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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	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
Sanford Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	3524 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4900	728	46	15.9	34.3%	437 (60.0%)	83 (11.4%)	71 (9.8%)	10 (1.4%)	60 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.2%)	75.9	98^th of 519 public middle schools	81.1%		66.9	158^th of 545 public middle schools	71.0%	60		51.5	44.9	46.6	47.8		61.7	60.9	47.3	56.7	$14,027
Aurora Middle School	1.8mi	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	493^rd of 519 public middle schools	5.0%		6	525^th of 545 public middle schools	3.7%	32	4.6	4.3	2.3	2.3	3.4	15.9	25.5	22.7	18.2	20.7	$10,045
Avalon Middle School	1.8mi	Public, Charter	6-8	700 Glendale Street	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5795	75	7	10.1	29.3%	43 (57.3%)	7 (9.3%)	11 (14.7%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	50.3	255^th of 519 public middle schools	50.9%		47.5	286^th of 545 public middle schools	47.5%	31		36.4	34.8	29.2	33.3		45.5	54.2	36.0	45.1	$9,584
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	2.3mi	Public, Charter	6-8	4640 17th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4044	438	23	19.4	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	405 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9.9	483^rd of 519 public middle schools	6.9%		10.4	504^th of 545 public middle schools	7.5%	21	7.3	1.9	4.8	26.1	10.4	12.5	11.5	14.4	19.8	14.7	$25,560
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	2.3mi	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	73.8	115^th of 519 public middle schools	77.8%		84.7	51^st of 545 public middle schools	90.6%	64	23.1	25.8	38.2	54.6	34.5	80.8	64.5	67.6	95.5	75.0	$22,768
Andersen Middle	2.4mi	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	19.9	432^nd of 519 public middle schools	16.8%		19.3	456^th of 545 public middle schools	16.3%	24		21.4	20.3	25.2	22.2		28.3	23.5	24.7	25.4
CVA Hybrid Middle School (6-8)	2.5mi	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	39	5	7.3	35.9%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	29.8	392^nd of 519 public middle schools	24.5%		49.3	271^st of 545 public middle schools	50.3%	121			17.7		17.1			27.8	45.5	36.8
Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	2.6mi	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	420^th of 519 public middle schools	19.1%		42.2	323^rd of 545 public middle schools	40.7%	97	21.6	17.8	18.0	26.9	21.2	27.5	24.4	32.7	28.9	28.4	$20,100
HGA Junior High	2.8mi	Public, Charter	6-7	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 645-1000	196	3	73.1	93.9%	13 (6.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	336^th of 519 public middle schools	35.3%		36.4	354^th of 545 public middle schools	35.0%	18		18.9	22.0		20.4		47.8	44.4		46.2
Highland Park Middle School	2.9mi	Public	6-8	975 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8950	811	42	19.4	48.2%	284 (35.0%)	134 (16.5%)	246 (30.3%)	52 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (11.1%)	44.3	291^st of 519 public middle schools	43.9%		41	329^th of 545 public middle schools	39.6%	38		29.5	28.4	23.1	27.1		51.0	41.3	43.7	45.5	$13,758

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