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St. Croix Prep Academy Middle

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

St. Croix Prep Academy Middle is a highly-ranked public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 375 students in Stillwater, Minnesota. This school is part of the St. Croix Preparatory Academy district, which is ranked 3 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

St. Croix Prep Academy Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Minnesota, with proficiency rates significantly higher than state averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. The school excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 5-22 middle schools in the state for female, male, white, and special education students. Its performance for low-socioeconomic status students is also exceptional, ranking 2-6 out of over 400 middle schools. St. Croix Prep Academy Middle has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, indicating its consistent excellence in providing a high-quality education.

While St. Croix Prep Academy Middle excels academically, the nearby schools show a wide range of performance. For example, Mahtomedi Middle and Stillwater Middle, both public schools, also rank among the top middle schools in the state, with proficiency rates comparable to St. Croix Prep. In contrast, schools like North Metro Flex Middle and Level Up Academy Middle have significantly lower proficiency rates and rankings.

371

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,327

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4260 Stagecoach Tr N
Stillwater, MN 55082-1197

(651) 395-5950

District: St. Croix Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Asian:

13.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (77% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg79%

Minnesota avg47%

3^rd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 446St. Croix Preparatory Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 519	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	5 of 545	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	2 of 529	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 520	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	1 of 521	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	4 of 533	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	3 of 518	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	4 of 523	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	4 of 508	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	1 of 516	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	18 of 490	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	91.6	13 of 488	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	25 of 469	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	14 of 478	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	17 of 454	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	22 of 106	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	12 of 110	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	5 of 450	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	4 of 474	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	3 of 455	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	4 of 467	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	2 of 443	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	3 of 439	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	3 of 436	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	2 of 432	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	6 of 473	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	2 of 452	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	3 of 479	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 464	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	2 of 476	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	3 of 437	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	3 of 454	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	5 of 438	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	6 of 265	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	13 of 307	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	5 of 298	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	4 of 288	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	4 of 260	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	3 of 282	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 253	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	6 of 440	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	5 of 436	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	7 of 438	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	4 of 422	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	5 of 428	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	6 of 428	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading81%+32 vs state

Math73%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	98	3^rd of 519 public middle schools	99.4%		98.3	5^th of 545 public middle schools	99.1%	2	71.4	71.9	68.5	81.4	73.2	82.0	83.2	75.0	84.9	81.2	$10,327
Stillwater Middle School	Public	6-8	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	939	49	19.0	19.0%	772 (82.2%)	19 (2.0%)	51 (5.4%)	36 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.2%)	91.4	26^th of 519 public middle schools	95.0%		89.9	30^th of 545 public middle schools	94.5%	4		61.2	62.5	60.4	61.3		73.4	60.8	63.9	66.0	$13,430
Falcon View Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	70	6	12.3	48.6%	45 (64.3%)	5 (7.1%)	9 (12.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.4%)	38.3	330^th of 519 public middle schools	36.4%		24.3	432^nd of 545 public middle schools	20.7%	102			22.2	21.7	25.5			38.9	43.5	42.6
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%)	81.2	70^th of 519 public middle schools	86.5%		70.4	138^th of 545 public middle schools	74.7%	68		52.8	53.1	56.3	54.1		67.6	56.4	47.5	57.1	$11,659
Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%		95.6	16^th of 545 public middle schools	97.1%	2		65.7	67.4	74.2	68.9		68.2	67.4	64.3	66.7	$11,014
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%)	42.2	310^th of 519 public middle schools	40.3%		30.4	400^th of 545 public middle schools	26.6%	90		29.0	37.6	39.4	35.2		40.8	34.3	34.6	36.7	$14,667
Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda	Public, Charter	6-9	8089 Globe Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 571-2100	220	0		24.1%	85 (38.6%)	43 (19.5%)	26 (11.8%)	45 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)								(n/a)
North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	24.2	415^th of 519 public middle schools	20.0%		29.9	404^th of 545 public middle schools	25.9%	11			11.1	5.6	8.3			27.8	44.4	36.1
Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	64	5	13.1	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (10.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	15.7	455^th of 519 public middle schools	12.3%		32.7	382^nd of 545 public middle schools	29.9%	73		4.2	12.5	12.5	8.9		20.8	25.0	41.2	28.1	$4,752
Level Up Academy Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	14	1	14.0	50.0%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Croix Prep Academy Middle

How many students attend St. Croix Prep Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended St. Croix Prep Academy Middle.

Is St. Croix Prep Academy Middle a good school?

Yes! St. Croix Prep Academy Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 519 Minnesota middle schools.

What district is St. Croix Prep Academy Middle in?

St. Croix Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of St. Croix Prep Academy Middle?

Students at St. Croix Prep Academy Middle are 70% White, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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