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Chaska Middle School West

Public Grades 6-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Chaska Middle School West is a grades 6–8 middle school serving 615 students in Chaska, Minnesota, part of the Eastern Carver County Public School district, which ranks 30th of 458 in the state. In the latest data the school ranks 23rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 96th percentile, with a 5-star rating — a big jump from 121st of 521 (77th percentile, 4 stars) in 2020–2021.

Among its own district peers, Chaska Middle School West leads: it outranks Pioneer Ridge Middle School (44th) and Chaska Middle School East (48th), and posts the best all-grade math (64.7%), reading (66.9%), and science (25.2%) of the three. Nearby Minnetonka and Westonka schools sit in a slightly higher tier — Minnetonka East Middle (3rd), Minnetonka West Middle (7th), and Westonka Middle School (10th) — with roughly 8–10 points more in math, 7–14 more in reading, and 12–20 more in science. By contrast, Chaska West far outpaces Shakopee East Middle School, Shakopee West Middle School, and Aspire Academy Middle School.

That strength shows in proficiency: math is 64.7% versus 62.5% district and 44.9% state, and reading is 66.9% versus 62.6% and 48.6%. Science is mixed — all-grade 25.2% trails the district's 29.9% and is about even with the state's 25.5%, and the all-grade science series fell from 47.81% in 2022–2023, though 8th-grade science (25.2%) beats the district's 20.5% and state's 16.7%. Grade-level math tops district and state at every grade, with 8th-grade math (71.0%) and 6th-grade reading (73.1%) as standouts. Subgroup results are mostly strong, including special education at the 91st percentile. The outlier is English Language Learner students, whose relative rank was 120th of 170 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026.

615

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,775

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

140 Engler Blvd
Chaska, MN 55318-8888

(952) 556-7400

District: Eastern Carver County Public School

Students who attend Chaska Middle School West usually attend:

High:

Chanhassen High School

Feeder schools for Chaska Middle School West:

Elementary:	Bluff Creek Elementary
	Clover Ridge Elementary
	Kinder Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Minnesota avg43%

23^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Eastern Carver County Public School

30^th of 458Eastern Carver County Public School 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
2026	92.0	23 of 546	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	28 of 519	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	36 of 545	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	31 of 529	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	69 of 520	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	121 of 521	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	125 of 533	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	130 of 518	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	91 of 523	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	78 of 508	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	106 of 516	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	65 of 490	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	40 of 488	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	51 of 469	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	25 of 478	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	46 of 454	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	15 of 230	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	24 of 409	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	14 of 403	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	30 of 406	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	81.1	49 of 396	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	84 of 387	78.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	15 of 185	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	58.8	59 of 179	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.4	3 of 141	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	56.2	60 of 137	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	14 of 111	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	18 of 87	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	15 of 112	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.7	29 of 153	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	57 of 158	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	41 of 133	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	31 of 102	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	59 of 120	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	17 of 467	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	24 of 450	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	33 of 474	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	37 of 455	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	91 of 467	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	132 of 443	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	177 of 439	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	145 of 436	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	45 of 195	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	33 of 175	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	56 of 186	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	45 of 178	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	88 of 188	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	124 of 156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	111 of 171	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	103 of 163	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	113 of 458	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	55 of 432	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	144 of 473	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	162 of 459	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	148 of 404	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	244 of 399	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	279 of 401	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	32 of 483	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	30 of 452	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	39 of 479	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	25 of 464	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	65 of 476	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	100 of 437	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	92 of 454	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	99 of 438	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	13 of 124	89.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.1	11 of 113	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	11 of 116	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	14 of 107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	35 of 131	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	56 of 120	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	78 of 114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	27 of 296	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	65.2	66 of 265	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	106 of 307	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.5	21 of 298	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	64.7	72 of 288	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	50 of 260	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	42 of 282	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	60 of 253	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	19 of 435	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	17 of 415	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	23 of 440	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	11 of 436	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	40 of 438	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	70.0	97 of 422	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	117 of 428	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	131 of 428	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)87th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+18 vs state

