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Best Middle Schools in Wright County, MN

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Schools

7,627

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedDassel-Cokato Middle29^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Kaleidoscope Middle School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dassel-Cokato Middle 14.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center Middle	Public	6-8	1405 3rd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Wright Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-4112	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastern Wright Program	Public	5-8	1405 3rd Ave. NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	8	2	3.9		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	Public	5-8	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4660	393	19	20.5	30.3%	356 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	58.3	201^st of 519 public middle schools	61.3%		61.8	187^th of 545 public middle schools	65.7%	14		22.7	34.0	34.0	35.4	31.5		54.6	51.6	44.3	58.3	52.2	$8,038
Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	117	1	93.6	31.6%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	10 (8.5%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	49.8	258^th of 519 public middle schools	50.3%		50.3	265^th of 545 public middle schools	51.4%	7			16.7	35.9	40.5	31.6			44.4	46.2	45.2	45.3	$3,592
Monticello Middle School - SNW	Public	6-8	800 East Broadway	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	14	4	3.7	28.6%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Annandale Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Cherry Ave N	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 274-8226	466	25	18.8	29.0%	420 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	83.1	60^th of 519 public middle schools	88.4%		84	56^th of 545 public middle schools	89.7%	4			42.7	61.5	67.7	56.6			55.4	63.3	64.3	60.8	$10,002
Buffalo Community Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Highway 25 N	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8200	1,160	54	21.3	27.5%	990 (85.3%)	39 (3.4%)	57 (4.9%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	69.4	140^th of 519 public middle schools	73.0%		74	113^th of 545 public middle schools	79.3%	27			35.1	53.0	58.6	49.0			57.1	48.4	44.1	49.8	$10,634
Dassel-Cokato Middle	Public	5-8	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1500	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	576	39	14.6	30.7%	530 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	90.7	29^th of 519 public middle schools	94.4%		95.8	14^th of 545 public middle schools	97.4%	15		53.6	53.5	54.5	73.1	58.6		62.4	74.6	62.5	64.7	65.9	$8,928
Delano Intermediate School	Public	4-6	683 Tiger Drive	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-7602	555	33	16.6	12.4%	501 (90.3%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)								(n/a)	71.8	67.0	75.3			71.5	65.9	80.6	83.2			76.9	$10,808
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%		86.2	45^th of 545 public middle schools	91.7%	2		51.7	49.6	55.1	77.7	57.4		67.9	61.2	55.4	68.0	63.2
Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	800 Broadway E	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2101	860	50	17.2	28.8%	673 (78.3%)	36 (4.2%)	84 (9.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.6%)	71	132^nd of 519 public middle schools	74.6%		74.2	111^th of 545 public middle schools	79.6%	21			48.5	43.9	51.6	47.7			62.3	41.8	51.1	51.4	$12,314
Rockford Middle	Public	5-8	6051 Ash St	Rockford	55373	Wright County	Rockford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 477-5831	487	27	18.0	29.4%	359 (73.7%)	35 (7.2%)	52 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	61.2	182^nd of 519 public middle schools	64.9%		61.9	186^th of 545 public middle schools	65.9%	4		26.8	34.8	44.2	37.4	35.6		54.3	52.9	48.8	47.0	50.8	$10,081
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	Public	5-8	4862 Naber Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2655	959	51	18.8	18.8%	752 (78.4%)	72 (7.5%)	61 (6.4%)	30 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.4%)	86.1	45^th of 519 public middle schools	91.3%		87.2	42^nd of 545 public middle schools	92.3%	3		58.1	51.8	54.8	62.5	56.6		72.2	67.0	56.0	62.3	64.4	$9,845
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	Public	5-8	11343 50th St NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-4524	1,076	50	21.3	17.6%	876 (81.4%)	84 (7.8%)	50 (4.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.7%)	85.6	46^th of 519 public middle schools	91.1%		85.4	47^th of 545 public middle schools	91.4%	1		46.3	53.7	57.8	58.6	54.0		66.5	69.9	56.4	54.9	62.1	$9,770

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.