Best Middle Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
201	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	Public	5-8	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4660	393	19	20.5	30.3%	356 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$8,038	58.3	61.8	187	14	270012303350
202	Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic	Public, Charter	5-8	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	471	22	21.1	48.2%	94 (20.0%)	264 (56.1%)	28 (5.9%)	54 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$7,232	58.1	69.1	145	57	270033304837
203	Hopkins North Middle School	Public	6-8	10700 Cedar Lake Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4800	866	53	16.3	31.1%	465 (53.7%)	167 (19.3%)	110 (12.7%)	31 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.4%)	$14,056	58	56.2	230	27	271426000615
204	Grand Meadow Middle	Public	5-8	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 754-5318	131	7	19.5	27.5%	121 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$6,658	57.9	58.3	209	5	271314000660
205	Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 4th Ave N	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6704	740	39	18.7	29.7%	671 (90.7%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.6%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$10,433	57.6	61.8	188	17	273003001272
206	Jackson County Central Middle	Public	6-8	703 Mill Road E	Lakefield	56150	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 662-6625	241	15	16	38.2%	198 (82.2%)	6 (2.5%)	17 (7.1%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$10,848	57.4	62.1	182	24	270023102042
207	Osakis Secondary	Public	7-12	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 859-2191	415	26	15.7	32.0%	385 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,259	57.4	79.3	77	130	272514001204
208	Floodwood Secondary	Public	7-12	115 4th Ave W	Floodwood	55736	St. Louis County	Floodwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 476-2285	80	7	11.5	40.0%	69 (86.3%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	$15,584	56.7	53.5	246	38	271221000589
209	Detroit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	500 11th Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 847-9228	617	38	16.3	33.2%	441 (71.5%)	11 (1.8%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	121 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$12,640	56.6	57.8	213	4	271023000443
210	Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	171	9	18.5	35.7%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,709	56.4	40.8	331	121	271386000712
211	Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	283	16	17.3	39.2%	237 (83.7%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	$15,739	56.4	75.1	104	107	270000101613
212	Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	215	17	12.7	29.8%	201 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,474	56.3	43.3	317	105	270303000080
213	Isanti Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Centennial Dr	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 691-8600	449	32	14.1	33.0%	373 (83.1%)	13 (2.9%)	24 (5.3%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$11,378	56.3	43.8	314	101	270741003629
214	Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	218	14	15.3	25.7%	198 (90.8%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$12,386	56.3	47	289	75	270000701469
215	Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	$13,831	56.1	52.1	254	39	274227001774
216	Lakeville Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-2023	50	3	16.1	24.0%	34 (68.0%)	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)		55.9	48.4	279	63	271778005347
217	Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	503 17th St NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5800	769	0		40.6%	423 (55.0%)	121 (15.7%)	106 (13.8%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	$12,077	55.8	54.1	241	24	273180001020
218	The FAIR School - Crystal	Public	6-8	3915 Adair Avenue North	Crystal	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 971-4500	439	22	20.2	45.6%	210 (47.8%)	111 (25.3%)	58 (13.2%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	$15,778	55.5	58.6	205	13	273178004952
219	Nashwauk Secondary	Public	7-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	228	18	12.9	51.8%	184 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.4%)	$15,831	55.2	56.8	222	3	272331001138
220	Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	385	23	16.4	31.7%	361 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,290	54.8	78.3	86	134	270576000215
221	Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,060	54.6	60.2	195	26	272811001238
222	Cromwell-Wright Secondary	Public	7-12	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 644-3716	137	11	12.2	24.1%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$16,326	54.4	31.4	393	171	270969000409
223	Ortonville Secondary	Public	7-12	200 Trojan Dr	Ortonville	56278	Big Stone County	Ortonville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 839-6183	228	19	12	33.8%	205 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,951	54.3	46.2	294	71	270032804386
224	Fertile-Beltrami Secondary	Public	7-12	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 945-6953	246	14	17.3	30.5%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$13,841	54.3	71.9	131	93	271191000583
225	Hastings Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7066	1,183	70	16.9	27.6%	968 (81.8%)	28 (2.4%)	85 (7.2%)	23 (1.9%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (5.9%)	$11,309	54.3	55.8	231	6	271353000693
226	Oltman Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Goodview Avenue	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3509	956	50	19.1	29.6%	542 (56.7%)	94 (9.8%)	95 (9.9%)	137 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.9%)	$11,351	54	53.6	244	18	273381001542
