Summary:
Minneapolis Public School District runs eight middle schools serving grades 6–8, with a combined enrollment of 4,985 students in Minnesota's largest city — ranging from 254 students at Franklin Middle to 1,052 at Andersen Middle, at a median of 634. All eight share the district's rating of 310th of 458 in Minnesota, 32nd percentile, 2 stars, yet their individual results vary enormously.
Three schools stand clearly apart. Anthony Middle ranks 30th of 546 (95th percentile, 5 stars) and leads the group in Math (60.5%) and Reading (67.9%). Justice Page Middle ranks 50th (91st percentile, 5 stars) and posts the top Science score (25.5%). Sanford Middle ranks 82nd (85th percentile, 4 stars), with Math 49.4% and Reading 58.4%. These three are the only schools above the state averages in Math and Reading and above the state 8th-grade Science benchmark of 16.7%, and the only ones with FRL below 40%.
The other five — Andersen, Northeast, Anwatin, Olson, and Franklin — fall below district averages in every subject. Olson Middle (3rd percentile, 0 stars) and Anwatin Middle (4th percentile, 0 stars) are the lowest, with single-digit Math and Science proficiency. Franklin Middle is the most improved, gaining +7.01 points in Reading and +4.26 in Math, though from a very low base. Across the group, FRL and Math proficiency move almost perfectly in opposite directions (r ≈ -0.97), and higher student-teacher ratios track with higher proficiency (r ≈ 0.92) — likely reflecting staffing and enrollment factors rather than a direct effect.
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