Best Middle Schools in Minnesota for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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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, Low Socio Economic Status 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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 432)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	679	60	11.2	13.1%	474 (69.8%)	13 (1.9%)	29 (4.3%)	132 (19.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	$12,205							99.8%	99.6%	0.15%			270031904320
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	371	23	16.4	11.6%	259 (69.8%)	21 (5.7%)	18 (4.9%)	51 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$10,327							99.5%	99.4%	0.12%			270036204222
3	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	851	63	13.4	16.6%	327 (38.4%)	50 (5.9%)	57 (6.7%)	215 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (23.6%)	$10,389							99.3%	99.2%	0.08%			270028103611
4	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	556	37	15.2	20.9%	302 (54.3%)	71 (12.8%)	51 (9.2%)	80 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	$11,334							99.1%	98.1%	1.00%			270033704356
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	1,320	81	16.3	11.8%	1,018 (77.1%)	36 (2.7%)	76 (5.8%)	102 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	$11,432							98.8%	98.7%	0.19%			271167000545
6	Delano High School	Public	7-12	700 Elm Ave E	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-3365	1,158	52	22.1	11.1%	1,050 (90.7%)	16 (1.4%)	32 (2.8%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.5%)	$11,777							98.6%	96.9%	1.69%			271017000438
7	Dassel-Cokato Middle	Public	5-8	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1500	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	576	39	14.6	30.7%	530 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$8,928							98.4%	94.4%	3.97%			271006002267
8	Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Carver County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,297	81	16	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	$11,041							98.1%	98.8%	0.70%			271167002194
9	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							97.9%	77.5%	20.46%			271230000602
10	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							97.7%	74.2%	23.50%			270405002169

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.