Summary:
Middle schools in the Redwood Area School District consist of one school, Redwood Valley Middle, serving grades 5–8 in Redwood Falls, MN, with 309 students, a 12.9 student-teacher ratio, and a 48.54% free/reduced-price lunch rate. The district is ranked 152 of 458, placing it in the 67th percentile with 3 stars.
Redwood Valley Middle has several standout strengths. It improved from 248 of 545 in 2023–24 to 160 of 519 in 2024–25, then slipped slightly to 181 of 546 in 2025–26 while remaining at 3 stars and in the 67th percentile. Its highest reported result is 8th grade math at 60.0% proficient, 17.7 points above the state. 8th grade reading is also strong at 55.3%, 5.3 points above the state. 6th grade math is 48.4% versus 39.5% statewide, and 7th grade math is 41.9% versus 40.3% statewide.
The main opportunities are science, 5th grade math, and 7th grade reading. All-grade science is 15.8%, compared with 26.3% for the district and 25.5% for the state; 8th grade science is 12.0%, below the state’s 16.7%. 5th grade math is 30.8%, far below the state’s 41.9%, and 7th grade reading is 34.5%, below the state’s 43.5%. All-grade math is 44.9%, exactly matching the state, while all-grade reading is 44.7%, below the state’s 48.6% but above the district’s 43.8%. Overall, this is a 3-star school with strong upper-grade math and reading results, but clear gaps in science and some grade-level reading and math.
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