Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Minnesota middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
511	Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	383			91.9%	7 (1.8%)	270 (70.5%)	90 (23.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$17,859							4.5	4.1	539	28		270015902954
512	Brooklyn Center Middle School	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	334	26	13	82.3%	13 (3.9%)	158 (47.3%)	94 (28.1%)	43 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$10,267							4.3	5.1	530	18		270624005130
513	Central Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	4857 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2888	0	1	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$2,525							3.8			(n/a)		274236003161
514	Mariner Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Road	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$2,525							3.4	2.9	545	31		274236003162
515	Karner Blue Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-9	3764 95th Ave NE	Blaine	55014	Anoka County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-6200	101	31	3.2	59.4%	49 (48.5%)	27 (26.7%)	12 (11.9%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)								3.3	17.9	464	51		270226404643
516	Red Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-2700	268	14	18.9	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,819							3.1	4.2	537	21		273051002427
517	Venture Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3800 Pleasant Ave	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 345-9040	90	13	7.1	100.0%	2 (2.2%)	27 (30.0%)	51 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								2.9	3	544	27		270038405388
518	Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	$15,568							2.7	3	543	25		270345002231
519	Century Middle School Within A School	Public	5-8	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 237-6300	26	1	24.7	61.5%	11 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	$12,325							2.6			(n/a)		272808004671

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Minnesota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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