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 Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 545)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
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	31	1	28.1	19.4%	24 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)	$12,724							99.9			(n/a)		273333004658
2	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	838	52	16	18.0%	351 (41.9%)	29 (3.5%)	52 (6.2%)	219 (26.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (22.2%)	$10,389							99	96.3	9	7		270028103611
3	Delano High School	Public	7-12	700 Elm Ave E	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-3365	1,176	59	19.8	11.9%	1,079 (91.8%)	8 (0.7%)	27 (2.3%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.9%)	$11,777							98.9	90.7	27	24		271017000438
4	Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	665	55	12.1	17.4%	458 (68.9%)	25 (3.8%)	31 (4.7%)	114 (17.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.1%)	$12,205							98.6	98.5	1	3		270031904320
5	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	375	23	16.1	12.8%	269 (71.7%)	17 (4.5%)	21 (5.6%)	49 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,327							98.3	98.2	2	3		270036204222
6	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	1,307	83	15.8	10.1%	1,026 (78.5%)	33 (2.5%)	70 (5.4%)	94 (7.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (6.0%)	$11,432							97.7	97.8	5	1		271167000545
7	Grandview Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	549	35	15.9	18.8%	459 (83.6%)	11 (2.0%)	30 (5.5%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	$11,504							97.3	96	10	3		272292001109
8	Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,287	82	15.6	9.9%	996 (77.4%)	40 (3.1%)	75 (5.8%)	89 (6.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.4%)	$11,041							97.2	97.9	4	4		271167002194
9	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	535	36	14.8	17.9%	312 (58.3%)	54 (10.1%)	48 (9.0%)	71 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	$11,334							97.2	96.5	8	1		270033704356
10	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	672	35	19	22.2%	381 (56.7%)	69 (10.3%)	45 (6.7%)	139 (20.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	$13,693							97	97.3	6	4		274216001762

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, 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.