Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
401	Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	104	9	11.7	41.3%	87 (83.7%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$20,147	27.8	16.6	472	71	270014800635
402	Bluesky Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2051 Killebrew Drive	Bloomington	55425	Dakota County	Bluesky Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 642-0888	634	46	13.7	47.0%	481 (75.9%)	33 (5.2%)	54 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$10,842	27.8	23.3	442	40	270019303146
403	Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary	Public	7-12	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 278-6614	186	13	14.7	41.4%	171 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	$14,981	27.2	37	352	51	271827000848
404	Ellis Middle	Public	7-8	1700 4th Ave SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1500	726	49	14.7	58.3%	285 (39.3%)	65 (9.0%)	215 (29.6%)	106 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	28 (3.9%)	$13,678	27	29.8	405	1	270345000150
405	John Glenn Middle	Public	6-8	1560 County Road B E	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-6300	1,073	68	15.7	69.9%	195 (18.2%)	199 (18.5%)	164 (15.3%)	409 (38.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.4%)	$14,776	26.7	18.1	462	57	272385001170
406	Minnesota New Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	210 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 248-3353	136	17	8.2	33.1%	125 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$17,031	26.3	5.2	529	123	270009202487
407	Eagle Ridge Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13955 Glendale Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2800	46	46	1	71.7%	9 (19.6%)	12 (26.1%)	16 (34.8%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	$13,684	26.2	34.3	366	41	270729002639
408	Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	1350 Energy Lane Suite 230	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(800) 382-6010	3,536	86	41.1	63.3%	2,425 (68.6%)	347 (9.8%)	318 (9.0%)	66 (1.9%)	89 (2.5%)	8 (0.2%)	283 (8.0%)	$9,782	26.1	26.4	426	18	270011703694
409	Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	2860 291st Ave	Madison	56256	Lac qui Parle County	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 752-4480	380	22	16.9	44.2%	268 (70.5%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$14,708	26.1	45.1	304	105	270012502260
410	Butterfield Secondary	Public	7-12	440 Hubbard Ave	Butterfield	56120	Watonwan County	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 956-2771	103	9	11	64.1%	35 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (63.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,766	25.9	30.9	394	16	270732000305
411	Bridge View Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	350 Colborne St	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8640	115	23	4.9	79.1%	17 (14.8%)	37 (32.2%)	9 (7.8%)	44 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$43,489	25.9	32.6	383	28	273384002189
412	St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		25.1	30.6	397	15	270039505551
413	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	2831 12th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 452-2274	178	10	17.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	178 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		24.9	8.4	514	101	270046905436
414	Joseph Nicollet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2600	50	51	0.9	56.0%	17 (34.0%)	17 (34.0%)	8 (16.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	$14,713	24.5	33.9	369	45	270729000297
415	North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)		24.2	29.9	404	11	270042305320
416	Northeast College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Industrial Blvd. NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Northeast College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 248-8240	282	25	11.2	90.8%	13 (4.6%)	161 (57.1%)	103 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,752	24	12.6	492	76	270039804757
417	Kelliher Secondary	Public	7-12	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-3110	143	12	11.4	67.1%	62 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,406	23.9	30.3	402	15	271701000787
418	Step Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	366	16	22.8	92.1%	1 (0.3%)	362 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,333	23.7	33	377	41	270036704507
419	Trek North Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2400 Pine Ridge Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Treknorth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-1888	109	9	12.1	67.0%	40 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.9%)	$11,409	22.6	26.8	423	4	270034504666
420	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,100	22.5	42.2	323	97	270033505203
421	Southwest Middle	Public	6-7	1601 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5240	486	34	14.3	58.2%	258 (53.1%)	19 (3.9%)	130 (26.7%)	59 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$13,277	22.3	29.5	409	12	270297000078
422	Hill City Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 697-2394	83	4	20.6	55.4%	70 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.3%)	$14,215	22	28.6	414	8	271401004653
423	Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S	Public	6-8	300 Reynolds St	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	81	2	48.5	48.1%	75 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$4,252	22	24	434	11	271304005153
