Best Middle Schools in Minnesota for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Minnesota!

Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	Noble Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	9477 Decatur Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Noble Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 592-7706	138	9	14.5	73.9%	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.6%)	8 (5.8%)	112 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)		99.3%	41.6%	57.73%	270029505384
2	Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	6750 Valley View Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3500	1,003	59	16.9	15.9%	704 (70.2%)	86 (8.6%)	68 (6.8%)	73 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	$13,314	98.7%	98.3%	0.43%	271125002035
3	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	98.0%	44.7%	53.34%	270024503573
4	Aspire Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 295-0402	42	12	3.6	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		97.4%	32.6%	64.82%	270046512838
5	Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	393	20	19.4	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,098	96.7%	35.1%	61.66%	270026303320
6	STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	Public, Charter	6-9	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 285-1920	96	4	24.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	96 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		96.1%	24.3%	71.80%	270036712833
7	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%)		95.4%	51.3%	44.17%	270039312728
8	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	327	15	21.6	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	307 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926	94.8%	9.8%	84.94%	270039905179
9	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	94.1%	49.3%	44.79%	270035304173
10	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Hodgson Rd	No Oaks	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6400	1,093	56	19.5	15.2%	749 (68.5%)	52 (4.8%)	71 (6.5%)	135 (12.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.6%)	$11,103	93.5%	96.1%	2.68%	272295001115
11	Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Irving Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3240	727	37	19.7	24.9%	512 (70.4%)	62 (8.5%)	70 (9.6%)	16 (2.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.4%)	$11,680	92.8%	95.4%	2.57%	272124000936
12	Wakanda Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 876-4105	282	9	31.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	278 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)		92.2%	23.1%	69.04%	270030912832
13	Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)		91.5%	90.9%	0.56%	271137005253
14	Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	817	43	19	22.3%	447 (54.7%)	87 (10.6%)	61 (7.5%)	175 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	$13,693	90.8%	97.1%	6.26%	274216001762
15	Oak View Middle	Public	6-8	15400 Hanson Blvd	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5600	1,282	66	19.3	20.3%	960 (74.9%)	87 (6.8%)	65 (5.1%)	84 (6.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.5%)	$12,007	90.2%	94.8%	4.60%	270318002501
16	HGA Junior High	Public, Charter	6-7	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 645-1000	196	3	73.1	93.9%	13 (6.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		89.5%	35.3%	54.28%	270014012829
17	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	1,342	72	18.7	14.6%	683 (50.9%)	117 (8.7%)	71 (5.3%)	392 (29.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.7%)	$12,348	88.9%	97.3%	8.41%	274216002654
18	Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224			98.2%	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,385	88.2%	26.0%	62.22%	270039004759
19	Centennial Middle	Public	6-8	399 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5400	1,595	60	26.7	25.4%	1,158 (72.6%)	135 (8.5%)	90 (5.6%)	106 (6.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (6.2%)	$10,498	87.6%	89.0%	1.44%	270810002784
20	Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6404	1,165	49	23.5	12.4%	709 (60.9%)	105 (9.0%)	56 (4.8%)	212 (18.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.8%)	$11,268	86.9%	95.2%	8.25%	273381002466
21	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	836	41	20.6	16.4%	516 (61.7%)	67 (8.0%)	52 (6.2%)	151 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	$13,063	86.3%	96.7%	10.45%	274216001764
22	St. Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1031	439	32	13.7	31.0%	280 (63.8%)	47 (10.7%)	44 (10.0%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	$11,431	85.6%	83.6%	2.00%	273342001949
23	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	85.0%	65.9%	19.07%	273354000013
24	Skyview Community Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Heron Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8000	1,029	64	16.1	62.4%	255 (24.8%)	213 (20.7%)	185 (18.0%)	263 (25.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	$14,667	84.3%	40.3%	44.04%	272385002666
25	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	83.7%	48.2%	35.49%	270031304294
26	Oak-Land Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Manning Ave N	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8500	946	47	20.2	22.7%	618 (65.3%)	83 (8.8%)	103 (10.9%)	79 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.4%)	$11,659	83.0%	86.5%	3.51%	273819001660
27	South View Middle	Public	6-8	4725 S View Ln	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3700	1,021	57	17.8	18.0%	703 (68.9%)	79 (7.7%)	95 (9.3%)	81 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	$15,256	82.4%	97.9%	15.53%	271125000686
28	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	81.7%	77.3%	4.44%	270318000122
29	Chaska Middle School West	Public	6-8	140 Engler Blvd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7400	615	41	15.1	15.6%	456 (74.1%)	21 (3.4%)	85 (13.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$14,775	81.0%	94.6%	13.56%	270819002798
