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Middle Schools in Mankato Public School District

At a glance

DistrictMankato Public School District103^rd of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,739

Students

Top rankedDakota Meadows Middle School103^rd of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Prairie Winds Middle School up 49 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Mankato Public School District in Minnesota is home to two middle schools: Prairie Winds Middle School and Dakota Meadows Middle School. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a range of academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Based on the available data, Dakota Meadows Middle School appears to be the standout performer in the district. The school consistently ranks higher than Prairie Winds Middle School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, placing 103rd out of 519 Minnesota middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Prairie Winds' 155th ranking. Additionally, Dakota Meadows Middle School outperforms Prairie Winds Middle School and the district average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels.

Further analysis reveals that Dakota Meadows Middle School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (32.51%) compared to Prairie Winds Middle School (47.16%), indicating a more socioeconomically diverse student population. The student-teacher ratio at Dakota Meadows Middle School is also slightly higher at 18.9, compared to 17.7 at Prairie Winds Middle School, suggesting a more favorable learning environment.

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Prairie Winds Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Prairie Winds Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 345-6625	887	50	17.8	42.8%	562 (63.4%)	166 (18.7%)	79 (8.9%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.1%)	66	155^th of 519 public middle schools	70.1%		58.8	204^th of 545 public middle schools	62.6%	49	49.3	42.3	48.0	46.5	48.4	43.5	50.5	47.4	$11,184
Dakota Meadows Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Howard Dr	North Mankato	56001	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5077	852	45	19.1	30.2%	646 (75.8%)	75 (8.8%)	55 (6.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	75.3	103^rd of 519 public middle schools	80.2%		72.1	126^th of 545 public middle schools	76.9%	23	47.5	48.0	50.6	48.6	55.4	54.9	52.8	54.4	$11,176
Central Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	110 Fulton Street	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	0	1	2.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kato Public Charter School	0.82 mi	1	432^nd
Socrates	3.25 mi	1
St. Clair Public School District	9.09 mi	2	100^th
St. Peter Public School District	10.45 mi	11	72^nd
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	10.77 mi	4	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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