Summary:
Champlin, Minnesota has just one middle school in this data set: Jackson Middle, which serves grades 6–8 as part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District in the northwest Twin Cities suburbs. With 2,037 students, 37.41% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and an 18:1 student-teacher ratio, it is a very large middle school. Because it is the only middle school in the city, every comparison below is against its own district, the state, or its own history rather than against another Champlin school.
Jackson Middle stands out on overall ratings: 4 stars and 80th percentile in 2025-2026, above its district's 3-star, 60th-percentile rating. Reading is its strongest subject, with 52.9% of all students proficient — above the district's 50.9% and the state's 48.6% — and every grade level beats the state average. Math is 48.6% proficient, above Minnesota's 44.9% but slightly below the district's 51%. Seventh-grade math is a real bright spot at 50.6%, which is 3.8 points above the district and 10.3 points above the state, and eighth-grade math is also above both benchmarks.
Science is the clear weak spot. All-grade science proficiency is 16.2%, far below the district's 27.1% and the state's 25.5%, and eighth-grade science is 16.2% compared with 18.5% in the district and 16.7% statewide. All three subjects also slipped from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026: math fell 3.26 points, reading 1.63 points, and science 4.30 points, with math and science declining more steeply than the district did. Even so, the school remains in the top 20% of ranked Minnesota middle schools with 4 stars, so it is still performing well relative to peers even as its own proficiency rates moved down.
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