30	Partnership Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6500 Nicollet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Partnership Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 866-3630	515	43	11.9	87.0%	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.4%)	473 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,318	80.4%	27.4%	53.03%	270023703278
31	Banaadir Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1201 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 326-7200	125	13	9.5	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	124 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)		79.7%	26.4%	53.34%	270011705279
32	Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8200	341	25	13.7	67.4%	77 (22.6%)	111 (32.6%)	72 (21.1%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.5%)	$13,400	79.1%	16.0%	63.09%	273178005115
33	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	78.4%	50.5%	27.95%	270318000099
34	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	77.8%	75.7%	2.06%	272520001217
35	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	77.1%	67.8%	9.30%	270318000117
36	Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6000 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5200	2,037	113	18	37.4%	891 (43.7%)	401 (19.7%)	187 (9.2%)	362 (17.8%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	184 (9.0%)	$11,606	76.5%	82.7%	6.19%	270318000108
37	Step Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	366	16	22.8	92.1%	1 (0.3%)	362 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,333	75.8%	19.5%	56.36%	270036704507
38	Fridley Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 502-5400	694	59	11.7	72.0%	155 (22.3%)	239 (34.4%)	151 (21.8%)	57 (8.2%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.7%)	$14,203	75.2%	37.2%	37.98%	271242000610
39	Community School of Excellence - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 917-0073	560	3	197.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)		74.5%	23.7%	50.81%	270030412786
40	Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,066	49	21.6	41.6%	435 (40.8%)	236 (22.1%)	79 (7.4%)	185 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (12.3%)	$12,271	73.9%	93.1%	19.21%	273384001594
41	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	Public	6-8	15855 Fish Point Rd	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0700	2,025	105	19.3	16.7%	1,531 (75.6%)	124 (6.1%)	114 (5.6%)	115 (5.7%)	22 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.7%)	$10,582	73.2%	87.7%	14.47%	273006001276
42	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	72.5%	78.4%	5.87%	273239002437
43	Kenwood Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	19455 Kenwood Tr	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3800	854	54	15.7	23.3%	561 (65.7%)	64 (7.5%)	111 (13.0%)	43 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.8%)	$12,649	71.9%	86.9%	15.00%	271778000483
44	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	219	12	19	68.0%	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	19 (8.7%)	183 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,611	71.2%	10.6%	60.64%	270024004805
45	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	70.6%	75.5%	4.94%	271227000592
46	Northeast College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Industrial Blvd. NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Northeast College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 248-8240	282	25	11.2	90.8%	13 (4.6%)	161 (57.1%)	103 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,752	69.9%	19.8%	50.09%	270039804757
47	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	69.3%	70.9%	1.62%	273381002219
48	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	68.6%	74.4%	5.75%	274227002646
49	MN International Middle Chr School	Public, Charter	6-8	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 821-6470	326	11	29.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	324 (99.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,362	68.0%	18.3%	49.67%	270018903142
50	E-Stem Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Weir Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-2900	512	27	19.2	71.7%	60 (11.7%)	111 (21.7%)	79 (15.4%)	213 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)		67.3%	14.1%	53.25%	273384005210
51	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$5,237	66.7%	3.9%	62.81%	273384004457
52	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	66.0%	55.5%	10.52%	273300003717
53	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	65.4%	54.9%	10.45%	271182002983
54	New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$13,397	64.7%	17.5%	47.17%	270025303311
55	Maple Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 Hemlock Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 315-7600	1,598	72	22	28.3%	961 (60.1%)	263 (16.5%)	133 (8.3%)	103 (6.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (8.2%)	$12,334	64.1%	81.9%	17.84%	272520002278
56	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,100	63.4%	19.1%	44.32%	270033505203
57	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	62.7%	62.2%	0.51%	274272001808
58	St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		62.1%	20.6%	41.47%	270039505551
59	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	136	6	22.7	85.3%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		61.4%	26.6%	34.85%	270038605247
60	Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$12,893	60.8%	15.4%	45.37%	270011505136
61	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	60.1%	45.7%	14.47%	273333001466
62	Rosemount Middle	Public	6-8	3135 143rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7570	1,141	64	17.6	20.7%	785 (68.8%)	112 (9.8%)	99 (8.7%)	52 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	84 (7.4%)	$10,459	59.5%	89.4%	29.93%	273239001381
63	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	58.8%	80.3%	21.52%	273239001943