227	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec	Public	6-12	607 Knights Ln	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	No	No	No	(507) 726-2110	506	30	16.8	23.9%	469 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,221	53.9	66.1	162	65	279144502312
228	Rush City Secondary	Public	7-12	51001 Fairfield Ave	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-4795	391	31	12.5	30.7%	334 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$11,630	53.8	50.5	262	34	273255001406
229	Win-E-Mac Secondary	Public	7-12	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 563-2900	211	12	18	43.1%	194 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,363	53.5	72	129	100	279144902322
230	Royalton Middle School	Public	6-8	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	203	13	15.4	28.1%	188 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$6,173	53.4	62.5	179	51	273252004640
231	Shakopee East Middle School	Public	6-8	1137 Marschall Rd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5702	828	49	16.8	42.9%	367 (44.3%)	168 (20.3%)	104 (12.6%)	102 (12.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.7%)	$11,543	53	52.6	251	20	273300003717
232	Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	204	14	14.5	26.0%	158 (77.5%)	11 (5.4%)	10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)		52.8	57.7	214	18	270045605224
233	Triton Middle School	Public	6-8	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7510	222	17	12.7	29.7%	182 (82.0%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$10,516	52.8	57.7	215	18	274066500035
234	Robert Boeckman Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Denmark Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1400	855	53	16.1	22.5%	599 (70.1%)	47 (5.5%)	113 (13.2%)	37 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	$10,872	52.6	48.6	276	42	271182002983
235	Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	899	57	15.7	35.2%	472 (52.5%)	102 (11.3%)	181 (20.1%)	73 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	$10,088	52.5	54.4	240	5	273300001439
236	Canby Secondary	Public	7-12	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 223-2002	300	17	18.1	40.7%	273 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,785	52.2	66.1	161	75	270747000322
237	Browerville Secondary	Public	7-12	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 594-2272	291	41	7.1	40.2%	242 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,266	52	42.8	321	84	270630000278
238	Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary	Public	7-12	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 596-8853	158	12	12.7	32.9%	119 (75.3%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$14,248	51.9	73.9	114	124	274081001705
239	Levi P. Dodge Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 208th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1500	692	44	15.8	26.3%	436 (63.0%)	80 (11.6%)	98 (14.2%)	27 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$11,299	51.8	57.5	217	22	271182000570
240	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Secondary	Public	6-12	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 745-4636	273	12	22	36.3%	230 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$13,593	51.7	59.3	199	41	270002401743
241	Hidden River Middle School	Public	6-8	631 Albert Street N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8860	640	29	21.9	48.1%	262 (40.9%)	182 (28.4%)	57 (8.9%)	45 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (14.1%)	$14,187	51.7	33.2	376	135	273384001621
242	Montevideo Middle	Public	5-8	2001 William Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6431	393	24	16.3	53.9%	267 (67.9%)	4 (1.0%)	99 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,071	51.5	53.6	245	3	272132001071
243	Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	272	19	14.5	30.5%	244 (89.7%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$11,603	51.4	62.4	180	63	274083001707
244	Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,158	128	16.8	46.2%	1,407 (65.2%)	278 (12.9%)	251 (11.6%)	30 (1.4%)	68 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.7%)	$11,559	51.4	42.8	320	76	272142003512
245	Upsala Secondary	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	146	13	10.8	21.9%	144 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,052	51.3	51.3	259	14	274086001709
246	Southland Middle	Public	6-8	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	107	6	16.6	38.3%	94 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$6,162	51.3	58.6	206	40	270272000054
247	Cottage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	9775 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6804	1,005	62	16.2	27.7%	601 (59.8%)	99 (9.9%)	119 (11.8%)	99 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	$13,834	51.2	53.3	247		273381002465
248	Menahga High School	Public	7-12	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 334-3732	450	26	17	47.1%	417 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$12,133	51.1	71.7	132	116	272058000916
249	GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	14	16.3	27.7%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$8,253	50.9	43.3	318	69	270012801445
250	Roseville Area Middle	Public	6-8	15 County Road B2 E	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 482-5280	853	56	15.1	49.5%	312 (36.6%)	124 (14.5%)	166 (19.5%)	177 (20.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.4%)	$13,964	50.8	39.2	340	90	273243002667
251	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	344 8th St	Westbrook	56183	Cottonwood County	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 274-5450	198	17	11.7	56.1%	127 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,733	50.4	29.9	403	152	270018301782
