Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Maple Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 963-3171	340	29	11.6	19.4%	323 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,558	75.6	72.6	124	23	271881000886
102	Scott Highlands Middle	Public	6-8	14011 Pilot Knob Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7581	1,228	67	18.4	29.1%	655 (53.3%)	202 (16.4%)	117 (9.5%)	132 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.9%)	$11,260	75.4	78.6	81	21	273239001943
103	Dakota Meadows Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Howard Dr	North Mankato	56001	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5077	852	45	19.1	30.2%	646 (75.8%)	75 (8.8%)	55 (6.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	$11,176	75.3	72.1	126	23	271878002046
104	Greenbush-Middle River Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Park Ave W	Greenbush	56726	Roseau County	Greenbush Middle River Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 782-2232	102	9	11.9	21.6%	95 (93.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,312	75.3	50.9	260	156	270010700921
105	Pine Island Middle	Public	5-8	223 1st Ave SE	Pine Island	55963	Goodhue County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 356-4849	464	31	15.1	18.1%	416 (89.7%)	11 (2.4%)	24 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	$9,488	75.2	70.9	137	32	272895004143
106	Bluffview Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1321 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Bluffview Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 452-2807	209	30	6.8	22.0%	188 (90.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$10,764	75.1	76.3	96	10	270585000018
107	Eden Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	298 Brooks St N	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 453-2900	425	27	15.5	22.8%	396 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,078	75.1	75.5	101	6	271119000502
108	Agamim Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5300 France Avenue South	Edina	55410	Hennepin County	Agamim Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 856-2531	266	26	10.3	45.5%	92 (34.6%)	79 (29.7%)	22 (8.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.9%)	$13,101	75.1	67.2	156	48	270039404751
109	Central Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1827 Bygland Rd SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1141	463	23	20.5	29.2%	335 (72.4%)	41 (8.9%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,160	75	75.4	102	7	271113000494
110	Great River School	Public, Charter	7-12	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	411	35	11.7	19.2%	313 (76.2%)	25 (6.1%)	32 (7.8%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	$19,563	74.7	70.1	141	31	270034404093
111	Great Expectations	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Great Expectations	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-9322	113	12	9.3	26.5%	95 (84.1%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$16,258	74.4	68.3	150	39	270033904177
112	Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	889	54	16.5	36.3%	422 (47.5%)	168 (18.9%)	125 (14.1%)	61 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (12.4%)	$12,406	74.3	72.1	127	15	273239002437
113	Rothsay Secondary	Public	7-12	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 867-2116	140	9	15.3	25.7%	126 (90.0%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,338	74.1	51.3	258	145	273246001399
114	Highview Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 - 7th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6700	823	49	16.7	39.1%	474 (57.6%)	103 (12.5%)	111 (13.5%)	62 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.5%)	$12,407	74	67.3	155	41	272295001117
115	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	$22,768	73.8	84.7	51	64	270029203713
116	New Ulm Middle School	Public	5-8	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6100	617	40	15.5	33.5%	545 (88.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$11,074	73.6	82.8	63	53	272349005035
117	Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	256	19	13.3	49.6%	208 (81.3%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$13,510	73.6	63.2	172	55	271230000602
118	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	650 125th Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5800	1,087	58	18.8	33.7%	706 (64.9%)	145 (13.3%)	53 (4.9%)	107 (9.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.7%)	$11,361	73.4	76.1	97	21	270318000122
119	Rushford-Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 864-7785	145	8	18.6	34.5%	129 (89.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$10,015	73.3	58.8	202	83	272829001249
120	Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	781	47	16.4	28.6%	746 (95.5%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$9,681	73.3	80.6	72	48	271224002270
121	Crosby-Ironton Secondary	Public	7-12	711 Poplar St	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 545-8802	455	29	15.9	39.1%	406 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$13,420	73.1	62	184	63	270975000417
122	Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	$10,402	73	59.7	197	75	270546002462
123	Cannon Falls Secondary	Public	6-12	820 Minnesota St E	Cannon Falls	55009	Goodhue County	Cannon Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-6800	536	35	15.2	23.1%	478 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$3,399	73	69	147	24	270750000324
