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Richfield Middle

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Richfield Middle ranks 364 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Richfield Middle is a public middle school located in Richfield, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 788 students. The school is part of the Richfield Public School District, which is ranked 340 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Richfield Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 378-415 and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richfield Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCA-III assessments in Math, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.83% of Richfield Middle students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 30.65% for the Richfield Public School District and 45.21% statewide. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency rate of 37.16% lags behind the district (37.47%) and state (49.59%) averages. Additionally, Richfield Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.69% to 67.66% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the challenges faced by Richfield Middle, the school's performance in certain subgroups, such as White and Asian students, indicates that there is potential for improvement. The school is located in close proximity to several higher-performing middle schools, such as Valley View Middle and South View Middle in the Edina Public School District, and Justice Page Middle and Anthony Middle in the Minneapolis Public School District, which consistently outperform Richfield Middle on academic measures and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger.

808

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,959

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7461 Oliver Ave S
Richfield, MN 55423-3699

(612) 798-6400

District: Richfield Public School District

Students who attend Richfield Middle usually attend:

High:

Richfield Senior High

Feeder schools for Richfield Middle:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary
	Sheridan Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

28.7%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 18 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

364^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

340^th of 446Richfield 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
2025	35.1	364 of 519	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	386 of 545	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	384 of 529	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	394 of 520	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	390 of 521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	415 of 533	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	414 of 518	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	398 of 523	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	389 of 508	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	378 of 516	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	396 of 490	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	412 of 488	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	408 of 469	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	394 of 454	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	210 of 230	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	365 of 409	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	364 of 403	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	352 of 406	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	340 of 396	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.8	318 of 387	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	128 of 169	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	133 of 179	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	97 of 164	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	96 of 162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	113 of 141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	101 of 148	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	46 of 111	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	49 of 116	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	54 of 110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	68 of 112	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	67 of 108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	88 of 158	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	121 of 133	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	63 of 130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	97 of 120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	84 of 109	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	330 of 450	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	350 of 474	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	355 of 455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	369 of 467	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	358 of 443	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	353 of 439	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	372 of 436	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	131 of 175	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	123 of 186	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	136 of 178	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	164 of 188	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	125 of 156	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	133 of 171	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	137 of 163	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.1	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	362 of 432	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	387 of 473	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	355 of 459	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	334 of 404	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	318 of 399	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	344 of 401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	321 of 452	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	351 of 479	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	326 of 464	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	379 of 476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	317 of 437	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	367 of 454	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	364 of 438	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	81 of 116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	103 of 120	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.4	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	172 of 265	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	195 of 307	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	254 of 298	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	233 of 260	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	199 of 282	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	215 of 253	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	83 of 415	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	96 of 440	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	154 of 436	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	163 of 438	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	161 of 422	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	86 of 428	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	140 of 428	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile+50 vs school

Asian (2024)59th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-12 vs state

Math27%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Richfield Middle	Public	6-8	7461 Oliver Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6400	808	69	11.7	57.7%	232 (28.7%)	116 (14.4%)	366 (45.3%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	35.1	364^th of 519 public middle schools	29.9%		32.5	386^th of 545 public middle schools	29.2%	22	23.1	29.5	27.2	26.8	38.8	35.4	37.6	37.2	$14,959
Seven Hills - Richfield Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7602	313	34	9.2	35.1%	130 (41.5%)	67 (21.4%)	47 (15.0%)	38 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	78.7	86^th of 519 public middle schools	83.4%		83.4	60^th of 545 public middle schools	89.0%	26	43.1	39.4	48.0	43.4	63.1	65.4	76.8	68.2	$14,342
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Irving Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3240	727	37	19.7	24.9%	512 (70.4%)	62 (8.5%)	70 (9.6%)	16 (2.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.4%)	91.9	24^th of 519 public middle schools	95.4%		86.8	43^rd of 545 public middle schools	92.1%	19	64.6	54.9	68.9	62.8	73.2	58.6	72.0	67.9	$11,680
Success Academy Bloomington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	63	4	18.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	374^th of 519 public middle schools	27.9%		19.2	458^th of 545 public middle schools	16.0%	84	8.0	15.8	25.0	15.6	44.0	31.6	55.0	43.8
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	18.5	440^th of 519 public middle schools	15.2%		23.5	440^th of 545 public middle schools	19.3%		17.5	13.8	24.8	19.0	34.1	20.6	25.5	27.1	$16,497
New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8900 Portland Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-6600	71	6	11.8	71.8%	26 (36.6%)	25 (35.2%)	5 (7.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	35.6	357^th of 519 public middle schools	31.2%		25.5	429^th of 545 public middle schools	21.3%	72		45.5	6.7	25.8		45.5	26.7	45.2
South View Middle	Public	6-8	4725 S View Ln	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3700	1,021	57	17.8	18.0%	703 (68.9%)	79 (7.7%)	95 (9.3%)	81 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	96.3	11^th of 519 public middle schools	97.9%		93.6	20^th of 545 public middle schools	96.3%	9	66.7	63.9	69.5	66.7	80.1	71.7	78.1	76.6	$15,256
Justice Page Middle	Public	6-8	1 West 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4040	1,020	47	21.8	35.7%	554 (54.3%)	130 (12.7%)	199 (19.5%)	22 (2.2%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	76.1	95^th of 519 public middle schools	81.7%		74.9	106^th of 545 public middle schools	80.6%	11	49.1	46.5	44.3	46.7	62.8	52.2	55.7	57.2	$12,710
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	6750 Valley View Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3500	1,003	59	16.9	15.9%	704 (70.2%)	86 (8.6%)	68 (6.8%)	73 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	97.1	9^th of 519 public middle schools	98.3%		95.8	13^th of 545 public middle schools	97.6%	4	71.0	68.7	72.4	70.7	81.8	74.1	71.4	75.7	$13,314
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6600	711	46	15.5	37.6%	350 (49.2%)	114 (16.0%)	127 (17.9%)	38 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.8%)	49.4	262^nd of 519 public middle schools	49.5%		52	255^th of 545 public middle schools	53.2%	7	38.7	35.3	32.5	35.5	57.7	36.5	33.8	42.9	$15,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Richfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of Richfield Middle?

Students at Richfield Middle are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Richfield Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Richfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Richfield Middle.

Is Richfield Middle a good school?

Richfield Middle ranks 364^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Richfield Middle in?

Richfield Public School District

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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