Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 519)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Hopkins West Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4401	574	39	14.7	43.9%	257 (44.8%)	169 (29.4%)	61 (10.6%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	$15,664							43.2	45.3	300	1		271426000616
302	Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	319	21	15.1	38.9%	280 (87.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$10,914							43	33.8	371	69		271359000702
303	Noble Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	9477 Decatur Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Noble Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 592-7706	138	9	14.5	73.9%	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	8 (5.8%)	112 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								42.8	30.3	401	98		270029505384
304	Community Middle	Public	6-8	1000 1st Ave NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 616-4200	496	34	14.7	44.4%	434 (87.5%)	10 (2.0%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	$10,106							42.7	44.2	310	6		271824000963
305	Fairmont Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Johnson St	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-4411	839	43	19.5	47.0%	601 (71.6%)	9 (1.1%)	193 (23.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.1%)	$13,184							42.7	42.9	319	14		270012400553
306	Braham Area Secondary	Public	7-12	531 Elmhurst Ave S	Braham	55006	Isanti County	Braham Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 396-5199	354	18	19.9	34.7%	307 (86.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$11,558							42.7	43.8	315	9		270606000247
307	McGregor Secondary	Public	7-12	148 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 768-2111	193	16	11.9	50.3%	147 (76.2%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,674							42.6	38.8	342	35		271917000904
308	6-12th Grade Building	Public	6-12	712 3rd St	Graceville	56240	Big Stone County	Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 748-7233	133	11	12.1	28.6%	121 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$16,894							42.5	62	185	123		270015000652
309	Lanesboro Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 467-2229	193	16	12	31.1%	184 (95.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,119							42.4	27	422	113		271791000824
310	Skyview Community Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Heron Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8000	1,029	64	16.1	62.4%	255 (24.8%)	213 (20.7%)	185 (18.0%)	263 (25.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	$14,667							42.2	30.4	400	90		272385002666

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.