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Orono Middle

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Orono Middle in Long Lake, MN, is a public middle school serving grades 6–8 with 720 students in the Orono Public School District. The district is ranked 13th of 458 Minnesota districts. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 11th of 546 Minnesota middle schools (98th percentile) and earned 5 stars, capping a stable record of high performance: its statewide rank has improved from the 93rd percentile in the mid-2010s to the 98th percentile today.

Current proficiency rates are 72.2% in math, 73.7% in reading, and 36.0% in science, all above state averages. Reading is above the district, while math and science are slightly below it. Among nearby schools, the school is just behind Minnetonka East Middle (3rd), Minnetonka West Middle (7th), and Westonka Middle School (10th) in overall rank, but ahead of Wayzata East Middle, Wayzata Central Middle, and Wayzata West Middle, and far ahead of Hopkins West Middle School. Science is the clearest relative weakness: the school's 36.0% trails Wayzata East Middle (44.9%), Minnetonka East Middle (38.6%), and Minnetonka West Middle (37.6%), and reported science proficiency has fallen recently, though a change in the exam label means that trend should be read with caution.

Grade-level results show important variation. The school's 8th grade math proficiency is 79.9%, the highest among nearby 8th-grade results, and its 6th grade reading (82.1%) and 8th grade reading (76.5%) are near the top of the comparison group. The clear weak spot is 7th grade reading at 62.6%, behind every nearby school except Hopkins West Middle School, while 7th grade math is 66.2%, mid-pack. Subgroup results are also strong: special education students rank 13th of 296 (96th percentile) and low-income students rank 64th of 458 (86th), indicating success across student groups. The school has a low free/reduced lunch rate (8.89%) and a relatively high student-teacher ratio (20.4), yet it remains a top-2% school. Overall, Orono Middle is a consistently high performer, with opportunities to strengthen science and 7th grade reading.

720

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,492

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N
Long Lake, MN 55356-8309

(952) 449-8450

District: Orono Public School District

Students who attend Orono Middle usually attend:

High:

Orono Senior High

Feeder schools for Orono Middle:

Elementary:	Orono Intermediate Elementary
	Schumann Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Minnesota avg43%

11^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 458Orono 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	97.0	11 of 546	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	13 of 519	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	11 of 545	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	13 of 529	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	11 of 520	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	23 of 521	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	20 of 533	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	37 of 518	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.5	37 of 523	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	35 of 508	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	23 of 516	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.4	28 of 490	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	39 of 488	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	20 of 469	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	22 of 478	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	31 of 454	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	21 of 409	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	36 of 406	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	17 of 396	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	10 of 387	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	9 of 467	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	10 of 450	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	10 of 474	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	10 of 455	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	9 of 467	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	18 of 443	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	21 of 439	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	20 of 195	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.0	23 of 175	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	14 of 188	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	16 of 163	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	64 of 458	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	85 of 432	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	68 of 473	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	31 of 459	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	54 of 404	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	145 of 399	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	108 of 415	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	179 of 401	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	9 of 483	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	14 of 452	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	10 of 479	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	15 of 464	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	13 of 476	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	38 of 438	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	19 of 124	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	13 of 296	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	16 of 265	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	12 of 307	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	9 of 298	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	30 of 288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	19 of 260	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	10 of 282	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	16 of 253	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	14 of 440	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	9 of 438	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	24 of 422	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	28 of 428	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	53 of 428	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+25 vs state

Math72%+27 vs state

Science36%+10 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Orono Middle	Public	6-8	800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8450	720	35	20.4	8.9%	636 (88.3%)	9 (1.3%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	97	11^th of 546 public middle schools	98.0%		95.4	13^th of 519 public middle schools	97.5%	2		82.1	62.6	76.5	73.7		36.0	36.0		70.5	66.2	79.9	72.2	$13,492
Wayzata West Middle	Public	6-8	149 Barry Ave N	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6400	836	41	20.6	16.4%	516 (61.7%)	67 (8.0%)	52 (6.2%)	151 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	92.7	20^th of 546 public middle schools	96.3%		93.8	17^th of 519 public middle schools	96.7%	3		73.3	63.1	65.6	67.3		26.0	26.0		62.2	63.3	66.9	64.0	$13,063
Westonka Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	606	36	16.6	18.0%	507 (83.7%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	97	10^th of 546 public middle schools	98.2%		97.2	8^th of 519 public middle schools	98.5%	2	87.2	74.9	81.3		80.8	45.2		45.2	83.0	67.1	74.5		74.5	$11,504
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0	1	10.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$29,949
Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,342	72	18.7	14.6%	683 (50.9%)	117 (8.7%)	71 (5.3%)	392 (29.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.7%)	94.9	15^th of 546 public middle schools	97.3%		95.1	14^th of 519 public middle schools	97.3%	1		73.6	67.2	70.9	70.8		28.4	28.4		65.5	65.2	72.6	68.0	$12,348
Minnetonka East Middle	Public	6-8	17000 Lake St Extension	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5200	1,320	81	16.3	11.8%	1,018 (77.1%)	36 (2.7%)	76 (5.8%)	102 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	98.1	3^rd of 546 public middle schools	99.5%		97.4	7^th of 519 public middle schools	98.7%	4		78.9	75.6	77.0	77.2		38.6	38.6		77.6	73.1	73.4	74.8	$11,432
Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,297	81	16.0	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	97.5	7^th of 546 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	6^th of 519 public middle schools	98.8%	1		82.4	68.3	72.8	74.3		37.6	37.6		75.1	67.5	77.2	73.0	$11,041
Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	817	43	19.0	22.3%	447 (54.7%)	87 (10.6%)	61 (7.5%)	175 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	95.1	14^th of 546 public middle schools	97.4%		94.3	15^th of 519 public middle schools	97.1%	1		74.7	66.0	74.8	71.4		44.9	44.9		54.9	67.5	70.7	64.4	$13,693
East Middle Alternative (Emap)	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$10,056
Hopkins West Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4401	574	39	14.7	43.9%	257 (44.8%)	169 (29.4%)	61 (10.6%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	41.8	323^rd of 546 public middle schools	40.8%		43.2	301^st of 519 public middle schools	42.0%	22		48.5	37.5	34.5	40.5		11.8	11.8		27.6	33.9	27.5	29.6	$15,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Orono Middle

Is Orono Middle a good school?

Yes! Orono Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend Orono Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Orono Middle.

What district is Orono Middle in?

Orono Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Orono Middle?

Students at Orono Middle are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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Students who attend Orono Middle usually go on to attend Orono Senior High

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