252	Willow Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2425 11th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5900	864	0		35.5%	484 (56.0%)	84 (9.7%)	171 (19.8%)	58 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.3%)	$12,038	50.4	44.4	308	56	273180001019
253	Universal Academy Middle/High	Public, Charter, Alternative	7-11	2912 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 340-5994	154	6	26.9	89.6%	1 (0.6%)	147 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)		50.3	56.5	226	27	270039312728
254	Staples-Motley Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	284	19	14.6	51.8%	256 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$11,957	50.3	46.9	291	37	273390002468
255	Avalon Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	700 Glendale Street	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5795	75	7	10.1	29.3%	43 (57.3%)	7 (9.3%)	11 (14.7%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	$9,584	50.3	47.5	286	31	270018704664
256	Sebeka Secondary	Public	7-12	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	233	17	13.6	48.9%	213 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,234	50.1	49.2	272	16	273297001436
257	Coon Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	11600 Raven St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-4800	1,295	82	15.8	55.6%	567 (43.8%)	300 (23.2%)	123 (9.5%)	153 (11.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (11.1%)	$12,551	50	40.7	333	76	270318000099
258	Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	117	1	93.6	31.6%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	10 (8.5%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$3,592	49.8	50.3	265	7	270036005071
259	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Ely Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 365-6166	146	8	18.1	28.8%	139 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$7,566	49.6	61.1	190	69	271152004645
260	Red Lake County Central High School	Public	7-12	201 Governor St	Oklee	56742	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	No	(218) 796-5136	153	14	11	33.3%	136 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$16,245	49.5	41.1	328	68	270038504735
261	Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	7-12	509 S Birch St	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	160	14	11	48.1%	151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,444	49.5	47	290	29	270013200820
262	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	$15,707	49.4	52	255	7	270579000226
263	Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,951	49.1	40	338	75	270035304173
264	New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	351	24	14.8	52.4%	197 (56.1%)	89 (25.4%)	35 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$9,904	48.8	32.5	384	120	270035404849
265	Dover-Eyota Middle School	Public	6-8	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	237	13	18.1	20.7%	212 (89.5%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$6,804	48.7	56.4	227	38	271101004345
266	Park Rapids Area Century Middle	Public	7-8	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 237-6330	0	31	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$10,473	48.6	34.4	364	98	272808001236
267	Valley Middle School of STEM	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,090	69	15.8	44.7%	447 (41.0%)	246 (22.6%)	212 (19.4%)	47 (4.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.1%)	$12,751	48.5	49.3	270	3	273239001383
268	Lake Park Audubon High School	Public	6-12	611 Vigen Ln	Lake Park	56554	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 325-0754	388	15	25.5	32.5%	323 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	$11,349	48.3	23.4	441	173	270016200812
269	Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,261	48.2	59	200	69	270031304294
270	Badger Secondary	Public	7-12	110 Carpenter Ave	Badger	56714	Roseau County	Badger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 528-3201	99	10	10.3	54.5%	91 (91.9%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$15,545	47.6	57.2	220	50	270354000163
271	Twin Bluff School	Public	5-7	2120 Twin Bluff Rd	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Red Wing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 385-4530	502	32	15.9	30.1%	362 (72.1%)	11 (2.2%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$11,613	47.5	46.3	293	22	273048001298
272	Browns Valley Middle	Public	5-8	118 Church St S	Browns Valley	56219	Traverse County	Browns Valley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 695-2103	77	4	19.8	68.8%	23 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$13,723	47.4	48.1	282	10	270711000280
273	Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	300 Spruce Ave S	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 681-8813	454	26	17.4	38.8%	357 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$11,386	47.4	53	249	24	273885001674
274	Bigfork Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 743-3444	130	11	12.3	54.6%	105 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$18,817	47	48.5	278	4	271317000934
275	St. James Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1001 10th Ave N	Saint James	56081	Watonwan County	St. James Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 375-3381	566	40	14.2	53.5%	229 (40.5%)	2 (0.4%)	325 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,737	47	35.3	360	85	273360001505
276	Pine City Secondary	Public	7-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	683	35	19.2	36.0%	596 (87.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	$13,798	46.8	55	239	37	272838001256
