Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
461	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$15,250							15	15.8	477	16		273384001567
462	Rochester Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	974 Skyline Dr SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 258-5351	115	10	11.2	43.5%	78 (67.8%)	5 (4.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.9%)	$20,456							14.8	16.2	476	14		270041204878
463	Onamia High School	Public	7-12	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4174	224	14	15.6	81.7%	78 (34.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	112 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.4%)	$23,031							14.7	13.6	485	22		272505001196
464	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	219	12	19	68.0%	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	19 (8.7%)	183 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,611							14.6	13	490	26		270024004805
465	North View Middle School	Public	6-8	5869 69th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 585-7200	509	40	12.5	79.2%	30 (5.9%)	212 (41.7%)	109 (21.4%)	117 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$16,803							14.3	13.4	486	21		272520001214
466	Northland Secondary	Public	6-12	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	149	11	13.4	71.8%	77 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,323							14.3	13.1	489	23		273087001308
467	Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	594	44	13.5	69.4%	198 (33.3%)	137 (23.1%)	211 (35.5%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$15,710							14	17	468	1		271176000557
468	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	327	15	21.6	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	307 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926							13.8	16.9	470	2		270039905179
469	Lyle Middle	Public	5-8	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 325-2201	99	5	21.2	57.6%	76 (76.8%)	2 (2.0%)	12 (12.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								13.7	23.2	443	26		271836005554
470	Randolph Secondary	Public	7-12	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-2151	430	24	17.8	17.2%	399 (92.8%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,367							13.5	16.3	475	5		273015001287

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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.