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Prairie View Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Prairie View Middle School is a public middle school in Otsego, Minnesota, serving 857 students in grades 5-8 as part of the Elk River Public School District. This high-performing institution has consistently ranked among the top 100 middle schools in Minnesota, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the most recent year.

Prairie View Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency was 57.42%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its reading proficiency was 63.19%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school also excels in serving specific student subgroups, such as African American students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, indicating its commitment to equity and inclusion.

When compared to other middle schools in the Elk River Public School District and the surrounding area, Prairie View Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency. This consistent improvement over the past five school years, moving from the 79th position to the 47th position in the state rankings, suggests that the school is continuously enhancing its educational practices and outcomes.

953

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8300 Maciver Ave NE
Otsego, MN 55330-8888

(763) 241-3400

District: Elk River Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

African American:

9.8%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2021 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

47^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From top 15% (2021) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 446Elk River Public 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	47 of 519	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	45 of 545	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	58 of 529	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	79 of 520	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	78 of 521	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	2 of 169	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	5 of 179	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.1	28 of 164	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	11 of 162	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	39 of 106	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	33 of 116	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	13 of 153	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	44 of 450	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	58 of 474	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	69 of 455	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	88 of 467	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	61 of 443	86.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	24 of 178	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	70 of 188	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.8	10 of 156	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	40 of 473	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	57 of 459	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	75 of 404	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	48 of 399	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	50 of 452	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	38 of 479	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	54 of 464	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	79 of 476	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	92 of 437	78.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	26 of 116	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	25 of 107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	57 of 131	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	81.0	7 of 49	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	67 of 265	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	105 of 307	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	52 of 298	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	101 of 288	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	152 of 260	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	57 of 440	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	54 of 436	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	79 of 438	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	76 of 422	82.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)99th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)87th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2023)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading63%+14 vs state

Math57%+12 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
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%		86.2	45^th of 545 public middle schools	91.7%	2	51.7	49.6	55.1	77.7	57.4	67.9	61.2	55.4	68.0	63.2
Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	117	1	93.6	31.6%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	10 (8.5%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	49.8	258^th of 519 public middle schools	50.3%		50.3	265^th of 545 public middle schools	51.4%	7		16.7	35.9	40.5	31.6		44.4	46.2	45.2	45.3	$3,592
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	Public	5-8	11343 50th St NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-4524	1,076	50	21.3	17.6%	876 (81.4%)	84 (7.8%)	50 (4.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.7%)	85.6	46^th of 519 public middle schools	91.1%		85.4	47^th of 545 public middle schools	91.4%	1	46.3	53.7	57.8	58.6	54.0	66.5	69.9	56.4	54.9	62.1	$9,770
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	Public	5-8	4862 Naber Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2655	959	51	18.8	18.8%	752 (78.4%)	72 (7.5%)	61 (6.4%)	30 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.4%)	86.1	45^th of 519 public middle schools	91.3%		87.2	42^nd of 545 public middle schools	92.3%	3	58.1	51.8	54.8	62.5	56.6	72.2	67.0	56.0	62.3	64.4	$9,845
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)											$2,295
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%		68.3	149^th of 545 public middle schools	72.7%	49		40.6	35.8	46.5	40.8		57.1	40.8	39.5	46.4	$10,762
Spectrum Online Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	72	128^th of 519 public middle schools	75.3%		76.4	95^th of 545 public middle schools	82.6%	33		53.0	45.1	46.0	48.0		55.5	47.4	52.5	51.7	$10,867
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	Public, Charter	7-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	291	17	16.7	15.1%	255 (87.6%)	10 (3.4%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	64.7	158^th of 519 public middle schools	69.6%		66.3	160^th of 545 public middle schools	70.6%	2			30.0	32.6	31.3			55.3	62.1	58.7	$10,772
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	Public, Charter	6	11044 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	147	9	16.8	15.0%	129 (87.8%)	5 (3.4%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)		46.3			46.3		67.4			67.4	$12,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Middle School

What district is Prairie View Middle School in?

Elk River Public School District

Is Prairie View Middle School a good school?

Yes. Prairie View Middle School ranks in the top 9.1% of Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend Prairie View Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 953 students attended Prairie View Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Middle School?

Students at Prairie View Middle School are 74% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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