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Prior Lake-Savage Middle School

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Prior Lake-Savage Middle School ranks 59 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Prior Lake-Savage Middle School is a large public middle school in Prior Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8 with about 2,025 students as part of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. In 2025–26 it ranked 59th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 89th percentile with 4 stars — placing it in the top 11% of the state's middle schools and slightly above its district's own ranking (76th of 458, 4 stars).

Core academics are the school's strength: in 2025–26, 57.9% of students were proficient in math, 59.4% in reading, and 19.4% in science (all grades), which is about 13 points above the state in math and 11 points above in reading. Grade-level results are strong as well — 7th-grade math at 63.9% versus the state's 40.3%, and 6th-grade reading at 62.8% versus 53.4%. Among nearby schools, only Century Middle School in Lakeville clearly outperforms it (94th percentile, 5 stars, higher marks in all three subjects). Kenwood Trail Middle School (88th) and Olson Middle (87th) are roughly comparable, while Shakopee West Middle School (46th), Shakopee East Middle School (47th), Joseph Nicollet Middle School (26th), Eagle Ridge Middle School (24th), and STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville (20th) trail well behind.

Science is the main area to monitor. The all-grade figure (19.4%) sits below the state's 25.5%, and reported science proficiency fell from 43.56% in 2023–24 to about 19–20% in the last two years — though the exam changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, limiting comparability. On the most relevant 8th-grade cut, the school's 19.4% is above the state's 16.7% and matches the district's. The school was in the 95th–97th percentile in the mid-2010s, dipped to the 74th in 2020–21, and has since stabilized in the high 80s to low 90s; subgroup results are broadly strong, with most groups in the top quartile or better. Notably, it achieves this with 2,025 students — more than double most nearby middle schools — and a 19.3 student-teacher ratio, higher than Century, Kenwood Trail, Olson, and the Shakopee schools.

2,025

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,582

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

15855 Fish Point Rd
Prior Lake, MN 55372-2056

(952) 226-0700

District: Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Students who attend Prior Lake-Savage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Prior Lake High School

Feeder schools for Prior Lake-Savage Middle School:

Elementary:	Five Hawks Elementary
	Glendale Elementary
	Jeffers Pond Elementary
	La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
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	Redtail Ridge Elementary School
	Westwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

African American:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Minnesota avg43%

59^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 458Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 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	83.5	59 of 546	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	64 of 519	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	59 of 545	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	49 of 529	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	54 of 520	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	137 of 521	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	42 of 533	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	28 of 518	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	21 of 523	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	17 of 508	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	18 of 516	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	17 of 490	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	18 of 488	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	83.6	30 of 469	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	39 of 478	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	49 of 454	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	48 of 409	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	90 of 403	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	54 of 406	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	79.5	63 of 396	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.1	77 of 387	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	57 of 185	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	22 of 169	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	26 of 179	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	55 of 164	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	24 of 162	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	29 of 141	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	18 of 148	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	8 of 137	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	21 of 112	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	23 of 111	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	27 of 87	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	21 of 112	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	16 of 108	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	36 of 170	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	47 of 158	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	27 of 133	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	15 of 130	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	35 of 120	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	67 of 467	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	60 of 450	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	46 of 474	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	45 of 455	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	65 of 467	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	154 of 443	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	41 of 439	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	30 of 436	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	34 of 195	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	43 of 175	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	23 of 186	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	19 of 178	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	17 of 188	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	40 of 171	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	14 of 163	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	86 of 458	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	81 of 432	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	72 of 473	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	86 of 459	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	86 of 404	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	123 of 399	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	65 of 415	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	31 of 401	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	55 of 483	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	65 of 452	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	69 of 479	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	60 of 464	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	56 of 476	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	112 of 437	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	44 of 454	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	22 of 438	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	21 of 124	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	15 of 113	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	16 of 107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.6	13 of 120	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	13 of 114	88.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	7 of 50	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	13 of 55	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	43 of 296	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	63 of 265	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	49 of 307	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	44 of 298	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	58 of 288	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	116 of 260	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	121 of 282	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	46 of 253	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	78 of 435	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	87 of 415	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	68 of 440	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	58 of 436	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	75 of 438	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	178 of 422	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.2	48 of 428	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	27 of 428	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Native American (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+11 vs state

