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191
Levi P. Dodge Middle School
Public
6-8
4200 208th St W
Farmington
55024
Dakota County
Farmington Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 460-1500
721
49
14.6
27.0%
511 (70.9%)
46 (6.4%)
83 (11.5%)
34 (4.7%)
4 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
43 (6.0%)
$11,299
60.4
59.8
193
2
270023102042
192
Jackson County Central Middle
Public
6-8
205 4th Ave N
Lakefield
56150
Jackson County
Jackson County Central School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 662-6625
241
12
20.4
44.4%
204 (84.6%)
4 (1.7%)
18 (7.5%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.4%)
$10,848
60.3
55.4
221
29
272811001238
193
Parkers Prairie Secondary
Public
7-12
411 S Otter Ave
Parkers Prairie
56361
Otter Tail County
Parkers Prairie Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 338-6011
285
15
19.5
29.8%
272 (95.4%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
$13,060
60.3
31.1
373
180
271894003715
194
Marshall Middle School
Public
5-8
401 S Saratoga St
Marshall
56258
Lyon County
Marshall Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 537-6938
732
44
16.7
57.5%
410 (56.0%)
49 (6.7%)
142 (19.4%)
85 (11.6%)
4 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (5.7%)
$11,492
60.3
63.8
169
25
270036005071
195
Kaleidoscope Middle School
Public, Charter
6-8
7525 Kalland Ave NE
Otsego
55301
Wright County
Kaleidoscope Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(763) 428-1890
122
6
22.1
33.6%
103 (84.4%)
7 (5.7%)
5 (4.1%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.1%)
$3,592
59.9
61.5
182
13
271881000886
196
Maple Lake Secondary
Public
7-12
200 Highway 55 E
Maple Lake
55358
Wright County
Maple Lake Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 963-3171
365
28
13.2
23.3%
351 (96.2%)
1 (0.3%)
4 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
8 (2.2%)
$11,558
59.6
69.1
139
57
270546002462
197
Big Lake Middle School
Public
6-8
601 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake
55309
Sherburne County
Big Lake Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(763) 262-2567
686
24
28.5
39.9%
516 (75.2%)
48 (7.0%)
58 (8.5%)
10 (1.5%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (7.1%)
$10,402
59.5
66.7
156
41
274227001774
198
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School
Public
5-8
121 W Butler Ave
West Saint Paul
55118
Dakota County
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 403-7401
768
56
13.6
51.3%
368 (47.9%)
66 (8.6%)
252 (32.8%)
21 (2.7%)
14 (1.8%)
2 (0.3%)
45 (5.9%)
$13,831
59.4
59.4
198
270543000204
199
Bertha Secondary
Public
7-12
310 Central Ave S
Bertha
56437
Todd County
Bertha-Hewitt Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 924-2500
220
18
12.5
55.5%
198 (90.0%)
2 (0.9%)
5 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.4%)
$13,767
59.2
47.1
270
71
270318000117
200
Anoka Middle School For The Arts
Public
6-8
1523 5th Ave S
Anoka
55303
Anoka County
Anoka-Hennepin School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(763) 506-5000
1,678
100
16.8
43.8%
1,077 (64.2%)
241 (14.4%)
103 (6.1%)
93 (5.5%)
15 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
149 (8.9%)
$13,008
58.9
56.6
218
18
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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, 2023, 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.
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