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 Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 529)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
270031904320	1	Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 S Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	660	53	12.5	7.1%	535 (81.1%)	20 (3.0%)	24 (3.6%)	41 (6.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	$12,205							98.5	94.6	15	14
270036204222	2	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	364	15	23.8	5.8%	276 (75.8%)	12 (3.3%)	25 (6.9%)	38 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$10,327							98.2	98.4	2
274216001764	3	Wayzata West Middle	Public	6-8	149 Barry Ave N	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6400	687	30	22.9	5.8%	413 (60.1%)	40 (5.8%)	42 (6.1%)	147 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	$13,063							98.1	98.4	3
271167002194	4	Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,260	78	16.1	4.1%	1,011 (80.2%)	35 (2.8%)	71 (5.6%)	64 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.2%)	$11,041							97.9	96.3	9	5
271167000545	5	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	1,239	79	15.6	3.3%	993 (80.1%)	36 (2.9%)	47 (3.8%)	90 (7.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.6%)	$11,432							97.8	97.2	8	3
274216001762	6	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6200	620	31	19.8	7.3%	383 (61.8%)	41 (6.6%)	27 (4.4%)	140 (22.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$13,693							97.3	98.2	4	2
274216002654	7	Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,395	63	22.1	6.9%	755 (54.1%)	106 (7.6%)	63 (4.5%)	384 (27.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.9%)	$12,348							96.6	98	5	2
270033704356	8	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	508	33	15.4	8.5%	316 (62.2%)	47 (9.3%)	40 (7.9%)	54 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	$11,334							96.5	97.9	6	2
270028103611	9	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	832	54	15.3	7.6%	395 (47.5%)	31 (3.7%)	46 (5.5%)	228 (27.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (15.7%)	$10,389							96.3	97.7	7	2
272292001109	10	Grandview Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	486	32	15.1	11.9%	424 (87.2%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$11,504							96	95.9	10

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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.
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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.