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
71	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School	Public	7-8	705 Mill St	Zumbrota	55992	Goodhue County	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 732-7395	194	13	14.5	22.2%	176 (90.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$10,812							81	78.4	84	13		274573500221
72	Kasson-Mantorville Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 5th Ave NE	Kasson	55944	Dodge County	Kasson-Mantorville School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 634-4030	685	40	17.2	21.8%	597 (87.2%)	9 (1.3%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$8,392							80.9	87.6	41	31		271698002243
73	Maple River Secondary	Public	6-12	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 524-3930	502	29	17.2	37.6%	444 (88.4%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	$12,255							80.8	72.4	125	52		270000600888
74	Parkview Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 County Road B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 487-4360	718	56	12.8	34.4%	337 (46.9%)	150 (20.9%)	55 (7.7%)	87 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.4%)	$13,773							80.8	78.5	82	8		273243001046
75	Jordan Middle	Public	5-8	500 Sunset Dr	Jordan	55352	Scott County	Jordan Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 492-2332	528	35	14.9	26.1%	392 (74.2%)	22 (4.2%)	59 (11.2%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.2%)	$9,546							80.3	81.7	68	7		271575004144
76	Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary	Public	6-12	301 N Summit Ave	Hills	56138	Rock County	Hills-Beaver Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 962-3240	190	16	11.8	22.1%	168 (88.4%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	7 (3.7%)	$11,164							80.3	79.7	75	1		271404000727
77	Cambridge Middle School	Public	6-8	31374 Xylite St NE	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6301	607	35	17.1	32.5%	508 (83.7%)	14 (2.3%)	25 (4.1%)	22 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$10,750							79.8	78.6	80	3		270741003671
78	Falcon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8760	1,088	62	17.5	31.0%	614 (56.4%)	129 (11.9%)	171 (15.7%)	54 (5.0%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.0%)	$12,226							79.8	72.9	121	43		273239002644
79	Olson Middle	Public	6-8	4551 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8600	762	53	14.3	26.4%	475 (62.3%)	94 (12.3%)	88 (11.5%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	$14,414							79.2	81.8	67	12		270579000228
80	Lincoln K-8 School	Public	K-8	1122 8th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3550	506	0		17.0%	333 (65.8%)	46 (9.1%)	25 (4.9%)	55 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	$11,594							79.1	89	33	47		273180001005

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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.