124	Prairie Wind Middle	Public	5-8	480 Coney St West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-1700	526	33	15.8	34.2%	423 (80.4%)	10 (1.9%)	55 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,059	72.9	73.7	117	7	272823002535
125	Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	952	58	16.3	25.9%	497 (52.2%)	219 (23.0%)	33 (3.5%)	125 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.6%)	$10,827	72.7	82.3	64	61	270032004268
126	Osseo Middle School	Public	6-8	10223 93rd Ave N	Osseo	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8800	1,128	58	19.3	35.5%	570 (50.5%)	244 (21.6%)	97 (8.6%)	115 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.8%)	$13,365	72.5	62.9	176	50	272520001217
127	Forest Lake Area Middle School	Public	7-8	21395 Goodview Ave N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3000	916	48	19.2	26.1%	721 (78.7%)	21 (2.3%)	50 (5.5%)	74 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	$11,297	72.1	76.7	92	35	271227000592
128	Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	$10,867	72	76.4	95	33	271137002038
129	Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,831	71.6	76.4	94	35	270387002556
130	Minnewaska Area Junior High	Public	7-8	25122 State Highway 28	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 239-4800	212	12	17.5	28.3%	198 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$3,060	71.1	65.5	166	36	270001904237
131	Mabel-Canton Secondary	Public	7-12	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	126	12	10.1	28.6%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,378	71.1	75.4	103	28	271854000858
132	Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	800 Broadway E	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2101	860	50	17.2	28.8%	673 (78.3%)	36 (4.2%)	84 (9.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.6%)	$12,314	71	74.2	111	21	272139002209
133	Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	$13,047	70.6	67.7	153	20	274227002646
134	Belle Plaine Junior High	Public	7-8	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	255	13	20.1	22.0%	216 (84.7%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.1%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$7,440	70	69.3	144	10	270405002169
135	Brandon-Evansville Middle School	Public	6-8	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56315	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 948-2241	124	7	18.3	30.6%	118 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$8,416	69.8	79.9	74	61	270038204740
136	Milaca Secondary High	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7206	730	42	17.3	38.9%	661 (90.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	10 (1.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$12,646	69.8	58.3	210	74	272067000924
137	Southside Family Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 Clinton Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Southside Family Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8322	119	14	8.2	47.9%	54 (45.4%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13 (10.9%)	$13,946	69.6	62.3	181	44	270027803617
138	Litchfield Middle School	Public	5-8	340 E 10th St	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2441	494	32	15.6	35.0%	409 (82.8%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$11,595	69.5	73.8	115	23	271821000838
139	Barnesville High School	Public	7-12	302 3rd St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 354-2228	380	23	16.2	20.0%	342 (90.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$11,864	69.5	62	183	44	270366000170
140	Buffalo Community Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Highway 25 N	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8200	1,160	54	21.3	27.5%	990 (85.3%)	39 (3.4%)	57 (4.9%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	$10,634	69.4	74	113	27	270720000284
141	Wabasso Secondary	Public	7-12	1333 May St	Wabasso	56293	Redwood County	Wabasso Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 342-5114	237	16	15.2	32.5%	218 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$12,297	69.3	84.5	53	88	274143001728
142	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	300 S Garden St	Lake City	55041	Wabasha County	Lake City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 345-4553	597	31	19	28.5%	518 (86.8%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,600	69	62.9	175	33	271752000804
143	Forestview Middle	Public	5-8	12149 Knollwood Dr	Baxter	56425	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6000	1,626	105	15.5	39.5%	1,438 (88.4%)	18 (1.1%)	38 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	35 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.6%)	$10,199	69	72.7	123	20	270609004196
144	Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	374	28	13.3	58.3%	188 (50.3%)	38 (10.2%)	124 (33.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$14,018	68.3	67.5	154	10	272817001243
145	Robert J. Elkington Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 NE 8th Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5800	764	44	17.2	34.2%	657 (86.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	$11,531	68	65.6	163	18	271317000939
