Best Middle Schools in Mound, MN

Mound, Minnesota is served by a single public middle school, Westonka Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 7 and enrolls 606 students at 1881 Commerce Blvd. It is part of the Westonka Public School District. Because there is only one middle school in the city, families in Mound have one option at this level — but it is a strong one, and the district itself ranks 5th out of 458 Minnesota districts, in the 99th percentile with 5 stars.

Westonka Middle School is a top-tier school statewide. For 2025–2026 it ranked 10th out of 546 middle schools in Minnesota, placing it in the 98th percentile with 5 stars. That is not a one-year result: it ranked 7th of 545 in 2023–2024 and 8th of 519 in 2024–2025, holding 98th–99th percentile and 5 stars each year. Its proficiency rates are far above state averages in every subject — math at 74.5% versus 44.9% statewide, reading at 80.8% versus 48.6%, and science at 45.2% versus 25.5%. Reading is the strongest subject, reaching 87.2% in 5th grade and 81.3% in 7th grade; math peaks at 83.0% in 5th grade. Science is the lowest absolute figure, and note it is reported only for 5th grade, so it is not directly comparable to the all-grades math and reading averages.

The school improved in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: math rose 2.19 points, reading 3.19 points, and science 10.73 points. It also narrowed or reversed its gaps with the district in every subject. Context metrics are moderate — a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 and 17.99% of students receiving free or reduced lunch — which makes the high proficiency rates stand out further. Its rank moved from 7th to 8th to 10th over three years, but with percentile and stars essentially unchanged, this reflects small shifts in rank order rather than any meaningful decline.