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Pine Island Middle

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Pine Island Middle ranks 110 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Pine Island Middle is a grades 5–8 school with 464 students in the small community of Pine Island, Minnesota, near Rochester, and it is part of Pine Island Public School District, which ranks 81st of 458 Minnesota districts (82nd percentile, 4 stars). In 2025–26, the school itself ranked 110th of 546 schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), and it has held 4 stars every year from 2015–16 through 2025–26 — a notably stable, strong record.

Reading is the clearest strength: 57.3% of students were proficient, above the district (55.8%) and state (48.6%), and better than every Rochester middle school in the comparison, including John Adams Middle School, Willow Creek Middle School, Kellogg Middle School, and Dakota Middle School. Math was 44.2%, essentially at the state average (44.9%) but below the district (52.6%); grades 6–8 scored above state while 5th grade lagged (29.4% vs. 41.9%). Science is the main concern at 14.6%, below district and state, and down from 46.4% in 2022–23. Byron Middle School outperformed Pine Island in all three subjects, while Kasson-Mantorville Middle School and Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranked slightly higher overall.

Subgroup results show where the school can grow: special education students ranked at the 32nd percentile (2 stars), male students at the 83rd percentile (4 stars) versus female students at the 63rd percentile, and low-income students at the 58th percentile. About 18.1% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, far lower than Rochester middle schools, and the student–teacher ratio improved to 15.1, from 24.8 in 2022–23.

464

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,488

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

223 1st Ave SE
Pine Island, MN 55963-0398

(507) 356-4849

District: Pine Island Public School District

Students who attend Pine Island Middle usually attend:

High:

Pine Island High School

Feeder schools for Pine Island Middle:

Elementary:

Pine Island Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

5.2%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg43%

110^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 458Pine Island 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	238 of 872	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	415 of 881	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	331 of 799	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	503 of 809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	131 of 764	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	389 of 793	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	152 of 812	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	278 of 826	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	316 of 562	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	419 of 572	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	327 of 714	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	509 of 730	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	110 of 546	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	105 of 519	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	137 of 545	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	80 of 529	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	121 of 520	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	54 of 521	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	112 of 533	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	115 of 518	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	92 of 523	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	113 of 508	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	122 of 516	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	99 of 490	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	77 of 488	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	67 of 469	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	79 of 478	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	52 of 454	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	23 of 230	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	74.6	78 of 409	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	73 of 403	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	58 of 406	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	83.9	34 of 396	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	65.6	158 of 387	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	172 of 467	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	177 of 450	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	138 of 474	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	101 of 455	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	145 of 467	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.8	58 of 443	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	130 of 439	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	97 of 436	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	191 of 458	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	67 of 432	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	165 of 473	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	81 of 459	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	94 of 404	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	20 of 399	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	150 of 415	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	199 of 401	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	84 of 483	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	52 of 452	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	116 of 479	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	63 of 464	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	102 of 476	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	42 of 437	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	105 of 454	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	120 of 438	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	201 of 296	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	199 of 265	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	203 of 307	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	114 of 298	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	184 of 288	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	121 of 260	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	57 of 282	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	28 of 253	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	164 of 415	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	173 of 440	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	98 of 436	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	148 of 438	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	67 of 422	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	155 of 428	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	165 of 428	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)83rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+9 vs state

Math44%~ state avg

Science15%-11 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
Pine Island Middle	Public	5-8	223 1st Ave SE	Pine Island	55963	Goodhue County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 356-4849	464	31	15.1	18.1%	416 (89.7%)	11 (2.4%)	24 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	71.8	110^th of 546 public middle schools	79.9%		75.2	105^th of 519 public middle schools	79.8%	5	56.7	69.6	57.1	47.4	57.3	17.6	11.8	14.6	29.4	53.9	48.0	46.2	44.2	$9,488
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School	Public	7-8	705 Mill St	Zumbrota	55992	Goodhue County	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 732-7395	194	13	14.5	22.2%	176 (90.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	75.7	93^rd of 546 public middle schools	83.0%		81	71^st of 519 public middle schools	86.3%	22			57.7	50.6	54.0		14.1	14.1			61.5	53.0	57.1	$10,812
Dakota Middle School	Public	6-8	5501 65th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-4530	921	0	18.1	38.1%	452 (49.1%)	173 (18.8%)	80 (8.7%)	128 (13.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)	43.5	316^th of 546 public middle schools	42.1%		46.6	279^th of 519 public middle schools	46.2%	37		48.2	38.0	42.6	42.7		18.3	18.3		25.4	23.7	23.5	24.2
Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	601 4th St NW	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 775-2189	577	32	17.9	14.2%	508 (88.0%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	91.3	27^th of 546 public middle schools	95.1%		87.8	38^th of 519 public middle schools	92.7%	11		76.4	66.7	71.9	71.6		33.3	33.3		53.1	51.0	59.3	54.2	$10,272
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 5th Ave NE	Kasson	55944	Dodge County	Kasson-Mantorville School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 634-4030	685	40	17.2	21.8%	597 (87.2%)	9 (1.3%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	74.7	101^st of 546 public middle schools	81.5%		80.9	72^nd of 519 public middle schools	86.1%	29	71.3	58.6	49.7	57.8	59.4	32.3	20.0	26.0	46.7	38.7	50.3	50.3	46.7	$8,392
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 31st St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5700	867	0	19.4	37.4%	460 (53.1%)	152 (17.5%)	96 (11.1%)	87 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.0%)	59.8	200^th of 546 public middle schools	63.4%		45.4	285^th of 519 public middle schools	45.1%	85		54.3	39.8	49.8	48.0		23.4	23.4		35.7	31.1	37.7	34.9	$11,895
Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	503 17th St NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5800	769	0	17.8	40.6%	423 (55.0%)	121 (15.7%)	106 (13.8%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	51.4	257^th of 546 public middle schools	52.9%		55.8	217^th of 519 public middle schools	58.2%	40		46.9	45.0	46.6	46.2		13.9	13.9		29.4	34.2	35.1	32.8	$12,077
Triton Middle School	Public	6-8	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7510	222	17	12.7	29.7%	182 (82.0%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	48.5	283^rd of 546 public middle schools	48.2%		52.8	233^rd of 519 public middle schools	55.1%	50		38.2	37.3	31.7	35.6		10.0	10.0		33.9	47.5	47.6	43.3	$10,516
Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-5650	31	0		61.3%	20 (64.5%)	4 (12.9%)	3 (9.7%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	6.6	524^th of 546 public middle schools	4.0%					(n/a)		14.3	5.3	30.0	17.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle	Public	5-8	400 6th St	Kenyon	55946	Goodhue County	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 789-6186	216	11	18.9	27.8%	192 (88.9%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	51.3	260^th of 546 public middle schools	52.4%		62.6	172^nd of 519 public middle schools	66.9%	88	50.0	58.8	38.5	54.8	50.3	11.6	11.9	11.8	9.3	25.5	34.6	26.2	24.5	$11,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Island Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pine Island Middle?

Students at Pine Island Middle are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Pine Island Middle in?

Pine Island Public School District

What high school do graduates of Pine Island Middle attend?

Students who attend Pine Island Middle usually go on to attend Pine Island High School

Is Pine Island Middle a good school?

Pine Island Middle ranks 110^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pine Island Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Pine Island Middle.

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