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Orono Middle

Public Grades 6-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Orono Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Long Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 704 students. The school is part of the Orono Public School District, which is ranked 7th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orono Middle consistently outperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency, with 70.77% of students proficient or better in math and 71.96% in reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25 in the state for female, male, Hispanic, white, and special education students. However, the school's relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rates, ranging from 7.32% to 12.43%, suggest it serves a more affluent student population compared to the state average.

While Orono Middle is a high-performing school, it is surrounded by other top-ranked middle schools in the Minnetonka and Wayzata school districts, such as Minnetonka West Middle and Wayzata Central Middle, which also demonstrate exceptional academic performance. This competitive and collaborative environment among the top-ranked schools in the area likely contributes to the overall high quality of education in the region.

720

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,492

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N
Long Lake, MN 55356-8309

(952) 449-8450

District: Orono Public School District

Students who attend Orono Middle usually attend:

High:

Orono Senior High

Feeder schools for Orono Middle:

Elementary:	Orono Intermediate Elementary
	Schumann Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 school71%

District avg73%

Minnesota avg47%

13^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 446Orono 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	95.4	13 of 519	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	11 of 545	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	13 of 529	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	11 of 520	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	23 of 521	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	20 of 533	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	37 of 518	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.5	37 of 523	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	35 of 508	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	23 of 516	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.4	28 of 490	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	39 of 488	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	20 of 469	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	22 of 478	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	31 of 454	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	21 of 409	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	36 of 406	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	17 of 396	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	10 of 387	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	10 of 450	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	10 of 474	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	10 of 455	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	9 of 467	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	18 of 443	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	21 of 439	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	23 of 175	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	14 of 188	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	16 of 163	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	85 of 432	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	68 of 473	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	31 of 459	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	54 of 404	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	145 of 399	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	108 of 415	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	179 of 401	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	14 of 452	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	10 of 479	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	15 of 464	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	13 of 476	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	38 of 438	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	16 of 265	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	12 of 307	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	9 of 298	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	30 of 288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	19 of 260	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	10 of 282	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	16 of 253	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	14 of 440	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	9 of 438	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	24 of 422	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	28 of 428	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	53 of 428	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading72%+22 vs state

Math71%+26 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 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
Orono Middle	Public	6-8	800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8450	720	35	20.4	8.9%	636 (88.3%)	9 (1.3%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	95.4	13^th of 519 public middle schools	97.5%		96.7	11^th of 545 public middle schools	98.0%	2		60.0	70.4	81.5	70.8		72.6	73.6	69.8	72.0	$13,492
Wayzata West Middle	Public	6-8	149 Barry Ave N	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6400	836	41	20.6	16.4%	516 (61.7%)	67 (8.0%)	52 (6.2%)	151 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	93.8	17^th of 519 public middle schools	96.7%		96.2	12^th of 545 public middle schools	97.8%	5		65.4	65.4	72.3	67.4		72.0	62.4	69.8	68.2	$13,063
Grandview Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	606	36	16.6	18.0%	507 (83.7%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	97.2	8^th of 519 public middle schools	98.5%		97.3	7^th of 545 public middle schools	98.7%	1	67.6	69.0	80.1		72.3	73.4	75.8	83.5		77.6	$11,504
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0	1	10.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$29,949
Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,342	72	18.7	14.6%	683 (50.9%)	117 (8.7%)	71 (5.3%)	392 (29.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.7%)	95.1	14^th of 519 public middle schools	97.3%		95.6	15^th of 545 public middle schools	97.2%	1		65.1	65.3	73.0	68.1		74.6	67.2	67.7	69.2	$12,348
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
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
Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	817	43	19.0	22.3%	447 (54.7%)	87 (10.6%)	61 (7.5%)	175 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	94.3	15^th of 519 public middle schools	97.1%		97	10^th of 545 public middle schools	98.2%	5		60.2	64.5	69.2	64.0		74.9	72.5	69.2	72.6	$13,693
East Middle Alternative (Emap)	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,056
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Orono Middle

What high school do graduates of Orono Middle attend?

Students who attend Orono Middle usually go on to attend Orono Senior High

How many students attend Orono Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Orono Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Orono Middle?

Students at Orono Middle are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Orono Middle a good school?

Yes! Orono Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools.

What district is Orono Middle in?

Orono Public School District

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