Summary
Northeast Middle is a public middle school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 522 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Northeast Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 408 and 483 out of over 500 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.77% of Northeast Middle students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 35.79% for the Minneapolis Public School District and 45.21% for the state of Minnesota. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency rate of 26.47% lags behind the district (40.79%) and state (49.59%) averages. Northeast Middle's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota middle schools for African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both Math and Reading.
When comparing Northeast Middle to nearby schools, the academic performance gap is quite stark. For example, Highview Middle School, located about 3 miles away in the Mounds View Public School District, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (47.01%) and Reading (54.89%) than Northeast Middle. Similarly, St. Anthony Middle, just over a mile away, outperforms Northeast Middle across all subject areas and grade levels. Despite being a low-performing school, Northeast Middle has not shown consistent improvement in its academic metrics over the past several years, suggesting a need for more effective interventions and support.
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