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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	0.0mi	Public, Charter	6-10	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%)	22.2	438^th of 546 public middle schools	19.8%		29.6	393^rd of 519 public middle schools	24.3%	45	37.5	40.9	38.1	22.2	35.3	0.0	17.6	7.9	4.2	9.1	14.3	9.0
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	1.7mi	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2600	50	51	.9	56.0%	17 (34.0%)	17 (34.0%)	8 (16.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	29.5	406^th of 546 public middle schools	25.6%		24.5	414^th of 519 public middle schools	20.2%	8	42.6	25.2	33.6		34.2	6.0		6.0	32.7	16.5	23.8	24.8	$14,713
Universal Academy South Middle/High	2.1mi	Public, Charter	7-8	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	11	1	18.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0			16.7							18.8
Eagle Ridge Middle School	2.3mi	Public, Magnet	6-8	13955 Glendale Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2800	46	46	1.0	71.7%	9 (19.6%)	12 (26.1%)	16 (34.8%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	26.5	415^th of 546 public middle schools	24.0%		26.2	407^th of 519 public middle schools	21.6%	8	39.0	24.0	32.3		31.7	7.3		7.3	26.5	22.2	21.6	23.4	$13,684
Valley Middle School of STEM	2.6mi	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,090	69	15.8	44.7%	447 (41.0%)	246 (22.6%)	212 (19.4%)	47 (4.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.1%)	61.1	187^th of 546 public middle schools	65.8%		48.5	267^th of 519 public middle schools	48.6%	80	57.1	40.9	57.5		51.5	19.0		19.0	37.1	30.4	37.4	34.8	$12,751
Lakeville Online Academy-Middle	3.3mi	Public, Virtual	6-8	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-3900	50	3	16.1	24.0%	34 (68.0%)	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)					45.8							20.8
Century Middle School	4.5mi	Public	6-8	18610 Ipava Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2301	950	50	18.8	13.6%	614 (64.6%)	69 (7.3%)	47 (4.9%)	144 (15.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.7%)	89.4	33^rd of 546 public middle schools	94.0%		87.3	41^st of 519 public middle schools	92.1%	8	68.2	53.1	76.3		65.8	28.4		28.4	52.9	51.7	75.4	59.9	$10,910
Compass Academy Secondary	4.9mi	Public, Charter	6-8	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 600-9250	47	1	47.0	83.0%	0 (0.0%)	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	427^th of 546 public middle schools	21.8%					(n/a)	33.3	28.0	25.0		29.2	5.0		5.0	22.2	28.0	20.0	23.6
Oak Grove Middle	5.0mi	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	56.4	222^nd of 546 public middle schools	59.3%		49.4	262^nd of 519 public middle schools	49.5%	40	50.2	44.3	39.2		44.5	15.1		15.1	34.4	44.3	38.3	39.2	$15,707
Kenwood Trail Middle School	5.0mi	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%)	82.6	63^rd of 546 public middle schools	88.5%		81.4	68^th of 519 public middle schools	86.9%	5	62.9	54.3	58.5		58.5	19.6		19.6	47.8	56.7	67.3	57.0	$12,649

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