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
181	Spring Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	163	9	18	28.8%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$14,757							61.4	55.3	234	53		273330001459
182	Rockford Middle	Public	5-8	6051 Ash St	Rockford	55373	Wright County	Rockford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 477-5831	487	27	18	29.4%	359 (73.7%)	35 (7.2%)	52 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$10,081							61.2	61.9	186	4		273207001941
183	Owatonna Middle School	Public	6-8	500 15th St NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8700	1,015	68	14.9	42.7%	711 (70.0%)	67 (6.6%)	187 (18.4%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$12,167							61.1	57.2	221	38		272805001227
184	Eden Prairie Online Secondary	Public, Virtual	6-12	8100 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 975-7142	389	28	13.9	51.2%	165 (42.4%)	127 (32.6%)	37 (9.5%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)								60.9	41.7	326	142		271422005194
185	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda	Public	6-12	220 3rd St W	Hector	55342	Renville County	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	No	No	No	No	(320) 848-2233	245	16	14.9	40.8%	185 (75.5%)	2 (0.8%)	45 (18.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$13,354							60.8	29.5	410	225		270002300704
186	Marshall Middle School	Public	5-8	401 S Saratoga St	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6938	655	49	13.3	56.2%	340 (51.9%)	39 (6.0%)	139 (21.2%)	88 (13.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$11,492							60.7	57.4	219	33		271894003715
187	Martin County West Junior High	Public	7-8	16 W 5th St	Sherburn	56171	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 764-4671	101	6	16.4	33.7%	89 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$7,839							60.5	48.8	274	87		271896000076
188	St. Louis Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Texas Ave S	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6300	965	53	18.3	37.4%	494 (51.2%)	206 (21.3%)	134 (13.9%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.8%)	$13,707							60.2	55.3	235	47		273378001533
189	Kittson Central Secondary	Public	7-12	444 N Ash Ave	Hallock	56728	Kittson County	Kittson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 843-3682	108	12	8.8	25.9%	93 (86.1%)	2 (1.9%)	8 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$18,508							60.2	60.3	192	3		279144702316
190	Montgomery Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	101 2nd St NE	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 364-8119	608	45	13.5	38.0%	476 (78.3%)	17 (2.8%)	85 (14.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$10,560							59.8	49.5	268	78		270037904625

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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