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
261	Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	7-12	509 S Birch St	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	160	14	11	48.1%	151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,444							49.5	47	290	29		270013200820
262	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	$15,707							49.4	52	255	7		270579000226
263	Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,951							49.1	40	338	75		270035304173
264	New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	351	24	14.8	52.4%	197 (56.1%)	89 (25.4%)	35 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$9,904							48.8	32.5	384	120		270035404849
265	Dover-Eyota Middle School	Public	6-8	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	237	13	18.1	20.7%	212 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$6,804							48.7	56.4	227	38		271101004345
266	Park Rapids Area Century Middle	Public	7-8	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 237-6330	0	31	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$10,473							48.6	34.4	364	98		272808001236
267	Valley Middle School of STEM	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,090	69	15.8	44.7%	447 (41.0%)	246 (22.6%)	212 (19.4%)	47 (4.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.1%)	$12,751							48.5	49.3	270	3		273239001383
268	Lake Park Audubon High School	Public	6-12	611 Vigen Ln	Lake Park	56554	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 325-0754	388	15	25.5	32.5%	323 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	$11,349							48.3	23.4	441	173		270016200812
269	Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,261							48.2	59	200	69		270031304294
270	Badger Secondary	Public	7-12	110 Carpenter Ave	Badger	56714	Roseau County	Badger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 528-3201	99	10	10.3	54.5%	91 (91.9%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$15,545							47.6	57.2	220	50		270354000163

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.