Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 520)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
273333004658	1	Secondary Lighthouse	Public	7-12	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	33	0		18.2%	25 (75.8%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (6.1%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	$12,724							99.7			(n/a)	R5
270036204222	2	St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5950	364	15	23.8	5.8%	276 (75.8%)	12 (3.3%)	25 (6.9%)	38 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$10,327							98.4	98.2	1	1	R5
274216001764	3	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	687	30	22.9	5.8%	413 (60.1%)	40 (5.8%)	42 (6.1%)	147 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	$13,063							98.4	97.9	3		R5
274216001762	4	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6200	620	31	19.8	7.3%	383 (61.8%)	41 (6.6%)	27 (4.4%)	140 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$13,693							98.2	98.1	2	2	R5
274216002654	5	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	1,395	63	22.1	6.9%	755 (54.1%)	106 (7.6%)	63 (4.5%)	384 (27.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.9%)	$12,348							98	97.7	4	1	R5
270033704356	6	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 209-6320	508	33	15.4	8.5%	316 (62.2%)	47 (9.3%)	40 (7.9%)	54 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	$11,334							97.9	97.2	5	1	R5
270028103611	7	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	832	54	15.3	7.6%	395 (47.5%)	31 (3.7%)	46 (5.5%)	228 (27.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (15.7%)	$10,389							97.7	89.3	29	22	R5
271167000545	8	Minnetonka East Middle	Public	6-8	17000 Lake St Extension	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5200	1,239	79	15.6	3.3%	993 (80.1%)	36 (2.9%)	47 (3.8%)	90 (7.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.6%)	$11,432							97.2	95.6	7	1	R5
271167002194	9	Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Carver County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,260	78	16.1	4.1%	1,011 (80.2%)	35 (2.8%)	71 (5.6%)	64 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.2%)	$11,041							96.3	94.1	11	2	R5
272292001109	10	Grandview Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	486	32	15.1	11.9%	424 (87.2%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$11,504							95.9	93.1	14	4	R5

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