Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 527)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
270000800159	321	Northeast Range Secondary	Public	7-12	30 S Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 827-3101	143	12	12.3	41.3%	127 (88.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	$21,949							44.8	19.1	433	112	R2
270018202301	322	Redwood Valley Middle	Public	5-8	100 George Ramseth Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 644-8267	337	25	13.4	46.0%	190 (56.4%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	107 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$11,692							44.7	51.7	279	43	R2
271503000765	323	Inver Grove Heights Middle	Public	6-8	8167 Cahill Ave E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7200	813	45	17.9	44.9%	415 (51.0%)	88 (10.8%)	198 (24.4%)	36 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.9%)	$12,547							44.7	51.5	281	42	R2
270024603307	324	Twin Cities Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	690 Birmingham	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Twin Cities Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 205-4797	623	38	16.2	54.3%	209 (33.5%)	167 (26.8%)	106 (17.0%)	84 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.0%)	$14,125							44.1	55.5	247	77	R2
271806000832	325	Leroy Secondary	Public	7-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	136	12	11.1	36.0%	120 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$15,605							44.1	21.5	422	97	R2
271809000836	326	Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	7-12	100 County Rd 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 522-3232	398	25	15.6	27.6%	362 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,969							43.1	30.7	378	52	R2
270000801514	327	Cherry Secondary	Public	7-12	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 258-8991	230	17	13.3	41.3%	194 (84.3%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.3%)	$17,767							42.8	30.1	383	56	R2
271791000824	328	Lanesboro Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 467-2229	170	15	11.3	27.1%	160 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,119							42	46.7	306	22	R2
270011001099	329	Cedar Mountain Secondary	Public	6-12	310 Somerville Ave N	Morgan	56266	Redwood County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 249-5990	303	20	15.4	49.8%	221 (72.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$12,711							41.9	28.1	391	62	R2
270002401743	330	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Secondary	Public	7-12	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 745-4636	250	15	16.6	50.0%	191 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$13,593							41.8	39.5	345	15	R2

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