Math58%+13 vs state

Science19%-6 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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	Public	6-8	15855 Fish Point Rd	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0700	2,025	105	19.3	16.7%	1,531 (75.6%)	124 (6.1%)	114 (5.6%)	115 (5.7%)	22 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.7%)	83.5	59^th of 546 public middle schools	89.2%		82.7	64^th of 519 public middle schools	87.7%	5	62.8	54.7	60.8		59.4	19.4		19.4	49.8	63.9	59.6	57.9	$10,582
Eagle Ridge Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13955 Glendale Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2800	46	46	1.0	71.7%	9 (19.6%)	12 (26.1%)	16 (34.8%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	26.5	415^th of 546 public middle schools	24.0%		26.2	407^th of 519 public middle schools	21.6%	8	39.0	24.0	32.3		31.7	7.3		7.3	26.5	22.2	21.6	23.4	$13,684
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	Public, Charter	6-10	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 285-1920	96	4	24.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	96 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	438^th of 546 public middle schools	19.8%		29.6	393^rd of 519 public middle schools	24.3%	45	37.5	40.9	38.1	22.2	35.3	0.0	17.6	7.9	4.2	9.1	14.3	9.0
Lakeville Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-3900	50	3	16.1	24.0%	34 (68.0%)	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)					45.8							20.8
Universal Academy South Middle/High	Public, Charter	7-8	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	11	1	18.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0			16.7							18.8
Shakopee East Middle School	Public	6-8	1137 Marschall Rd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5702	828	49	16.8	42.9%	367 (44.3%)	168 (20.3%)	104 (12.6%)	102 (12.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.7%)	47	291^st of 546 public middle schools	46.7%		53	231^st of 519 public middle schools	55.5%	60	56.6	41.2	43.1		46.8	8.8		8.8	35.4	30.4	25.5	30.2	$11,543
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2600	50	51	.9	56.0%	17 (34.0%)	17 (34.0%)	8 (16.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	29.5	406^th of 546 public middle schools	25.6%		24.5	414^th of 519 public middle schools	20.2%	8	42.6	25.2	33.6		34.2	6.0		6.0	32.7	16.5	23.8	24.8	$14,713
Kenwood Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	19455 Kenwood Tr	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3800	854	54	15.7	23.3%	561 (65.7%)	64 (7.5%)	111 (13.0%)	43 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.8%)	82.6	63^rd of 546 public middle schools	88.5%		81.4	68^th of 519 public middle schools	86.9%	5	62.9	54.3	58.5		58.5	19.6		19.6	47.8	56.7	67.3	57.0	$12,649
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	4551 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8600	762	53	14.3	26.4%	475 (62.3%)	94 (12.3%)	88 (11.5%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	79.5	72^nd of 546 public middle schools	86.8%		79.2	79^th of 519 public middle schools	84.8%	7	68.4	46.3	54.9		56.5	19.7		19.7	55.6	50.2	54.6	53.5	$14,414
Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	899	57	15.7	35.2%	472 (52.5%)	102 (11.3%)	181 (20.1%)	73 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	46.7	294^th of 546 public middle schools	46.2%		52.5	235^th of 519 public middle schools	54.7%	59	50.6	36.9	45.3		44.0	10.3		10.3	33.2	23.9	39.3	31.9	$10,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Prior Lake-Savage Middle School

What high school do graduates of Prior Lake-Savage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Prior Lake-Savage Middle School usually go on to attend Prior Lake High School

What is the racial makeup of Prior Lake-Savage Middle School?

Students at Prior Lake-Savage Middle School are 76% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Prior Lake-Savage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,025 students attended Prior Lake-Savage Middle School.

Is Prior Lake-Savage Middle School a good school?

Prior Lake-Savage Middle School ranks 59^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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