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
431	North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	$12,962							20	23.2	444	13		273351002188
432	Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)								19.9	19.3	456	24		272124005519
433	Global Arts Plus Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	810 Palace Ave	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8690	437	25	17.5	66.1%	119 (27.2%)	126 (28.8%)	91 (20.8%)	60 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	$17,217							19.8	14.6	482	49		273384001612
434	Northome Secondary	Public	7-12	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 897-5275	101	10	9.9	54.5%	66 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$27,379							19.7	27.8	418	16		273270001416
435	Cannon River Stem School	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 14th St NE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon River Stem School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-7836	224	15	14.4	58.5%	144 (64.3%)	2 (0.9%)	57 (25.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$10,834							19.7	35.9	359	76		270032404271
436	Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8200	341	25	13.7	67.4%	77 (22.6%)	111 (32.6%)	72 (21.1%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.5%)	$13,400							19.3	20.1	453	17		273178005115
437	Twin Cities Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	690 Birmingham	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Twin Cities Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 205-4797	547	41	13.2	62.3%	82 (15.0%)	157 (28.7%)	177 (32.4%)	99 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$14,125							18.8	20.1	454	17		270024603307
438	Pipestone Middle	Public	6-8	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	244	17	14.2	41.0%	159 (65.2%)	2 (0.8%)	68 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$8,740							18.7	32.5	385	53		270010801264
439	Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$12,893							18.6	11.1	499	60		270011505136
440	Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$16,497							18.5	23.5	440			270579000638

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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.