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Stillwater Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Stillwater Middle School is a public middle school in Stillwater, Minnesota, serving 925 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Stillwater Middle School consistently outperforms state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.33% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and 66.03% were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly among Minnesota middle schools for female, male, Hispanic, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Stillwater Middle School outperforms Oak-Land Middle School, which is also part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools district, in both math and reading proficiency. However, the nearby St. Croix Prep Academy Middle School, a public charter school, outperforms Stillwater Middle School in both subjects, suggesting that the charter school may be employing effective instructional strategies that could be worth exploring for potential adoption by Stillwater Middle School.

939

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,430

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

523 Marsh St W
Stillwater, MN 55082-5753

(651) 351-6905

District: Stillwater Area Public Schools

Students who attend Stillwater Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stillwater Area High School

Feeder schools for Stillwater Middle School:

Elementary:	Lily Lake Elementary
	Rutherford Elementary
	Stonebridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

Minnesota avg47%

26^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Stillwater Area Public Schools

93^rd of 446Stillwater Area 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	91.4	26 of 519	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	30 of 545	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	30 of 529	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	26 of 520	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	50 of 521	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	58 of 533	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	146 of 518	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	88 of 523	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	55 of 508	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	55 of 516	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	62 of 490	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	79 of 488	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	80 of 469	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	40 of 478	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	28 of 454	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	84.5	30 of 409	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	24 of 403	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	35 of 406	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	80.1	56 of 396	85.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.5	44 of 387	88.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	27 of 111	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	25 of 116	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	33 of 450	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	40 of 474	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	33 of 455	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	27 of 467	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	55 of 443	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	63 of 439	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	160 of 436	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	7 of 175	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	16 of 186	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	30 of 178	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	29 of 188	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	22 of 156	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	15 of 171	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	27 of 163	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	43 of 432	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	74 of 473	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	60 of 459	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	60 of 404	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	205 of 399	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	193 of 415	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	248 of 401	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	21 of 452	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	27 of 479	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	32 of 464	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	27 of 476	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	38 of 437	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	60 of 454	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	121 of 438	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	38 of 116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	26 of 107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	16 of 131	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	33 of 120	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	30 of 114	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	14 of 265	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	20 of 307	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	12 of 298	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	26 of 288	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	31 of 260	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	76 of 282	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	114 of 253	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	38 of 415	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	41 of 440	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	36 of 436	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	32 of 438	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	60 of 422	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	82 of 428	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	187 of 428	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading66%+16 vs state

Math61%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Stillwater 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 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
Stillwater Middle School	Public	6-8	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	939	49	19.0	19.0%	772 (82.2%)	19 (2.0%)	51 (5.4%)	36 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.2%)	91.4	26^th of 519 public middle schools	95.0%		89.9	30^th of 545 public middle schools	94.5%	4		61.2	62.5	60.4	61.3		73.4	60.8	63.9	66.0	$13,430
Falcon View Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	70	6	12.3	48.6%	45 (64.3%)	5 (7.1%)	9 (12.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.4%)	38.3	330^th of 519 public middle schools	36.4%		24.3	432^nd of 545 public middle schools	20.7%	102			22.2	21.7	25.5			38.9	43.5	42.6
St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5950	371	23	16.4	11.6%	259 (69.8%)	21 (5.7%)	18 (4.9%)	51 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	98	3^rd of 519 public middle schools	99.4%		98.3	5^th of 545 public middle schools	99.1%	2	71.4	71.9	68.5	81.4	73.2	82.0	83.2	75.0	84.9	81.2	$10,327
Oak-Land Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Manning Ave N	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8500	946	47	20.2	22.7%	618 (65.3%)	83 (8.8%)	103 (10.9%)	79 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.4%)	81.2	70^th of 519 public middle schools	86.5%		70.4	138^th of 545 public middle schools	74.7%	68		52.8	53.1	56.3	54.1		67.6	56.4	47.5	57.1	$11,659
Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%		95.6	16^th of 545 public middle schools	97.1%	2		65.7	67.4	74.2	68.9		68.2	67.4	64.3	66.7	$11,014
Skyview Community Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Heron Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8000	1,029	64	16.1	62.4%	255 (24.8%)	213 (20.7%)	185 (18.0%)	263 (25.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	42.2	310^th of 519 public middle schools	40.3%		30.4	400^th of 545 public middle schools	26.6%	90		29.0	37.6	39.4	35.2		40.8	34.3	34.6	36.7	$14,667
Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	64	5	13.1	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (10.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	15.7	455^th of 519 public middle schools	12.3%		32.7	382^nd of 545 public middle schools	29.9%	73		4.2	12.5	12.5	8.9		20.8	25.0	41.2	28.1	$4,752
Level Up Academy Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	14	1	14.0	50.0%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bellaire Education Center	Public	5-9	2540 County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-5530	30	7	4.2	30.0%	15 (50.0%)	9 (30.0%)	1 (3.3%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					23.5					5.6
North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	24.2	415^th of 519 public middle schools	20.0%		29.9	404^th of 545 public middle schools	25.9%	11			11.1	5.6	8.3			27.8	44.4	36.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Stillwater Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Stillwater Middle School?

Students at Stillwater Middle School are 82% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Stillwater Middle School in?

Stillwater Area Public Schools

Is Stillwater Middle School a good school?

Yes. Stillwater Middle School ranks in the top 5.0% of Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend Stillwater Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 939 students attended Stillwater Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Stillwater Middle School attend?

Students who attend Stillwater Middle School usually go on to attend Stillwater Area High School

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