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
381	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	136	6	22.7	85.3%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								31.9	38.2	345	36		270038605247
382	Banaadir Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1201 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 326-7200	125	13	9.5	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	124 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								31.7	29.7	407	25		270011705279
383	FIT Academy High School	Public, Charter	6-12	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	194	6	32.6	43.3%	113 (58.2%)	42 (21.6%)	21 (10.8%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	$5,506							31.7	26.6	424	41		270042505142
384	Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224			98.2%	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,385							31.6	28.1	416	32		270039004759
385	Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	234	16	14.5	31.2%	222 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$14,858							31.5	30.4	399	14		271428000749
386	Cook County Middle	Public	6-8	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	95	8	11.4	44.2%	63 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.7%)	$10,534							31.4	41.7	325	61		271311002635
387	Waubun Secondary	Public	7-12	1013 3rd St	Waubun	56589	Mahnomen County	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 473-6171	283	22	12.7	58.3%	47 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	211 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$17,527							31.1	39.6	339	48		274212001756
388	South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	831	52	15.8	64.0%	345 (41.5%)	321 (38.6%)	72 (8.7%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.5%)	$12,481							30.6	34.4	363	25		273351001492
389	Athlos Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10100 Noble Pkwy N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Athlos Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 777-8942	807	44	18.3	76.3%	35 (4.3%)	578 (71.6%)	61 (7.6%)	17 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (14.0%)	$12,945							30.3	27.5	419	30		270009601892
390	Madelia Secondary	Public	7-12	320 Buck Ave SE	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 642-3232	294	21	14.2	42.9%	148 (50.3%)	2 (0.7%)	131 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,699							30	56.4	228	162		271857000860

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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.