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
121	Crosby-Ironton Secondary	Public	7-12	711 Poplar St	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 545-8802	455	29	15.9	39.1%	406 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$13,420							73.1	62	184	63		270975000417
122	Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	$10,402							73	59.7	197	75		270546002462
123	Cannon Falls Secondary	Public	6-12	820 Minnesota St E	Cannon Falls	55009	Goodhue County	Cannon Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-6800	536	35	15.2	23.1%	478 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$3,399							73	69	147	24		270750000324
124	Prairie Wind Middle	Public	5-8	480 Coney St West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-1700	526	33	15.8	34.2%	423 (80.4%)	10 (1.9%)	55 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,059							72.9	73.7	117	7		272823002535
125	Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	952	58	16.3	25.9%	497 (52.2%)	219 (23.0%)	33 (3.5%)	125 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.6%)	$10,827							72.7	82.3	64	61		270032004268
126	Osseo Middle School	Public	6-8	10223 93rd Ave N	Osseo	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8800	1,128	58	19.3	35.5%	570 (50.5%)	244 (21.6%)	97 (8.6%)	115 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.8%)	$13,365							72.5	62.9	176	50		272520001217
127	Forest Lake Area Middle School	Public	7-8	21395 Goodview Ave N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3000	916	48	19.2	26.1%	721 (78.7%)	21 (2.3%)	50 (5.5%)	74 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	$11,297							72.1	76.7	92	35		271227000592
128	Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	$10,867							72	76.4	95	33		271137002038
129	Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,831							71.6	76.4	94	35		270387002556
130	Minnewaska Area Junior High	Public	7-8	25122 State Highway 28	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 239-4800	212	12	17.5	28.3%	198 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$3,060							71.1	65.5	166	36		270001904237

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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.