64	Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	Public	6-8	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	118	11	11.1	70.3%	24 (20.3%)	1 (0.8%)	86 (72.9%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,999	58.2%	24.1%	34.09%	270038804737
65	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	57.5%	64.2%	6.65%	271894003715
66	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	56.9%	70.1%	13.27%	271878002045
67	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	56.2%	53.0%	3.22%	272142003512
68	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	55.6%	75.3%	19.78%	271137002038
69	Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	640	62	10.3	84.8%	72 (11.3%)	416 (65.0%)	64 (10.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	$19,672	54.9%	7.9%	47.00%	272124002297
70	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	54.2%	52.4%	1.84%	273381002465
71	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	53.6%	62.4%	8.83%	272295001041
72	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,178	52.9%	8.1%	44.85%	270025204405
73	SciTech Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 West 66th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	SciTech Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 800-2036	342	26	13.1	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	335 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,394	52.3%	2.3%	49.98%	270043905072
74	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$15,250	51.6%	11.2%	40.46%	273384001567
75	Northfield Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0650	845	44	19	28.3%	646 (76.4%)	14 (1.7%)	121 (14.3%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	$12,766	51.0%	91.5%	40.54%	272388001182
76	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	50.3%	51.8%	1.50%	273243002667
77	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	5-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	337	20	17	78.9%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	310 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)		49.7%	14.5%	35.22%	273384005541
78	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	49.0%	74.6%	25.55%	272139002209
79	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8025 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7300	1,860	121	15.4	27.8%	909 (48.9%)	325 (17.5%)	204 (11.0%)	263 (14.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (8.3%)	$13,216	48.4%	88.6%	40.27%	271422000734
80	New Century School Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 478-4535	284	9	31.5	95.8%	9 (3.2%)	274 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		47.7%	13.7%	34.03%	270041012729
81	Northdale Middle	Public	6-8	11301 Dogwood St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5400	1,108	66	16.7	41.2%	585 (52.8%)	175 (15.8%)	118 (10.6%)	122 (11.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.3%)	$11,966	47.1%	80.9%	33.87%	270318000119
82	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)		46.4%	11.4%	35.04%	270038005319
83	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	45.8%	56.5%	10.70%	273381001542
84	Worthington Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 376-4174	664	45	14.7	69.7%	135 (20.3%)	36 (5.4%)	400 (60.2%)	65 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	21 (3.2%)	$10,940	45.1%	28.3%	16.77%	274416001840
85	Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		44.4%	3.7%	40.78%	270046705433
86	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	43.8%	58.6%	14.78%	274227001774
87	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	43.1%	47.0%	3.88%	273360001505
88	Rogers Middle School	Public	5-8	20855 141st Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3550	1,077	39	27.7	14.8%	811 (75.3%)	89 (8.3%)	50 (4.6%)	68 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.0%)	$10,035	42.5%	95.6%	53.08%	271137002844
89	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	41.8%	51.4%	9.62%	273180001019
90	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	41.2%	67.4%	26.26%	270944001682
91	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	40.5%	53.6%	13.04%	273384001621
92	Falcon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8760	1,088	62	17.5	31.0%	614 (56.4%)	129 (11.9%)	171 (15.7%)	54 (5.0%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.0%)	$12,226	39.9%	85.0%	45.10%	273239002644
93	Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1515 Brewster St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	724	41	17.8	81.2%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	703 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$11,720	39.2%	6.0%	33.24%	270034203700
94	Murray Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Buford Ave	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8740	576	26	22	57.1%	176 (30.6%)	152 (26.4%)	76 (13.2%)	104 (18.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	$16,301	38.6%	38.5%	0.03%	273384001969
95	Success Academy Bloomington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	63	4	18	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		37.9%	27.9%	9.97%	270040405390
96	John Glenn Middle	Public	6-8	1560 County Road B E	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-6300	1,073	68	15.7	69.9%	195 (18.2%)	199 (18.5%)	164 (15.3%)	409 (38.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.4%)	$14,776	37.3%	22.0%	15.29%	272385001170
97	Brooklyn Middle STEAM School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7377 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 569-7700	931	60	15.6	61.8%	96 (10.3%)	310 (33.3%)	145 (15.6%)	289 (31.0%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.1%)	$14,491	36.6%	24.7%	11.94%	272520001208
98	South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	831	52	15.8	64.0%	345 (41.5%)	321 (38.6%)	72 (8.7%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.5%)	$12,481	35.9%	25.2%	10.71%	273351001492
99	North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	$12,962	35.3%	17.0%	18.34%	273351002188
100	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	34.6%	58.2%	23.55%	273180001020

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