424	MN International Middle Chr School	Public, Charter	6-8	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 821-6470	326	11	29.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	324 (99.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,362	21.7	17.8	465	41	270018903142
425	Frazee Secondary	Public	7-12	305 N Lake St	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 334-3181	381	26	14.6	37.0%	313 (82.2%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$12,823	21.6	37.7	349	76	271236000606
426	Best Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 381-9743	508	33	15.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	474 (93.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$18,702	21.5	32.2	390	36	270030904261
427	Lynd Middle School	Public	5-8	106 Saint Albans St	Lynd	56157	Lyon County	Lynd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 865-4440	71	5	15.4	53.5%	36 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)	$11,891	20.9	22.8	446	19	271839004845
428	New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$13,397	20.5	17.4	466	38	270025303311
429	United South Central High School	Public	7-12	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 553-5819	343	23	14.9	44.3%	275 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,396	20.1	49.4	269	160	270000501770
430	Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary	Public	7-12	16770 Clearwater Lake Rd	Clearbrook	56634	Clearwater County	Clearbrook-Gonvick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 776-3112	206	13	15.2	54.4%	146 (70.9%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$12,065	20	44.2	311	119	270010303468
431	North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	$12,962	20	23.2	444	13	273351002188
432	Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)		19.9	19.3	456	24	272124005519
433	Global Arts Plus Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	810 Palace Ave	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8690	437	25	17.5	66.1%	119 (27.2%)	126 (28.8%)	91 (20.8%)	60 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	$17,217	19.8	14.6	482	49	273384001612
434	Northome Secondary	Public	7-12	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 897-5275	101	10	9.9	54.5%	66 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$27,379	19.7	27.8	418	16	273270001416
435	Cannon River Stem School	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 14th St NE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon River Stem School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-7836	224	15	14.4	58.5%	144 (64.3%)	2 (0.9%)	57 (25.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$10,834	19.7	35.9	359	76	270032404271
436	Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8200	341	25	13.7	67.4%	77 (22.6%)	111 (32.6%)	72 (21.1%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.5%)	$13,400	19.3	20.1	453	17	273178005115
437	Twin Cities Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	690 Birmingham	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Twin Cities Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 205-4797	547	41	13.2	62.3%	82 (15.0%)	157 (28.7%)	177 (32.4%)	99 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$14,125	18.8	20.1	454	17	270024603307
438	Pipestone Middle	Public	6-8	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	244	17	14.2	41.0%	159 (65.2%)	2 (0.8%)	68 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$8,740	18.7	32.5	385	53	270010801264
439	Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$12,893	18.6	11.1	499	60	270011505136
440	Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$16,497	18.5	23.5	440		270579000638
441	Verndale Secondary	Public	7-12	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 445-5184	231	19	11.9	46.8%	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$10,617	18.1	20.9	448	7	274092001713
442	Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	2955 NE Hayes St	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1500	541	38	14.1	63.6%	149 (27.5%)	159 (29.4%)	105 (19.4%)	28 (5.2%)	40 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.9%)	$16,849	18.1	16.8	471	29	272124001008
443	Leroy Secondary	Public	6-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	138	8	17.2	26.8%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$15,605	18.1	36.3	356	87	271806000832
444	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	5-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	337	20	17	78.9%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	310 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)		18	24.5	431	13	273384005541
445	Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	451	34	13.1	81.2%	21 (4.7%)	43 (9.5%)	227 (50.3%)	134 (29.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$14,603	17.9	18.4	461	16	270011802608
446	E-Stem Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Weir Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-2900	512	27	19.2	71.7%	60 (11.7%)	111 (21.7%)	79 (15.4%)	213 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)		17.5	14.1	483	37	273384005210
447	Mahnomen Secondary	Public	7-12	209 1st St W	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-2213	312	23	13.3	69.9%	32 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.0%)	$20,808	17	15	479	32	271866000866
448	New Century School Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 478-4535	284	9	31.5	95.8%	9 (3.2%)	274 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		16.9	19.2	459	11	270041012729
