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
11	South View Middle	Public	6-8	4725 S View Ln	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3700	1,021	57	17.8	18.0%	703 (68.9%)	79 (7.7%)	95 (9.3%)	81 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	$15,256							96.3	93.6	20	9		271125000686
12	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	11111 Bren Rd W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	702	55	12.8	36.3%	261 (37.2%)	255 (36.3%)	25 (3.6%)	128 (18.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$11,807							95.4	92.6	22	10		270036404108
13	Orono Middle	Public	6-8	800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8450	720	35	20.4	8.9%	636 (88.3%)	9 (1.3%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$13,492							95.4	96.7	11	2		272508001199
14	Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,342	72	18.7	14.6%	683 (50.9%)	117 (8.7%)	71 (5.3%)	392 (29.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.7%)	$12,348							95.1	95.6	15	1		274216002654
15	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	817	43	19	22.3%	447 (54.7%)	87 (10.6%)	61 (7.5%)	175 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	$13,693							94.3	97	10	5		274216001762
16	Delano High School	Public	7-12	700 Elm Ave E	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-3365	1,158	52	22.1	11.1%	1,050 (90.7%)	16 (1.4%)	32 (2.8%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.5%)	$11,777							94.2	98.9	3	13		271017000438
17	Wayzata West Middle	Public	6-8	149 Barry Ave N	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6400	836	41	20.6	16.4%	516 (61.7%)	67 (8.0%)	52 (6.2%)	151 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	$13,063							93.8	96.2	12	5		274216001764
18	Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	$11,014							93.6	95.6	16	2		271875000869
19	Hancock Sec.	Public	7-12	371 Hancock Ave	Hancock	56244	Stevens County	Hancock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 392-5622	204	16	12.6	22.1%	179 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$12,810							93	85.9	46	27		271338000689
20	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Hodgson Rd	No Oaks	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6400	1,093	56	19.5	15.2%	749 (68.5%)	52 (4.8%)	71 (6.5%)	135 (12.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.6%)	$11,103							92.6	93.4	21	1		272295001115

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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