146	St. Peter Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Lincoln Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4210	617	34	18.2	39.2%	415 (67.3%)	45 (7.3%)	117 (19.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$4,389	67.7	71.9	130	16	273387002533
147	Le Center Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 357-6802	385	35	10.9	39.0%	217 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	151 (39.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$11,755	67.2	56.6	225	78	270037904626
148	Bemidji Middle	Public	6-8	1910 Middle School Ave NW	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 333-3215	967	62	15.6	40.1%	673 (69.6%)	10 (1.0%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	236 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$12,338	67.2	67.7	152	4	270444002031
149	Goodhue Secondary	Public	7-12	510 3rd Ave	Goodhue	55027	Goodhue County	Goodhue Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 923-4447	362	17	20.9	19.3%	322 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,177	66.9	50.6	261	112	271290000648
150	World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	210	16	13	22.9%	173 (82.4%)	10 (4.8%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$11,894	66.7	49.7	266	116	270011602606
151	Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4501	1,160	49	23.8	24.2%	672 (57.9%)	124 (10.7%)	140 (12.1%)	123 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.6%)	$11,011	66.7	71	136	15	273381002219
152	Pact Charter Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	7729 161st Ave NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 712-4200	730	39	18.7	32.3%	571 (78.2%)	76 (10.4%)	31 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.6%)	$11,642	66.6	65.5	164	12	270009303030
153	Adrian Middle	Public	6-8	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	139	8	16.5	38.1%	110 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	$8,657	66	55.5	233	80	270273003076
154	Murray County Central High School	Public	7-12	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 836-6184	328	18	18	27.4%	302 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,387	66	81.1	70	84	270009001449
155	Prairie Winds Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Prairie Winds Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 345-6625	887	50	17.8	42.8%	562 (63.4%)	166 (18.7%)	79 (8.9%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.1%)	$11,184	66	58.8	204	49	271878002045
156	Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	423	27	15.6	22.7%	401 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,304	65.5	74.6	109	47	270822000348
157	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	Public	5-8	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	No	(218) 477-6967	508	31	16.5	33.1%	415 (81.7%)	9 (1.8%)	52 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$9,654	64.8	65.4	167	10	271026000448
158	Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	Public, Charter	7-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	291	17	16.7	15.1%	255 (87.6%)	10 (3.4%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$10,772	64.7	66.3	160	2	270027605140
159	Sauk Centre Secondary	Public	7-12	903 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	597	36	16.4	31.7%	518 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,321	64.6	46.8	292	133	273285001429
160	Redwood Valley Middle	Public	5-8	100 George Ramseth Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 644-3521	309	24	12.9	48.5%	200 (64.7%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$11,692	64.1	53.2	248	88	270018202301
161	Cloquet Middle	Public	5-8	2001 Washington Ave	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3328	752	44	16.9	42.8%	513 (68.2%)	7 (0.9%)	24 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	92 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.8%)	$11,118	64.1	52.3	253	92	270942000381
162	Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	296	19	15.7	39.2%	202 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,795	64	47.8	285	123	272055003367
163	Stephen-Argyle Central High School	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Stephen	56757	Marshall County	Stephen-Argyle Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 478-3314	124	9	13.2	33.1%	112 (90.3%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$16,648	63.6	80.9	71	92	270012701648
164	Central Middle	Public	6-8	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7000	216	14	15.9	27.3%	181 (83.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	$9,965	63.5	60.3	193	29	272391002507
165	LILA Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	19850 Fenway Avenue N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-8989	579	43	13.6	15.4%	444 (76.7%)	12 (2.1%)	68 (11.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$11,480	63.4	59	201	36	270035804828
166	RTR Secondary School	Public	6-12	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5913	380	27	14.3	35.3%	345 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$15,968	63.3	75.6	99	67	270029403692
167	Anoka Middle School For The Arts	Public	6-8	1523 5th Ave S	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5000	1,587	92	17.3	40.7%	931 (58.7%)	276 (17.4%)	98 (6.2%)	107 (6.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	161 (10.1%)	$13,008	63.2	63.1	174	7	270318000117