449	279Online Learning Program 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8670	78	11	7.2	56.4%	26 (33.3%)	25 (32.1%)	11 (14.1%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)		16.8	14.8	480	31	272520005370
450	Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	398	27	14.6	52.3%	262 (65.8%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.6%)	$14,274	16.6	32.8	381	69	271407000729
451	Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	72	5	16	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	72 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		16.4	23.6	438	13	270045105430
452	Northeast Range Secondary	Public	7-12	30 South Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 827-3101	114	10	11.1	41.2%	94 (82.5%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.9%)	$21,949	16.4			(n/a)	270000800159
453	Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	$14,315	16	19.3	457	4	273178002184
454	Bagley Secondary	Public	7-12	1130 Main Ave N	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 694-3120	388	26	14.6	55.4%	273 (70.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.6%)	$14,166	15.8	23.8	437	17	270357000165
455	Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	64	5	13.1	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (10.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	$4,752	15.7	32.7	382	73	270040805167
456	Forest Lake Area Community School	Public	6-12	943 SW 9th Avenue	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3171	113	10	11	48.7%	80 (70.8%)	5 (4.4%)	13 (11.5%)	5 (4.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	$22,701	15.4	6.9	522	66	271227001725
457	South Ridge Secondary	Public	7-12	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 345-6789	258	17	15.5	42.6%	198 (76.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.0%)	$18,756	15.4	16.4	474	17	270000804544
458	Climax Secondary	Public	6-12	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2395	94	7	13	58.5%	62 (66.0%)	5 (5.3%)	22 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$12,188	15.4	20.2	452	6	270936000376
459	Lancaster Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 762-5400	86	6	14.4	50.0%	78 (90.7%)	4 (4.7%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$22,838	15.3	33	379	80	271788000822
460	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)		15.1	11.5	497	37	270038005319
461	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$15,250	15	15.8	477	16	273384001567
462	Rochester Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	974 Skyline Dr SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 258-5351	115	10	11.2	43.5%	78 (67.8%)	5 (4.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.9%)	$20,456	14.8	16.2	476	14	270041204878
463	Onamia High School	Public	7-12	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4174	224	14	15.6	81.7%	78 (34.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	112 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.4%)	$23,031	14.7	13.6	485	22	272505001196
464	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	219	12	19	68.0%	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	19 (8.7%)	183 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,611	14.6	13	490	26	270024004805
465	North View Middle School	Public	6-8	5869 69th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 585-7200	509	40	12.5	79.2%	30 (5.9%)	212 (41.7%)	109 (21.4%)	117 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$16,803	14.3	13.4	486	21	272520001214
466	Northland Secondary	Public	6-12	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	149	11	13.4	71.8%	77 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,323	14.3	13.1	489	23	273087001308
467	Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	594	44	13.5	69.4%	198 (33.3%)	137 (23.1%)	211 (35.5%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$15,710	14	17	468	1	271176000557
468	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	327	15	21.6	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	307 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926	13.8	16.9	470	2	270039905179
469	Lyle Middle	Public	5-8	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 325-2201	99	5	21.2	57.6%	76 (76.8%)	2 (2.0%)	12 (12.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)		13.7	23.2	443	26	271836005554
470	Randolph Secondary	Public	7-12	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-2151	430	24	17.8	17.2%	399 (92.8%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$12,367	13.5	16.3	475	5	273015001287
471	Carlton Secondary	Public	6-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4226	145	10	14.9	42.1%	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.1%)	$13,284	13	30.6	396	75	270759000327
472	Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)		11.8	16.9	469	3	270044405133
473	MN Virtual Secondary School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1801 County Road B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 746-7977	561	37	15.1	61.9%	333 (59.4%)	89 (15.9%)	65 (11.6%)	11 (2.0%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.2%)	$9,090	11.7	25.7	428	45	270011703264
474	Columbia Academy	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4701	719	42	17.2	78.7%	83 (11.5%)	177 (24.6%)	395 (54.9%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$12,741	11.6	12.1	493	19	270951000395
475	Saint Paul Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	145	8	18.1	84.8%	22 (15.2%)	42 (29.0%)	30 (20.7%)	26 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.6%)		11.5	11.9	494	19	273384005419