Math65%+20 vs state

Science25%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

This school is a very great place for growing minds it helps you learn how to do a variety of things. It has extremely caring and nice teachers they usually will help you if it is at the appropriate time. This school has a fantastic music program Mrs. Swanson the choir teacher was my best teacher she tries as much as she can to help students to excel in choir and is encouraging when you mess up on a song or note. Chaska middle school west is a welcoming school that encourages diversity Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	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
Chaska Middle School West	Public	6-8	140 Engler Blvd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7400	615	41	15.1	15.6%	456 (74.1%)	21 (3.4%)	85 (13.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	92	23^rd of 546 public middle schools	95.8%		90.9	28^th of 519 public middle schools	94.6%	5	73.1	63.6	63.5	66.9	25.2	25.2	61.3	61.6	71.0	64.7	$14,775
Chaska Middle School East	Public	6-8	1600 Park Ridge Drive	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7600	608	35	17.2	11.8%	519 (85.4%)	11 (1.8%)	27 (4.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	85.7	48^th of 546 public middle schools	91.2%		87.2	42^nd of 519 public middle schools	91.9%	6	67.1	54.9	63.6	61.9	17.0	17.0	57.9	59.5	72.4	63.5	$12,522
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1085 Pioneer Trail East	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7800	418	30	13.7	14.1%	335 (80.1%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	86.3	44^th of 546 public middle schools	91.9%		88.3	35^th of 519 public middle schools	93.3%	9	67.3	65.2	65.2	66.0	18.1	18.1	53.0	58.1	60.3	56.9	$12,977
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Peavey Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6192	411	0		34.1%	253 (61.6%)	47 (11.4%)	77 (18.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)											$8,563
Aspire Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 295-0402	42	12	3.6	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	480^th of 546 public middle schools	12.1%		36.1	350^th of 519 public middle schools	32.6%	130	30.8	18.8	36.4	27.5			7.7	6.3	10.0	7.7
Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	899	57	15.7	35.2%	472 (52.5%)	102 (11.3%)	181 (20.1%)	73 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	46.7	294^th of 546 public middle schools	46.2%		52.5	235^th of 519 public middle schools	54.7%	59	50.6	36.9	45.3	44.0	10.3	10.3	33.2	23.9	39.3	31.9	$10,088
Shakopee East Middle School	Public	6-8	1137 Marschall Rd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5702	828	49	16.8	42.9%	367 (44.3%)	168 (20.3%)	104 (12.6%)	102 (12.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.7%)	47	291^st of 546 public middle schools	46.7%		53	231^st of 519 public middle schools	55.5%	60	56.6	41.2	43.1	46.8	8.8	8.8	35.4	30.4	25.5	30.2	$11,543
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	16.0	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	97.5	7^th of 546 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	6^th of 519 public middle schools	98.8%	1	82.4	68.3	72.8	74.3	37.6	37.6	75.1	67.5	77.2	73.0	$11,041
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8025 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7300	1,860	121	15.4	27.8%	909 (48.9%)	325 (17.5%)	204 (11.0%)	263 (14.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (8.3%)	85.2	51^st of 546 public middle schools	90.7%		83.1	59^th of 519 public middle schools	88.6%	8	69.9	57.6	62.4	63.3	30.5	30.5	46.2	51.0	51.9	49.6	$13,216
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%)	98.1	3^rd of 546 public middle schools	99.5%		97.4	7^th of 519 public middle schools	98.7%	4	78.9	75.6	77.0	77.2	38.6	38.6	77.6	73.1	73.4	74.8	$11,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaska Middle School West

What is the racial makeup of Chaska Middle School West?

Students at Chaska Middle School West are 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Chaska Middle School West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Chaska Middle School West.

What district is Chaska Middle School West in?

Eastern Carver County Public School

What high school do graduates of Chaska Middle School West attend?

Students who attend Chaska Middle School West usually go on to attend Chanhassen High School

Is Chaska Middle School West a good school?

Yes! Chaska Middle School West is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools.

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