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Olson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Olson Middle is a 329-student grades 6–8 school at 1607 51st Ave N in north Minneapolis, part of the Minneapolis Public School District, in a northwest metro cluster. In 2025–26, it ranks 527th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 3rd percentile, 0 stars — and has never exceeded the 9th percentile in ten years. Its district ranks 310th of 458 Minnesota districts, yet the school is the only nearby one underperforming its own district by a wide margin: math is about 14% of the district rate, reading about 26%. Nearby, KIPP North Star Academy and Brooklyn Center Middle School sit at the 5th percentile, still above it, while the school has the group’s lowest reading (10.7%), near-bottom math (5.3%), and science (3.7%).

Robbinsdale Middle (77.6% free/reduced lunch, 23.8% reading), Columbia Academy (78.7% free/reduced lunch, 22.0% reading), Brooklyn Center Middle School (82.3% free/reduced lunch, 15.8% reading), and KIPP North Star Academy (94.4% free/reduced lunch, 13.9% reading) all exceed the school’s 10.7% reading rate despite similar or higher poverty. The local ceiling is The FAIR School - Crystal (63rd percentile, 53.3% reading) and Fridley Middle (39th percentile, 2 stars). The school’s 8th graders are stronger in reading (18.5%) and math (9.6%), but their science score (3.7%) is about one-quarter of the district’s 8th grade rate. Reading proficiency roughly halved over three years, from 21.18% to 10.7%.

English Language Learners (28th percentile) and Homeless Students (29th percentile, 2 stars) do far better than the school’s overall 3rd percentile, while Special Education fell from 60th percentile (3 stars) to 13th. Low-socioeconomic-status students (2nd percentile) and male students (1st percentile) are at the bottom. The student-teacher ratio is the comparison group’s lowest at 7.9:1, and free/reduced lunch dropped from 86.2% to 76.6%, yet reading, math, and science have not improved. Columbia Academy Anchor Program reports suppressed data (unknown, not zero), and Fridley Middle includes grade 5, so all-grades comparisons are approximate.

329

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,762

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1607 51st Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55430-8888

(612) 668-1640

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Olson Middle usually attend:

High:

Camden High

Feeder schools for Olson Middle:

Elementary:	Cityview Elementary
	Jenny Lind Elementary
	Loring Elementary
	Lucy Laney Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.4%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (7% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 40 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

527^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

310^th of 458Minneapolis 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
2026	6.2	527 of 546	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	505 of 519	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	526 of 545	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	491 of 529	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	487 of 520	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	485 of 521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	485 of 533	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	490 of 518	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	498 of 523	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	485 of 508	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	491 of 516	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	463 of 490	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	462 of 488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	444 of 469	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	448 of 478	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	430 of 454	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	216 of 230	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	394 of 409	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	377 of 403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	378 of 406	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	377 of 396	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	370 of 387	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	175 of 185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	158 of 179	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	149 of 162	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	123 of 141	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	116 of 148	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	130 of 137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	109 of 112	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	93 of 116	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	92 of 112	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	123 of 170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	119 of 153	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	82 of 158	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	31 of 133	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	61 of 130	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	28.0	90 of 109	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	446 of 467	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	430 of 450	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	455 of 474	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	429 of 455	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	441 of 467	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	420 of 443	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	419 of 439	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	424 of 436	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	190 of 195	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	173 of 175	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	180 of 186	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	174 of 188	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.6	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	450 of 458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	413 of 432	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	450 of 473	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	416 of 459	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	380 of 404	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	367 of 399	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	388 of 415	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	381 of 401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	476 of 483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	444 of 452	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	469 of 479	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	432 of 464	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	452 of 476	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	413 of 454	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	420 of 438	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	257 of 296	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	179 of 265	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	124 of 307	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	137 of 298	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	246 of 288	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	126 of 260	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	92 of 282	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.4	242 of 253	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	434 of 440	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	365 of 438	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	179 of 422	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	164 of 428	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	331 of 428	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)29th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading11%-38 vs state

Math5%-40 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	6.2	527^th of 546 public middle schools	3.5%		5.6	505^th of 519 public middle schools	2.7%	22		7.6	7.8	18.5	10.7		3.7	3.7		2.9	4.1	9.6	5.3			$16,762
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7	520^th of 546 public middle schools	4.8%		6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%	25	8.3	20.7	13.6	11.5	13.9	0.0	3.8	2.1	4.0	3.6	10.0	0.0	4.0			$23,508
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%)	7.6	517^th of 546 public middle schools	5.3%		4.3	512^th of 519 public middle schools	1.3%	5		15.8	18.5	12.9	15.8		4.0	4.0		1.0	2.8	9.9	4.5			$10,267
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	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%)	12.2	489^th of 546 public middle schools	10.4%		15.1	460^th of 519 public middle schools	11.4%	29		26.8	17.8	19.4	21.3		1.5	1.5		18.3	13.7	10.4	14.2
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	492^nd of 546 public middle schools	9.9%		11.6	474^th of 519 public middle schools	8.7%	18		23.0	15.5	27.3	22.0		3.1	3.1		10.0	11.5	13.3	11.6			$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
Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	11	497^th of 546 public middle schools	9.0%		16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%	44		27.4	15.7	28.2	23.8		2.9	2.9		9.1	10.0	6.3	8.5			$14,315
The FAIR School - Crystal	Public	6-8	3915 Adair Avenue North	Crystal	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 971-4500	439	22	20.2	45.6%	210 (47.8%)	111 (25.3%)	58 (13.2%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	59.2	204^th of 546 public middle schools	62.6%		55.5	218^th of 519 public middle schools	58.0%	14		62.5	43.4	55.3	53.3		10.9	10.9		41.9	33.8	30.5	35.4			$15,778
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%)	40.2	334^th of 546 public middle schools	38.8%		39.1	326^th of 519 public middle schools	37.2%	8	36.1	35.0	29.9	41.1	35.5	19.0	16.8	17.9	25.1	25.4	25.3	39.7	28.8			$14,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Olson Middle

How many students attend Olson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Olson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Olson Middle?

Students at Olson Middle are 40% African American, 30% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 3% American Indian.

Is Olson Middle a good school?

Olson Middle ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Minnesota middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Olson Middle attend?

Students who attend Olson Middle usually go on to attend Camden High

What district is Olson Middle in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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