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 Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 133)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
274216002654	1	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							99.2%	98.7%	0.57%
270026303320	2	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	399	19	21.5	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	399 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,098							98.5%	47.1%	51.43%
271227000592	3	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	873	29	30.1	20.4%	721 (82.6%)	27 (3.1%)	40 (4.6%)	46 (5.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$11,297							97.7%	79.2%	18.54%
273239001381	4	Rosemount Middle	Public	6-8	3135 143rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7570	1,241	66	18.9	10.0%	919 (74.1%)	91 (7.3%)	82 (6.6%)	69 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.3%)	$10,459							97.0%	93.4%	3.61%
270024703308	5	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	445	9	50.3	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	445 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,173							96.2%	35.2%	61.08%
270014004749	6	Higher Ground Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1471 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 369-7555	453	23	19.9	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	453 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,935							95.5%	38.9%	56.55%
271125002035	7	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	992	65	15.2	12.1%	652 (65.7%)	125 (12.6%)	45 (4.5%)	101 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.8%)	$13,314							94.7%	96.6%	1.86%
273381002466	8	Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6404	1,157	20	58.6	8.0%	735 (63.5%)	96 (8.3%)	69 (6.0%)	183 (15.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.1%)	$11,268							94.0%	94.5%	0.53%
274236001049	9	Sunrise Park Middle	Public	6-8	2399 Cedar Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2700	796	47	16.8	32.4%	489 (61.4%)	86 (10.8%)	74 (9.3%)	83 (10.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.4%)	$12,849							93.2%	77.7%	15.54%
272132001071	10	Montevideo Middle	Public	5-8	2001 William Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6431	413	25	16.6	44.8%	294 (71.2%)	5 (1.2%)	89 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$12,071							92.5%	72.4%	20.08%

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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.