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John Glenn Middle

Public Grades 6-8

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

John Glenn Middle is a grade 6–8 school in Maplewood, Minnesota, serving 1,073 students as part of the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale district. It is the largest middle school among the nearby comparison schools, and it operates within a district ranked 341 of 458 statewide. For 2025-2026, John Glenn ranked 429 of 546 schools (21st percentile, 1 star). That continues a long slide: the school was at the 47th percentile with 2 stars in 2015-2016 and has been a 1-star school since 2020-2021.

Test scores trail both the district and the state. In 2025-2026, 22.9% of students met standards in math, 29.5% in reading, and 6.5% in 8th-grade science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 16.7%. Science is the sharpest concern — proficiency fell from 15.47% in 2022-2023 to 6.5% in 2025-2026. Nearby, Mariner Middle School posts 45.3% in math and 53.2% in reading, and Gentry Academy Middle reaches 53.3% in math. Even Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U, where 78.93% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch versus John Glenn's 69.9%, has slightly higher math and reading and roughly double the science proficiency.

Subgroup effectiveness rankings are uneven. The school's rankings for Special Education students (9th percentile) and Multi-racial students (13th percentile) fall well below its overall 21st percentile, while English Language Learner students (33rd) and African American students (30th) rank comparatively higher. Female and male students rank nearly identically at the 18th percentile, indicating no meaningful gender gap. Math and reading have recovered somewhat from their 2022-2023 lows but remain roughly 19–22 points below state levels. With science near the bottom of the local group, John Glenn is a bottom-quartile school with no clear recovery trend yet.

1,073

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,776

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1560 County Road B E
Maplewood, MN 55109-8888

(651) 748-6300

District: North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

Students who attend John Glenn Middle usually attend:

High:

North Senior High

Feeder schools for John Glenn Middle:

Elementary:	Richardson Elementary
	Weaver Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.1%

African American:

18.5%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

429^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

341^st of 458North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale 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	24.0	429 of 546	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	405 of 519	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	462 of 545	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	439 of 529	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	429 of 520	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	427 of 521	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	369 of 533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	340 of 518	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	324 of 523	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	269 of 508	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	267 of 516	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	323 of 490	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	323 of 488	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	362 of 469	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	379 of 478	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	350 of 454	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.2	164 of 230	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	296 of 409	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.9	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	246 of 406	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.9	253 of 396	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	231 of 387	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	130 of 185	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	116 of 179	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	107 of 164	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	112 of 162	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	73 of 148	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	66 of 137	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	87 of 112	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	72 of 108	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	114 of 170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	96 of 153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	89 of 158	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	65 of 133	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	50 of 130	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	46 of 102	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	28 of 120	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	15 of 109	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	383 of 467	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	357 of 450	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	414 of 474	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	391 of 455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	391 of 467	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	376 of 443	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	332 of 439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	311 of 436	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	144 of 195	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	142 of 186	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	138 of 178	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	152 of 188	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	132 of 156	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	66 of 171	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	72 of 163	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	26.3	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.7	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	368 of 458	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	340 of 432	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	403 of 473	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	389 of 459	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	308 of 404	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	313 of 399	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	223 of 415	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	196 of 401	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	395 of 483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	363 of 452	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	413 of 479	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	388 of 464	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	411 of 476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	377 of 437	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	336 of 454	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	288 of 438	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	108 of 124	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	102 of 107	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	270 of 296	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	251 of 265	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	263 of 307	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	262 of 298	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	218 of 288	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	211 of 260	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	153 of 282	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	179 of 253	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	310 of 435	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	199 of 415	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	371 of 440	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	334 of 436	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	341 of 438	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	300 of 422	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	254 of 428	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	186 of 428	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-19 vs state

Math23%-22 vs state

Science6%-19 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)					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	Total
John Glenn Middle	Public	6-8	1560 County Road B E	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-6300	1,073	68	15.7	69.9%	195 (18.2%)	199 (18.5%)	164 (15.3%)	409 (38.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.4%)	24	429^th of 546 public middle schools	21.4%		26.7	405^th of 519 public middle schools	22.0%	24		33.9	22.6	31.7	29.5		6.5	6.5		25.2	23.8	19.6	22.9	$14,776
622 Swas	Public	6-8	2520 12th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 748-7610	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	32.4	390^th of 546 public middle schools	28.6%		24.2	415^th of 519 public middle schools	20.0%	25			44.4	26.3	37.0		10.5	10.5			23.1	5.3	15.6
Saint Paul Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	145	8	18.1	84.8%	22 (15.2%)	42 (29.0%)	30 (20.7%)	26 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.6%)	9.9	501^st of 546 public middle schools	8.2%		11.5	475^th of 519 public middle schools	8.5%	26		16.0	22.9	18.2	19.4		3.6	3.6		0.0	8.8	12.1	7.5
Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 778-2940	149	0		90.6%	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	6.9	521^st of 546 public middle schools	4.6%					(n/a)		4.4	7.5	23.3	11.3		4.7	4.7		0.0	5.7	7.0	4.3
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	5-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	337	20	17.0	78.9%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	310 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	23.2	434^th of 546 public middle schools	20.5%		18	444^th of 519 public middle schools	14.5%	10	40.5	26.8	17.0	34.2	30.0	11.5	13.2	12.1	33.1	16.2	18.1	30.7	24.4
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	13.3	483^rd of 546 public middle schools	11.5%		15	461^st of 519 public middle schools	11.2%	22	37.2	23.2	24.2	30.6	28.2	16.0	3.8	9.5	30.9	6.5	13.4	9.4	14.2	$15,250
Gentry Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1420 County Road E East	Vadnais Heights	55110	Ramsey County	Gentry Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 604-8300	195	10	19.1	7.2%	178 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	67.8	141^st of 546 public middle schools	74.2%		75.9	96^th of 519 public middle schools	81.5%	45	40.4	53.1	37.5	53.8	46.4	9.1	7.8	8.4	37.0	61.2	50.0	63.5	53.3
Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	23.5	430^th of 546 public middle schools	21.2%		18.6	439^th of 519 public middle schools	15.4%	9	26.8	32.7	20.3	36.9	29.0	5.6	7.4	6.6	8.9	10.9	15.9	31.8	17.5	$12,893
Mariner Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Road	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6201	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	5.5	533^rd of 546 public middle schools	2.4%		3.4	514^th of 519 public middle schools	1.0%	19		18.6	16.1	12.5	16.2		0.0	0.0		1.7	3.4	5.1	3.2	$2,525

Frequently Asked Questions about John Glenn Middle

What district is John Glenn Middle in?

North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

Is John Glenn Middle a good school?

John Glenn Middle ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend John Glenn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,073 students attended John Glenn Middle.

What high school do graduates of John Glenn Middle attend?

Students who attend John Glenn Middle usually go on to attend North Senior High

What is the racial makeup of John Glenn Middle?

Students at John Glenn Middle are 38% Asian, 19% African American, 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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

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