277	Kimball Secondary	Public	6-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-7700	413	25	16.6	20.3%	390 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$10,492	46.6	58.2	211	66	271722000797
278	Kennedy Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$12,860	46.6	57.6	216	62	273351001485
279	Dakota Middle School	Public	6-8	5501 65th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-4530	921	0		38.1%	452 (49.1%)	173 (18.8%)	80 (8.7%)	128 (13.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)		46.6	41.4	327	48	273180005406
280	Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary	Public	7-12	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 565-3559	251	25	10.1	27.9%	227 (90.4%)	7 (2.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$13,974	45.9	57.5	218	62	274106001722
281	Ogilvie Secondary	Public	7-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 272-5000	206	17	12.2	34.0%	201 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,513	45.7	27.3	421	140	272397001189
282	Westwood Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	711 91st Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5300	1,646	100	16.4	45.9%	765 (46.5%)	215 (13.1%)	362 (22.0%)	135 (8.2%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	156 (9.5%)	$11,179	45.7	49	273	9	273333001466
283	Rock Ridge High School	Public	7-12	1403 Progress Pkwy	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-3500	1,048	56	18.7	30.2%	911 (86.9%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.8%)		45.7	47.5	287	4	270046605301
284	Renville County West Senior High	Public	7-12	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	219	14	15.8	43.8%	141 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (31.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,851	45.5	34.3	365	81	270016301310
285	John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 31st St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5700	867	0		37.4%	460 (53.1%)	152 (17.5%)	96 (11.1%)	87 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.0%)	$11,895	45.4	63.2	173	112	273180001018
286	Swanville Secondary	Public	7-12	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 547-5100	152	11	14.4	38.8%	140 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$13,309	45.3	22.9	445	159	273828001671
287	Metro College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	585	30	19.5	97.8%	3 (0.5%)	571 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,659	45.1			(n/a)	270024503573
288	Willow River Secondary	Public	7-12	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 372-3131	205	16	13	38.5%	192 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,122	45.1	20.8	449	161	274275001812
289	Lake Of The Woods Secondary	Public	6-12	236 15th Ave SW	Baudette	56623	Lake of the Woods County	Lake Of The Woods School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 634-2510	228	15	15.6	33.3%	186 (81.6%)	4 (1.8%)	6 (2.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	$14,856	44.9	31.7	391	102	271757000809
290	North Branch Area Middle School	Public	6-8	38431 Lincoln Tr	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1300	615	33	18.7	29.1%	509 (82.8%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.7%)	35 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	$11,068	44.8	37.6	350	60	272382001164
291	Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8950	811	42	19.4	48.2%	284 (35.0%)	134 (16.5%)	246 (30.3%)	52 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (11.1%)	$13,758	44.3	41	329	38	273384001591
292	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	316	26	12.2	34.5%	290 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381	44.3	23.9	435	143	270010502567
293	Marshall County Central High	Public	7-12	310 W Minnesota Ave	Newfolden	56738	Marshall County	Marshall County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 874-7225	215	16	13.3	35.8%	202 (94.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,297	44.3	38	346	53	272355001157
294	St. Clair Secondary	Public	7-12	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 245-3027	409	19	21.1	25.2%	390 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,369	44.2	53.8	242	52	273348001478
295	Benson Secondary	Public	6-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 843-2710	334	26	12.6	38.0%	272 (81.4%)	9 (2.7%)	37 (11.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,814	44.1	36.3	357	62	270447000199
296	Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka	Public, Charter	7-12	5605 Green Circle Drive	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Lionsgate Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 217-0436	150	36	4.2	30.0%	102 (68.0%)	16 (10.7%)	8 (5.3%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.0%)	$55,991	43.9	61.7	189	107	270031504325
297	GFW Middle School	Public	5-8	1001 N Cottonwood St	Winthrop	55396	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-2251	121	10	12.7	49.6%	98 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)		43.9	52.3	252	45	271258005506
298	St. Charles Secondary	Public	7-12	600 E 6th St	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 932-4420	479	28	17	27.6%	373 (77.9%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,781	43.7	58.8	203	95	273345001476
299	La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-5060	311	22	13.9	20.6%	276 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.4%)	$2,319	43.6	48.2	281	18	271725004238
300	Afsa High School	Public, Charter	7-12	100 Vadnais Blvd	Vadnais Heights	55127	Ramsey County	Afsa High School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 209-3915	246	12	19.7	55.7%	142 (57.7%)	20 (8.1%)	46 (18.7%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$16,622	43.4	40.6	335	35	270018603139

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