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Anwatin Middle

Q: Is Anwatin Middle a good school?

Anwatin Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Minnesota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Anwatin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Anwatin Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Anwatin Middle?

Students at Anwatin Middle are 49% African American, 27% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Anwatin Middle attend?

Students who attend Anwatin Middle usually go on to attend North High

Public Grades 6-8

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Anwatin Middle is a public middle school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 281 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Anwatin Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools, with a ranking between 435-523 over the past 10 years and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anwatin Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 8.37% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 11.35% proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the district's 35.79% and 40.79% and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota middle schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both math and reading proficiency.

Anwatin Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as St. Louis Park Middle School and Andersen Middle, which are part of the St. Louis Park Public School District or the Minneapolis Public School District. Anwatin Middle's performance has remained stagnant over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its state rankings or academic proficiency rates, suggesting the need for more targeted and effective interventions to support student learning and growth.

334

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,954

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

256 Upton Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405-1944

(612) 668-2450

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Anwatin Middle usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Anwatin Middle:

Elementary:	Bryn Mawr Elementary
	Kenwood Elementary
	Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

502^nd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

300^th of 446Minneapolis 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	5.8	502 of 519	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	523 of 545	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	474 of 529	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	453 of 520	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	459 of 521	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	435 of 533	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	454 of 518	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	473 of 523	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	466 of 508	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	451 of 516	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	439 of 490	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	438 of 478	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	206 of 230	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	363 of 409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	344 of 406	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	355 of 396	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	328 of 387	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	160 of 169	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	171 of 179	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	145 of 162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	122 of 148	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	117 of 137	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	94 of 112	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	150 of 158	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	110 of 133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	90 of 130	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	86 of 102	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	34 of 120	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	32 of 109	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	432 of 450	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	452 of 474	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	401 of 455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	407 of 467	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	390 of 443	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	363 of 439	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	398 of 436	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	175 of 175	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	181 of 186	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	186 of 188	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	151 of 156	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	100 of 171	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	124 of 163	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.3	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	427 of 432	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	470 of 473	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	426 of 459	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	382 of 404	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	392 of 399	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	366 of 401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	442 of 452	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	468 of 479	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	429 of 464	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	424 of 476	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	401 of 437	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	397 of 454	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	394 of 438	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	231 of 265	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	302 of 307	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.0	124 of 298	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	146 of 288	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.0	259 of 260	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	258 of 282	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	248 of 253	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	173 of 415	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	207 of 436	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	107 of 438	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	148 of 422	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.4	24 of 428	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	94 of 428	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)58th percentile+55 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading11%-38 vs state

Math8%-37 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, December 21, 2019

My child has been going to this school this year and it’s absolutely terrible! I would highly suggest anyone thinking of going to this school to run fast. Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, October 11, 2015

A real hellscape of the worst kind. Kids enact organized violence on each other and regular hazing of teachers that continues with little consequence. Principal and AP are unaccountable and unsupportive, even perpetuating the bullying tone of the school in many cases. Many great teachers here who are almost uniformly frustrated that they don't get to the real content in class a lot of the time because of all the extreme behaviors of truly disturbed and damaged students who are not getting the help they need from counseling and other staff. EBD kids are piled into regular classrooms with no support and there are super high student rosters, often exceeding 35 kids in a class. Don't send your kids here. Don't work here. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Superb teachers. A school with diversity and choice. My 2 children were fully challenged and were able to help other students who needed assistance. Now in High school, both of my children score in the 95% or higher in national exams.

The overall test scores for Anwatin are deceiving. The statistics don't fully adjust for students with severe disabilities. When kids are compared with children from similar backgrounds, Anwatin students do very well.

Sadly, fear keeps many people from taking a serious look at this wonderful school. Some parents are scared by a school that seems different to the one they went to when they were in middle school. My answer is come in and talk to the teachers, pupils and parents. Try choosing a school that prepares children for the diverse and wonderful world they will encounter. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, August 10, 2009

I'm going into the 8th grade at Anwatin and LOVE it there. Anwatin offers so much and you learn things you never thought you could. I tell my friends all the time to come and join me at Anwatin because it's that great. Spanish, French, Japanese, excellent sport teams (two completely undefeated teams), 6th, 7th and 8th grade band even Jazz band (who's concerts are always packed), Fun before and after school clubs and classes. Anwatin even has an IB program that helps you learn the importance of a strong community and how much it pays off to be a good person. You can really begin to find your place in the world at Anwatin. Close Quote

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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
Anwatin Middle	Public	6-8	256 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2450	334	28	11.9	79.0%	28 (8.4%)	162 (48.5%)	89 (26.6%)	21 (6.3%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	5.8	502^nd of 519 public middle schools	3.3%		6.6	523^rd of 545 public middle schools	4.0%	21		4.9	12.5	8.8	8.4		9.7	10.2	14.8	11.4	$16,954
Franklin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2600	254	26	9.9	83.5%	40 (15.7%)	158 (62.2%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	5.7	504^th of 519 public middle schools	2.9%		8.5	513^th of 545 public middle schools	5.9%	9		9.1	6.0	4.3	6.6		21.4	9.6	12.3	14.7	$16,130
MN International Middle Chr School	Public, Charter	6-8	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 821-6470	326	11	29.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	324 (99.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	424^th of 519 public middle schools	18.3%		17.8	465^th of 545 public middle schools	14.7%	41		8.0	17.1	20.9	15.6		41.0	27.0	32.2	33.1	$26,362
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)
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
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
Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	19.9	432^nd of 519 public middle schools	16.8%		19.3	456^th of 545 public middle schools	16.3%	24		21.4	20.3	25.2	22.2		28.3	23.5	24.7	25.4
Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8200	341	25	13.7	67.4%	77 (22.6%)	111 (32.6%)	72 (21.1%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.5%)	19.3	436^th of 519 public middle schools	16.0%		20.1	453^rd of 545 public middle schools	16.9%	17		7.8	11.1	18.5	12.5		26.9	30.1	37.5	31.5	$13,400
Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%		19.3	457^th of 545 public middle schools	16.1%	4		10.4	7.8	18.2	12.3		27.7	19.1	35.6	27.6	$14,315
Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	493^rd of 519 public middle schools	5.0%		6	525^th of 545 public middle schools	3.7%	32	4.6	4.3	2.3	2.3	3.4	15.9	25.5	22.7	18.2	20.7	$10,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Anwatin Middle

How many students attend Anwatin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Anwatin Middle.

What high school do graduates of Anwatin Middle attend?

Students who attend Anwatin Middle usually go on to attend North High

What district is Anwatin Middle in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Anwatin Middle?

Students at Anwatin Middle are 49% African American, 27% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Is Anwatin Middle a good school?

Anwatin Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Minnesota middle schools.

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