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Fridley Middle

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Fridley Middle ranks 326 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Fridley Middle is a public magnet middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Fridley Public School District, with 632 students located in Fridley, Minnesota. Despite its magnet status, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fridley Middle's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate was 29.3%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and the reading proficiency rate was 36.03%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for Special Education students in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools. Additionally, Fridley Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, Fridley Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as Edgewood Middle School and Highview Middle School, which are part of the higher-performing Mounds View Public School District. Additionally, the small Fridley Middle Area Learning Center within the Fridley Public School District has even lower academic performance than Fridley Middle. Despite these challenges, Fridley Middle has not shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking or proficiency rates over the past several years.

694

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,203

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 W Moore Lake Dr
Fridley, MN 55432-5097

(763) 502-5400

District: Fridley Public School District

Students who attend Fridley Middle usually attend:

High:

Fridley Senior High

Feeder schools for Fridley Middle:

Elementary:	Hayes Elementary
	Stevenson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.4%

White:

22.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 16 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg47%

326^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

347^th of 446Fridley 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	326 of 519	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	411 of 545	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	388 of 529	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	415 of 520	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	389 of 521	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	436 of 533	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	381 of 518	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	402 of 523	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	376 of 508	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	344 of 516	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	356 of 490	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	302 of 488	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	306 of 469	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	270 of 478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	300 of 454	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	168 of 230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.0	264 of 409	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.5	297 of 403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.3	259 of 406	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.4	229 of 396	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	275 of 387	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	79 of 179	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	93 of 164	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	102 of 162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	103 of 141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	98 of 148	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	79 of 137	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	64 of 116	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.4	100 of 110	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	66 of 112	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	38 of 153	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	75 of 158	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	112 of 133	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	98 of 130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	63 of 109	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	318 of 450	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	348 of 474	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	318 of 455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	387 of 467	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	297 of 443	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	362 of 439	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	364 of 436	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	96 of 175	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	139 of 186	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	117 of 178	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	120 of 188	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	129 of 171	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	83 of 163	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	240 of 432	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	333 of 473	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	317 of 459	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	312 of 404	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	236 of 399	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	343 of 415	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	297 of 401	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	288 of 452	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	386 of 479	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	371 of 464	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	385 of 476	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	363 of 437	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	399 of 454	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	329 of 438	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	69 of 113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	65 of 116	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	58 of 107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	89 of 131	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.5	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	86 of 114	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	221 of 265	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	277 of 307	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	184 of 298	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	217 of 282	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	93 of 415	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	34.3	312 of 440	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	225 of 436	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	354 of 438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	284 of 422	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	250 of 428	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	255 of 428	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)80th percentile+43 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-14 vs state

Math29%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

This school cares more about keeping bullies and kids with disciplinary problems then taking care of the students who are just trying to get an education without being harassed every single day. Good luck getting anyone higher then the counselor to call you back to solve these issues, and her motto is " they're kids"......seriously.. Close Quote

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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
Fridley Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 502-5400	694	59	11.7	72.0%	155 (22.3%)	239 (34.4%)	151 (21.8%)	57 (8.2%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.7%)	39.1	326^th of 519 public middle schools	37.2%		29.1	411^th of 545 public middle schools	24.6%	85	19.4	23.1	36.9	37.4	29.3	36.4	36.9	38.1	33.0	36.0	$14,203
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	Public	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5036	24	0	43.3	83.3%	4 (16.7%)	16 (66.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)											$13,030
Columbia Academy	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4701	719	42	17.2	78.7%	83 (11.5%)	177 (24.6%)	395 (54.9%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	11.6	474^th of 519 public middle schools	8.7%		12.1	493^rd of 545 public middle schools	9.5%	19		8.4	12.9	17.7	13.1		19.7	22.0	22.4	21.4	$12,741
Columbia Academy Anchor Program	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 528-4540	6	0	4.0		2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$37,560
Highview Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 - 7th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6700	823	49	16.7	39.1%	474 (57.6%)	103 (12.5%)	111 (13.5%)	62 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.5%)	74	114^th of 519 public middle schools	78.0%		67.3	155^th of 545 public middle schools	71.6%	41		47.9	53.5	39.1	47.0		57.2	55.6	51.8	54.9	$12,407
Brooklyn Center Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 561-2120	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,488
Brooklyn Center Middle School	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	334	26	13.0	82.3%	13 (3.9%)	158 (47.3%)	94 (28.1%)	43 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	4.3	512^th of 519 public middle schools	1.3%		5.1	530^th of 545 public middle schools	2.8%	18		4.0	4.6	5.4	4.7		14.0	10.9	9.0	11.2	$10,267
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	15.1	460^th of 519 public middle schools	11.4%		11.5	497^th of 545 public middle schools	8.8%	37	14.5	18.3	15.7	12.5	15.3	23.2	32.9	18.6	25.0	25.0
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%)	58.9	195^th of 519 public middle schools	62.4%		55.6	232^nd of 545 public middle schools	57.4%	37		42.4	43.8	39.8	42.0		51.2	40.9	42.8	45.2	$14,028
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	1607 51st Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1640	329	42	7.9	76.6%	23 (7.0%)	133 (40.4%)	99 (30.1%)	37 (11.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	5.6	505^th of 519 public middle schools	2.7%		5.8	526^th of 545 public middle schools	3.5%	21		4.6	6.1	7.1	6.0		9.1	15.7	17.0	13.8	$16,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Fridley Middle

How many students attend Fridley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Fridley Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Fridley Middle?

Students at Fridley Middle are 34% African American, 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Fridley Middle in?

Fridley Public School District

Is Fridley Middle a good school?

Fridley Middle ranks 326^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Fridley Middle attend?

Students who attend Fridley Middle usually go on to attend Fridley Senior High

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