Middle Schools in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Summary:

The West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school district in Minnesota is home to two middle schools: Heritage E-Stem Magnet School and Friendly Hills Middle. Based on the available data, Friendly Hills Middle appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming Heritage E-Stem Magnet School in key metrics such as statewide rankings, test scores, and school quality ratings.

Friendly Hills Middle has maintained a strong performance over the past three school years, ranking 133rd out of 519 Minnesota middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Heritage E-Stem Magnet School's ranking of 215th. Additionally, Friendly Hills Middle has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Heritage E-Stem Magnet School has a 3-star rating. In terms of academic achievement, Friendly Hills Middle outperforms Heritage E-Stem Magnet School in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels.

While both schools have similar enrollment, Friendly Hills Middle has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 20.3, compared to 21.3 at Heritage E-Stem Magnet School. The data also reveals that Heritage E-Stem Magnet School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (53.42%) compared to Friendly Hills Middle (44.86%), which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. Overall, the analysis suggests that West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district as a whole has room for improvement, as its test scores are slightly below the state average.

District Detail

1897 Delaware Ave
Mendota Heights, MN 55118-4338

(651) 403-7002

SchoolDigger Rank:
145^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,452

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831
Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	70.6	133^rd of 519 public middle schools	74.4%		67.7	153^rd of 545 public middle schools	71.9%	20	37.2	41.0	53.3	37.5	42.3	56.3	58.1	54.3	50.6	54.9	$13,047

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Intermediate School District 917	0.59 mi	14
Academic Arts High School	0.8 mi	1	394^th
South St. Paul Public School District	1.16 mi	7	324^th
Inver Grove Heights Schools	1.57 mi	9	280^th
Saint Paul Public Schools	2.5 mi	89	345^th

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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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