168	Springfield Secondary	Public	7-12	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 723-4288	314	23	13.5	39.8%	272 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,903	63.2	65.5	165	3	273339001471
169	Rocori Middle	Public	6-8	534 N 5th Ave	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	563	31	18	25.2%	445 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	93 (16.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$9,426	63.1	71.4	134	35	270944001682
170	Waseca Junior High	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	280	15	18.2	40.4%	209 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	50 (17.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$8,561	63	59.5	198	28	274188002683
171	MACCRAY Secondary	Public	6-12	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 847-2154	402	28	14.4	45.8%	318 (79.1%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,451	62.9	60.2	194	23	270009100365
172	Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle	Public	5-8	400 6th St	Kenyon	55946	Goodhue County	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 789-6186	216	11	18.9	27.8%	192 (88.9%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,650	62.6	51.6	256	84	271710001741
173	Lafayette Secondary	Public	7-12	404 Champagne Ave	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Red Lake Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-2163	184	14	12.7	32.1%	155 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	$16,132	62.4	52.7	250	77	273045001290
174	Pillager Middle School	Public	5-8	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 746-3772	433	26	16.8	37.0%	395 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$8,860	62	55.2	236	62	272835004841
175	Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	151	14	10.9	14.6%	141 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,068	61.9	47.2	288	113	272358001161
176	Sibley East Middle School	Public	6-8	202 3rd Avenue NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	248	12	19.8	44.4%	153 (61.7%)	3 (1.2%)	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$10,673	61.8	56.7	224	48	270010200625
177	St. Francis Middle	Public	6-8	23065 Saint Francis Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8501	890	41	21.6	31.6%	702 (78.9%)	12 (1.3%)	39 (4.4%)	70 (7.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.5%)	$9,532	61.7	42.2	324	147	273354000013
178	Barnum Secondary	Public	7-12	3675 County Rd 13	Barnum	55707	Carlton County	Barnum Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 389-3273	312	19	16.1	27.2%	275 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$12,691	61.7	71.1	135	43	270369000172
179	Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	116	10	11.9	31.0%	94 (81.0%)	2 (1.7%)	10 (8.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$17,389	61.6	75.6	100	79	270035504151
180	Lakeview Secondary	Public	7-12	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 423-5164	331	23	14.6	29.6%	293 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$11,704	61.4	60.1	196	16	270008800408
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
191	A.I. Jedlicka Middle School	Public	6-8	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	450	27	16.6	35.3%	398 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$10,423	59.7	63.8	170	21	273009001552
192	Stewartville Middle	Public	6-8	440 6th Ave SW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1666	480	30	16	23.5%	418 (87.1%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$9,186	59.2	60.8	191	1	273816002822
193	A.C.G.C. Secondary	Public	7-12	27250 Minnesota Highway 4	Grove City	56243	Meeker County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 244-4700	390	26	14.8	43.1%	321 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$13,606	59.1	45.1	303	110	270010602570
194	Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	592	39	15.2	52.0%	374 (63.2%)	13 (2.2%)	125 (21.1%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$13,630	59.1	45	306	112	270972000412
195	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Edgewood Dr N	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6600	639	44	14.5	48.4%	307 (48.0%)	86 (13.5%)	105 (16.4%)	70 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.5%)	$14,028	58.9	55.6	232	37	272295001041
196	Willmar Middle School	Public	6-8	209 Willmar Ave SE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6000	842	61	13.7	62.7%	278 (33.0%)	119 (14.1%)	401 (47.6%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	$11,802	58.9	47.9	284	88	274272001808
197	Moose Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-4435	276	20	13.8	28.6%	256 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$12,437	58.8	63.9	169	28	272145001094
198	Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$10,762	58.7	68.3	149	49	271137000517
199	Aspen Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14825 Zinran Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Aspen Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-5940	641	44	14.6	36.8%	299 (46.6%)	171 (26.7%)	29 (4.5%)	86 (13.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.5%)	$11,537	58.7	78.4	83	116	270031104282
200	Cleveland Secondary	Public	7-12	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 931-5953	260	17	15.7	16.9%	234 (90.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$10,725	58.3	72.7	122	78	270933000375

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