4725 S View Ln
Edina, MN 55424-1597

(952) 848-3700

District: Edina Public School District

Students who attend South View Middle usually attend:

High:

Edina Senior High

Feeder schools for South View Middle:

Elementary:	Concord Elementary
	Cornelia Elementary
	Highlands Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg74%

Minnesota avg47%

11^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Edina Public School District

11^th of 446Edina Public School District 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	96.3	11 of 519	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	20 of 545	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	19 of 529	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	27 of 520	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	22 of 521	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	22 of 533	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	27 of 518	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	39 of 523	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	20 of 508	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	24 of 516	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	21 of 490	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	23 of 488	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	22 of 469	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	15 of 478	96.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	13 of 454	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.6	8 of 230	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	4 of 409	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	3 of 403	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.2	6 of 406	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	90.8	7 of 396	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.0	8 of 387	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	21 of 169	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	89 of 179	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	34 of 164	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	67 of 162	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.2	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	33 of 148	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	63 of 137	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	12 of 111	89.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	13 of 116	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	9 of 87	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	12 of 112	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	20 of 108	81.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	27 of 153	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	79 of 158	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	19 of 133	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	6 of 130	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	6 of 102	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	15 of 120	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	25 of 109	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	9 of 450	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	20 of 474	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	19 of 455	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	26 of 467	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	14 of 443	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	24 of 439	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	27 of 436	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	20 of 175	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	17 of 186	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	34 of 178	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	26 of 188	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	23 of 156	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	16 of 171	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	25 of 163	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	74 of 432	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	163 of 473	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	90 of 459	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	158 of 404	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	100 of 399	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	139 of 415	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	231 of 401	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	13 of 452	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	23 of 479	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	16 of 464	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	28 of 476	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	25 of 437	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	20 of 454	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	21 of 438	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	2 of 116	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	4 of 107	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	14 of 131	89.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	4 of 120	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	9 of 265	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	14 of 307	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	18 of 298	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	11 of 288	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	2 of 260	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	7 of 282	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	9 of 253	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	13 of 440	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	10 of 436	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	21 of 438	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	17 of 422	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	17 of 428	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	18 of 428	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading77%+27 vs state

Math67%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Can't deal w/any kid out of the ordinary, i.e. not white, low income, or even the slightest disability & it's an awful experience. Bullying is allowed to take place w/no punitive action, in fact, the one who is bullied is made to feel bad Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, January 31, 2009

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4725 S View Ln	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3700	1,021	57	17.8	18.0%	703 (68.9%)	79 (7.7%)	95 (9.3%)	81 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	96.3	11^th of 519 public middle schools	97.9%		93.6	20^th of 545 public middle schools	96.3%	9		66.7	63.9	69.5	66.7		80.1	71.7	78.1	76.6	$15,256
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	6750 Valley View Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3500	1,003	59	16.9	15.9%	704 (70.2%)	86 (8.6%)	68 (6.8%)	73 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	97.1	9^th of 519 public middle schools	98.3%		95.8	13^th of 545 public middle schools	97.6%	4		71.0	68.7	72.4	70.7		81.8	74.1	71.4	75.7	$13,314
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Irving Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3240	727	37	19.7	24.9%	512 (70.4%)	62 (8.5%)	70 (9.6%)	16 (2.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.4%)	91.9	24^th of 519 public middle schools	95.4%		86.8	43^rd of 545 public middle schools	92.1%	19		64.6	54.9	68.9	62.8		73.2	58.6	72.0	67.9	$11,680
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
Park Virtual - Middle School	Public	6-8	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 928-6001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Justice Page Middle	Public	6-8	1 West 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4040	1,020	47	21.8	35.7%	554 (54.3%)	130 (12.7%)	199 (19.5%)	22 (2.2%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	76.1	95^th of 519 public middle schools	81.7%		74.9	106^th of 545 public middle schools	80.6%	11		49.1	46.5	44.3	46.7		62.8	52.2	55.7	57.2	$12,710
Venture Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3800 Pleasant Ave	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 345-9040	90	13	7.1	100.0%	2 (2.2%)	27 (30.0%)	51 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	2.9	517^th of 519 public middle schools	0.4%		3	544^th of 545 public middle schools	0.2%	27		0.0	2.6	0.0	1.3		7.7	6.3	8.0	7.1
Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	420^th of 519 public middle schools	19.1%		42.2	323^rd of 545 public middle schools	40.7%	97	21.6	17.8	18.0	26.9	21.2	27.5	24.4	32.7	28.9	28.4	$20,100
St. Louis Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Texas Ave S	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6300	965	53	18.3	37.4%	494 (51.2%)	206 (21.3%)	134 (13.9%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.8%)	60.2	188^th of 519 public middle schools	63.8%		55.3	235^th of 545 public middle schools	56.9%	47		42.8	36.4	31.1	36.8		59.3	47.9	44.8	50.7	$13,707

Frequently Asked Questions about South View Middle

What district is South View Middle in?

Edina Public School District

What is the racial makeup of South View Middle?

Students at South View Middle are 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of South View Middle attend?

Students who attend South View Middle usually go on to attend Edina Senior High

Is South View Middle a good school?

Yes! South View Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend South View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,021 students attended South View Middle.

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