476	River Trail Learning Center @ Lo Jacob	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 Coon Rapids Blvd NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1900	153	77	1.9	66.7%	74 (48.4%)	38 (24.8%)	12 (7.8%)	5 (3.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.4%)	$60,958	11.5	11.7	495	19	270318000005
477	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,178	11.5	9.5	506	29	270025204405
478	Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	640	62	10.3	84.8%	72 (11.3%)	416 (65.0%)	64 (10.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	$19,672	11.3	8.5	512	34	272124002297
479	Creative Arts Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	65 Kellogg Blvd E	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 292-3480	382	21	18.3	75.4%	86 (22.5%)	117 (30.6%)	68 (17.8%)	61 (16.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	$15,324	11	12.7	491	12	273384004680
480	HOPE Community Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 796-4500	221	13	17.2	90.0%	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	206 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		10.5	11.5	496	16	270023005537
481	Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	44	0		84.1%	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (15.9%)	$9,534	10.3	4.7	535	54	270034604667
482	Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	548	35	15.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	510 (93.1%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$15,757	10.3	16.5	473	9	270018403137
483	Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	Public, Charter	5-8	4640 17th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4044	438	23	19.4	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	405 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$25,560	9.9	10.4	504	21	270028805141
484	Insight School Of Minnesota	Public, Virtual	6-12	5910 Shingle Creek Pkwy	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 560-1905	509	28	18.4	69.0%	281 (55.2%)	91 (17.9%)	72 (14.1%)	9 (1.8%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$12,458	9.8	9.1	508	24	270624004306
485	American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	571	43	13.3	84.2%	30 (5.3%)	61 (10.7%)	127 (22.2%)	143 (25.0%)	81 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (22.6%)	$17,042	9.3	9.4	507	22	273384002303
486	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	Public	7-12	510 9th St NE	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 732-2194	466	37	12.7	65.9%	203 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	249 (53.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,657	9.1	15.7	478	8	270010900850
487	New Dominion Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 28th St NE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 434-8667	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		9	8.6	510	23	270345003192
488	Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1515 Brewster St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	724	41	17.8	81.2%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	703 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$11,720	8.9	11.5	498	10	270034203700
489	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	Public, Charter	2-8	3320 E. 41st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	167	6	29.5	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)		8.8	8.3	515	26	270019005280
490	Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	12119 16th Avenue South	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0		91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,434	8.1			(n/a)	270044505138
491	Washington Technology Middle School	Public	6-8	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 293-8830	693	39	17.5	85.4%	39 (5.6%)	181 (26.1%)	119 (17.2%)	306 (44.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)		7.7			(n/a)	273384012713
492	Battle Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Park Dr N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8960	619	36	17	79.0%	22 (3.6%)	169 (27.3%)	109 (17.6%)	266 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	$16,110	7.5	7.9	518	26	273384001556
493	Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,045	7.4	6	525	32	270022004420
494	Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	Public	5-8	15314 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	312	30	10.5	77.9%	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,279	7.2	11.1	501	7	270807003181
495	KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$23,508	6.4	7.2	520	25	270030804244
496	Compass-Bell Center	Public	6-12	1374 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3201	37	17	2.2	70.3%	19 (51.4%)	9 (24.3%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)	$47,353	6.4			(n/a)	270318002974
497	Humboldt High School	Public	6-12	30 Baker St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8600	955	52	18.3	84.0%	53 (5.5%)	236 (24.7%)	212 (22.2%)	387 (40.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)	$17,564	6.2	6.1	524	27	273384001598
498	Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C.	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	73	0		54.8%	44 (60.3%)	2 (2.7%)	21 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	$21,878	6.2	8.6	511	13	271497003522
499	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$5,237	6.1	4.3	536	37	273384004457
500	Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		5.9	10.8	503	3	270046705433

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