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Jordan Middle

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Jordan Middle ranks 75 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Jordan Middle is a public middle school located in Jordan, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Jordan Public School District, which is ranked 98 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Jordan Middle has consistently maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 school years, indicating strong academic performance.

Jordan Middle consistently outperforms the state average in both Math and Reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 49.52%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its Reading proficiency rate was 59.58%, compared to the state's 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade Math, where the proficiency rate was 62.1% compared to the state's 40.1%. Additionally, Jordan Middle performs well across different student subgroups, with its Female, Hispanic, and Special Education students ranking in the top quartile of Minnesota middle schools in recent years.

While Jordan Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools, such as Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Chaska Middle School West, and Chaska Middle School East, some nearby schools, like New Prague Middle School, have even higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading, ranking in the top 50 middle schools in Minnesota. Additionally, Jordan Middle has seen an increase in its free/reduced lunch rate, from 17.35% in 2021-2022 to 30.45% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families, which is a trend worth monitoring.

528

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,546

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Sunset Dr
Jordan, MN 55352-1698

(952) 492-2332

District: Jordan Public School District

Students who attend Jordan Middle usually attend:

High:

Jordan High School

Feeder schools for Jordan Middle:

Elementary:

Jordan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

75^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 446Jordan 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	80.3	75 of 519	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	68 of 545	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	81 of 529	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	52 of 520	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	80 of 521	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	50 of 533	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	73 of 518	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	59 of 523	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	56 of 508	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	52 of 516	89.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	38 of 490	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	53 of 488	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	41 of 469	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	66.2	140 of 478	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	61.2	182 of 454	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	174 of 409	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	199 of 403	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.7	115 of 406	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	64.0	166 of 396	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.7	167 of 387	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	73 of 450	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	45 of 474	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	76 of 455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	42 of 467	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	76 of 443	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	37 of 439	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	56 of 436	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	57 of 175	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	44 of 186	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	25 of 178	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	25 of 188	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	41 of 156	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	44 of 171	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	57 of 163	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	61 of 432	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	60 of 473	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	26 of 459	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	6 of 404	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.9	125 of 399	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	97 of 415	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	46 of 401	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	77 of 452	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	101 of 479	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	88 of 464	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	74 of 476	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	75 of 437	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	63 of 454	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	83 of 438	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	82.8	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	49 of 265	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	86 of 307	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	47 of 298	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	45 of 288	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	119 of 260	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	63 of 282	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	26 of 253	89.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	74 of 415	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	73 of 440	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	102 of 436	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	78 of 438	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	91 of 422	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	44 of 428	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	68 of 428	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)87th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading60%+10 vs state

Math50%+4 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
Jordan Middle	Public	5-8	500 Sunset Dr	Jordan	55352	Scott County	Jordan Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 492-2332	528	35	14.9	26.1%	392 (74.2%)	22 (4.2%)	59 (11.2%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.2%)	80.3	75^th of 519 public middle schools	85.5%		81.7	68^th of 545 public middle schools	87.5%	7	42.9	62.1	48.6	45.0	49.5	62.7	69.8	54.3	52.3	59.6	$9,546
Belle Plaine Junior High	Public	7-8	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	255	13	20.1	22.0%	216 (84.7%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.1%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	70	134^th of 519 public middle schools	74.2%		69.3	144^th of 545 public middle schools	73.6%	10			51.2	44.4	48.0			49.2	44.8	47.2	$7,440
New Prague Middle School	Public	6-8	721 Central Ave N	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-1400	926	40	22.9	18.3%	844 (91.1%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.6%)	84	50^th of 519 public middle schools	90.4%		91	26^th of 545 public middle schools	95.2%	24		57.9	64.5	60.7	61.2		58.5	54.4	54.8	55.9	$11,025
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%)	36.1	350^th of 519 public middle schools	32.6%		20.6	450^th of 545 public middle schools	17.4%	100		5.6	28.6	21.4	17.4		27.8	71.4	42.9	45.7
Sabers Online Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 496-5000	0	3	2.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	90.9	28^th of 519 public middle schools	94.6%		88.3	36^th of 545 public middle schools	93.4%	8		61.6	54.8	74.6	63.8		73.3	55.8	67.2	65.4	$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%)	87.2	42^nd of 519 public middle schools	91.9%		85.1	50^th of 545 public middle schools	90.8%	8		58.1	60.3	68.3	62.1		66.2	55.8	55.9	59.3	$12,522
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%)	52.5	235^th of 519 public middle schools	54.7%		54.4	240^th of 545 public middle schools	56.0%	5		28.7	34.2	42.5	35.0		50.0	45.2	41.6	45.7	$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%)	53	231^st of 519 public middle schools	55.5%		52.6	251^st of 545 public middle schools	53.9%	20		40.5	23.2	35.3	32.8		65.7	39.0	42.0	48.6	$11,543
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%)	88.3	35^th of 519 public middle schools	93.3%		89.5	31^st of 545 public middle schools	94.3%	4		51.6	56.4	67.7	58.8		67.2	58.2	64.9	63.5	$12,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Jordan Middle

Is Jordan Middle a good school?

Jordan Middle ranks 75^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jordan Middle?

Students at Jordan Middle are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Jordan Middle attend?

Students who attend Jordan Middle usually go on to attend Jordan High School

What district is Jordan Middle in?

Jordan Public School District

How many students attend Jordan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Jordan Middle.

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