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Northdale Middle

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Northdale Middle ranks 87 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Northdale Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 11301 Dogwood St NW in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, a northwest Twin Cities suburb, serving 1,108 students as part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, the state's largest. About 41.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, down from 46.6% three years earlier, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

For 2025–26, Northdale ranks 87th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — 84th percentile, 4 stars — well above its own district, which sits at the 60th percentile. The school has earned 4 stars every year on record since 2015–16, a decade-long run with no 3-star year. Reading is its strength, at 53.5%, above both the district (50.9%) and the state (48.6%), and it has stayed in a tight 53.5–55.4% band for four years. Math is 50.9% versus 44.9% statewide and level with the district, and it beats the district at every grade level. Science looks weak at 22% overall, but that figure is 8th-grade-only — measured against other 8th graders, Northdale's 22% is ahead of the district (18.5%) and the state (16.7%). The multi-year science decline mirrors a statewide drop tied to a test change.

Compared with neighbors, Northdale is the second-ranked of the five Anoka-Hennepin middle schools in this group, behind Oak View Middle, which serves far fewer low-income students (20.3%). It outranks Jackson Middle and Roosevelt Middle, both closer and more affluent, while Coon Rapids Middle School, 2.6 miles away in the same district, sits at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. Results for student groups are the most striking feature: low-income students rank 86th percentile — above the school's own 84th — while African American and Native American students rank among the top five in the state relative to their peer groups. Two things to watch: 7th grade is the weakest cohort, and Hispanic students' ranking has slipped from 84th to about 70th over two years.

1,108

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,966

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

11301 Dogwood St NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55448-2408

(763) 506-5400

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Students who attend Northdale Middle usually attend:

High:

Blaine High School

Feeder schools for Northdale Middle:

Elementary:	Eisenhower Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Sand Creek Elementary
	University Avenue Elementary - Aero

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

African American:

15.8%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

87^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District

184^th of 458Anoka-Hennepin School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	87 of 546	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	99 of 519	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	79 of 545	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	105 of 529	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	137 of 520	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	148 of 521	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	126 of 533	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	128 of 518	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	98 of 523	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	65 of 508	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	115 of 516	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	172 of 490	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	209 of 488	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	239 of 469	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.5	179 of 478	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	159 of 454	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	77 of 230	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	151 of 409	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.2	152 of 403	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	199 of 406	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.4	222 of 396	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.4	175 of 387	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	5 of 185	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	10 of 169	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	6 of 179	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	14 of 164	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	21 of 162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	10 of 141	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	12 of 148	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	13 of 137	90.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	37 of 112	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	51 of 116	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	41 of 110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	39 of 112	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	44 of 170	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	41.4	81 of 153	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	38 of 158	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	37 of 133	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	33 of 130	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	26 of 102	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	33 of 120	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	10 of 109	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	85 of 467	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	108 of 450	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	94 of 474	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	124 of 455	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	124 of 467	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	148 of 443	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	111 of 439	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	107 of 436	75.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	58 of 195	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	54 of 175	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	30 of 186	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	61 of 178	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	76 of 188	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	71 of 156	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	33 of 171	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	19 of 163	88.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	62 of 458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	103 of 432	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	88 of 473	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	110 of 459	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	92 of 404	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	91 of 399	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	89 of 415	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	78 of 401	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	99 of 483	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	94 of 452	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	70 of 479	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	97 of 464	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	144 of 476	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	132 of 437	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	131 of 454	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	132 of 438	69.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	30 of 124	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	38 of 113	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	51 of 116	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	57 of 107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	73 of 131	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.1	19 of 120	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	69.9	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	94 of 296	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	92 of 265	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	117 of 307	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	67 of 298	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	110 of 288	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	154 of 260	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	131 of 282	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	67 of 253	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	88 of 435	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	81 of 415	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	70 of 440	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	67 of 436	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	94 of 438	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	133 of 422	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	142 of 428	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	124 of 428	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)97th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)67th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Math51%+6 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

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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	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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
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%)	77.2	87^th of 546 public middle schools	84.1%		75.9	99^th of 519 public middle schools	80.9%	12		56.9	46.2	58.2	53.5		22.0	22.0		52.0	47.9	53.2	50.9	$11,966
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%)	70.6	120^th of 546 public middle schools	78.0%		73.4	118^th of 519 public middle schools	77.3%	2		57.1	43.0	56.1	51.7		18.0	18.0		47.7	42.4	49.6	46.3	$11,361
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%)	44.1	308^th of 546 public middle schools	43.6%		45.7	282^nd of 519 public middle schools	45.7%	26	39.2	40.5	37.6	42.3	39.9	12.2	10.9	11.6	27.3	33.7	35.8	29.3	31.5	$11,179
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%)	45.8	298^th of 546 public middle schools	45.4%		50	257^th of 519 public middle schools	50.5%	41		47.7	29.3	46.6	41.3		12.3	12.3		31.2	33.3	34.4	32.9	$12,551
Innovation Sci & Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 339-0642	20	0		85.0%	3 (15.0%)	13 (65.0%)	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		50.0			36.0					42.9			32.0
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	18.0	37.4%	891 (43.7%)	401 (19.7%)	187 (9.2%)	362 (17.8%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	184 (9.0%)	72.3	108^th of 546 public middle schools	80.2%		77.8	90^th of 519 public middle schools	82.7%	18		57.9	47.4	53.4	52.9		16.2	16.2		45.1	50.6	50.1	48.6	$11,606
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%)	90.9	29^th of 546 public middle schools	94.7%		90.9	27^th of 519 public middle schools	94.8%	2		71.9	56.3	62.0	63.7		27.7	27.7		64.8	67.5	58.5	63.9	$12,007
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Washington	Public	6	2171 6th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0			—															(n/a)		58.8			58.8					40.9			40.9
Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore	Public	7-8	1523 5th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 506-4600	0			—															(n/a)			47.0	51.1	49.0		17.4	17.4			40.2	49.3	44.6
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%)	58.4	214^th of 546 public middle schools	60.8%		58.9	195^th of 519 public middle schools	62.4%	19		50.0	36.8	40.8	42.1		18.3	18.3		42.9	40.5	43.7	42.2	$14,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Northdale Middle

How many students attend Northdale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,108 students attended Northdale Middle.

Is Northdale Middle a good school?

Northdale Middle ranks 87^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Northdale Middle in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

What is the racial makeup of Northdale Middle?

Students at Northdale Middle are 53% White, 16% African American, 11% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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Students who attend Northdale Middle usually go on to attend Blaine High School

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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