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Central Middle School

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Central Middle School ranks 59 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,891 students. The school is part of the Eden Prairie Public School District, which is ranked 29th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Central Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Minnesota, with rankings ranging from 19th to 69th out of over 500 schools in recent years. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is impressive, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading exceeding the state and district averages across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, Central Middle School's proficiency rates were 50.6% in Math and 63% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly Asian and Native American students, who rank among the top in the state.

While Central Middle School's overall performance is commendable, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 18.67% in 2021-2022 to 30.3% in 2023-2024. This shift in the student population may require the school to adapt its strategies and resources to ensure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have the support they need to succeed. The proximity of Central Middle School to other high-performing middle schools, such as Minnetonka East Middle and Valley View Middle, presents an opportunity for collaboration and the sharing of best practices to further enhance the educational experiences and outcomes for all students.

1,860

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,216

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8025 School Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2291

(952) 975-7300

District: Eden Prairie Public School District

Students who attend Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Eden Prairie Senior High

Feeder schools for Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Ridge Elementary
	Eden Lake Elementary
	Forest Hills Elementary
	Oak Point Elementary
	More...
	Prairie View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

African American:

17.5%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

Minnesota avg47%

59^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 446Eden Prairie 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	83.1	59 of 519	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	69 of 545	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	66 of 529	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	43 of 520	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	19 of 521	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	37 of 533	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	36 of 518	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	41 of 523	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	80.8	62 of 508	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	30 of 516	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	34 of 490	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	34 of 488	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	37 of 469	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	91.8	10 of 478	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	12 of 454	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	26 of 230	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	27 of 409	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	12 of 403	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.7	10 of 406	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	81.0	51 of 396	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	58 of 387	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	63 of 179	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	76 of 164	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	48 of 162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	15 of 141	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	58 of 148	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	45 of 137	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	6 of 87	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	9 of 112	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	11 of 108	89.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	79 of 153	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	76 of 158	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	24 of 133	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	20 of 120	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	20 of 109	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	68 of 450	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	78 of 474	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	68 of 455	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	47 of 467	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	17 of 443	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	44 of 439	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	44 of 436	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	34 of 175	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	51 of 186	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	40 of 178	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	37 of 188	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	15 of 156	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	17 of 171	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	13 of 163	92.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	204 of 432	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	246 of 473	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	270 of 459	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	184 of 404	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	105 of 399	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	170 of 415	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	185 of 401	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	58 of 452	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	60 of 479	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	64 of 464	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	42 of 476	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	18 of 437	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	37 of 454	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	24 of 438	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	43 of 113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	61 of 116	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	45 of 107	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	15 of 120	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	10 of 114	91.2%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	2 of 55	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	13 of 265	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.9	71 of 307	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	55 of 298	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	128 of 288	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	82 of 260	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	79 of 282	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	21 of 253	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	35 of 415	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	38 of 440	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	29 of 438	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	9 of 422	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	19 of 428	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	17 of 428	96.0%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading63%+13 vs state

Math51%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Faculty swears while talking to kids. Other faculty harasses parents and follows them around while taking pictures of them. You played with fire, CMS! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Disappointed in how the school reacts to parental concerns about grades. Often received platitudes and pats on the back with little to no help. Then when the academic issue becomes huge they come running . . . .you need to do more, why didn't you, etc. Refuse to help before the problem gets out of hand, then reprimands when it does get out of hand. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 13, 2011

I don't like central Middle school in eden prarie Close Quote

Schools Near Central Middle School

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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
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8025 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7300	1,860	121	15.4	27.8%	909 (48.9%)	325 (17.5%)	204 (11.0%)	263 (14.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (8.3%)	83.1	59^th of 519 public middle schools	88.6%		81.2	69^th of 545 public middle schools	87.3%	10	51.8	53.7	46.1	50.6	71.5	63.8	53.4	63.0	$13,216
Minnetonka East Middle	Public	6-8	17000 Lake St Extension	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5200	1,320	81	16.3	11.8%	1,018 (77.1%)	36 (2.7%)	76 (5.8%)	102 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	97.4	7^th of 519 public middle schools	98.7%		97.7	6^th of 545 public middle schools	98.9%	1	80.7	72.6	68.2	73.9	81.4	74.8	72.3	76.2	$11,432
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	828	49	16.8	42.9%	367 (44.3%)	168 (20.3%)	104 (12.6%)	102 (12.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.7%)	53	231^st of 519 public middle schools	55.5%		52.6	251^st of 545 public middle schools	53.9%	20	40.5	23.2	35.3	32.8	65.7	39.0	42.0	48.6	$11,543
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
Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	899	57	15.7	35.2%	472 (52.5%)	102 (11.3%)	181 (20.1%)	73 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	52.5	235^th of 519 public middle schools	54.7%		54.4	240^th of 545 public middle schools	56.0%	5	28.7	34.2	42.5	35.0	50.0	45.2	41.6	45.7	$10,088
270 Hopkins West Junior High Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-9	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4843	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopkins West Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4401	574	39	14.7	43.9%	257 (44.8%)	169 (29.4%)	61 (10.6%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	43.2	301^st of 519 public middle schools	42.0%		45.3	300^th of 545 public middle schools	45.0%	1	31.3	26.7	31.0	29.6	45.9	35.5	46.2	42.3	$15,664
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1085 Pioneer Trail East	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7800	418	30	13.7	14.1%	335 (80.1%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	88.3	35^th of 519 public middle schools	93.3%		89.5	31^st of 545 public middle schools	94.3%	4	51.6	56.4	67.7	58.8	67.2	58.2	64.9	63.5	$12,977
Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Carver County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,297	81	16.0	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	97.5	6^th of 519 public middle schools	98.8%		97.2	8^th of 545 public middle schools	98.5%	2	75.8	70.4	80.7	75.8	81.3	72.2	69.9	74.7	$11,041
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Peavey Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6192	411	0		34.1%	253 (61.6%)	47 (11.4%)	77 (18.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)									$8,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

What high school do graduates of Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Central Middle School usually go on to attend Eden Prairie Senior High

How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,860 students attended Central Middle School.

Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks 59^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Middle School in?

Eden Prairie Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 49% White, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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