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
111	Great Expectations	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Great Expectations	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-9322	113	12	9.3	26.5%	95 (84.1%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$16,258							74.4	68.3	150	39		270033904177
112	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	889	54	16.5	36.3%	422 (47.5%)	168 (18.9%)	125 (14.1%)	61 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (12.4%)	$12,406							74.3	72.1	127	15		273239002437
113	Rothsay Secondary	Public	7-12	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 867-2116	140	9	15.3	25.7%	126 (90.0%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,338							74.1	51.3	258	145		273246001399
114	Highview Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 - 7th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6700	823	49	16.7	39.1%	474 (57.6%)	103 (12.5%)	111 (13.5%)	62 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.5%)	$12,407							74	67.3	155	41		272295001117
115	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	$22,768							73.8	84.7	51	64		270029203713
116	New Ulm Middle School	Public	5-8	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6100	617	40	15.5	33.5%	545 (88.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$11,074							73.6	82.8	63	53		272349005035
117	Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	256	19	13.3	49.6%	208 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,510							73.6	63.2	172	55		271230000602
118	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	650 125th Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5800	1,087	58	18.8	33.7%	706 (64.9%)	145 (13.3%)	53 (4.9%)	107 (9.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.7%)	$11,361							73.4	76.1	97	21		270318000122
119	Rushford-Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 864-7785	145	8	18.6	34.5%	129 (89.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$10,015							73.3	58.8	202	83		272829001249
120	Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	781	47	16.4	28.6%	746 (95.5%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$9,681							73.3	80.6	72	48		271224002270

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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.