Summary:
Monticello Public School District has a single middle school, Monticello Middle, serving grades 6–8 at 800 Broadway E in Monticello, Minnesota, with 860 students enrolled. Because it is the only middle school in the district, there is no cross-school comparison to make within the area — the meaningful comparisons are against the district overall and against the state. Monticello Public School District ranks 83rd of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it at the 82nd percentile with 4 stars.
Monticello Middle is the standout of this file: a 4-star school ranked 88th of 546 Minnesota middle schools, or the top 16% statewide. Reading is its strongest subject, with all-grade proficiency of 56.9% — 8.3 points above the state. Math proficiency is 49%, above the state by 4.1 points but slightly below the district. Grade-level results are especially impressive in 8th-grade math at 56.6% versus 42.3% statewide, and 6th-grade reading at 65.5% versus 53.4% statewide. Notably, math proficiency climbs by grade, from 41.2% in 6th grade to 50% in 7th and 56.6% in 8th, while reading is uneven, dipping to 47.9% in 7th grade but still remaining 4.4 points above the state.
The school's results generally match or drive the district's middle-grade outcomes — in 6th-grade math, 6th-grade reading, 8th-grade reading, and 8th-grade science, school and district figures are identical. Science is the relative weakness at the all-grade level (20.1%, below the district and state), but the comparable 8th-grade science result of 20.1% is above the state's 16.7%. Gains are broad: reading rose 5.46 points and science 5.69 points year over year, and the school's percentile improved from 75 to 84, returning to a top-tier 4-star position.
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