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Sandburg Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Sandburg Middle School is a grade 6–8 school in Golden Valley, Minnesota, serving 341 students as part of the Robbinsdale Public School District — smaller than the district's other middle schools, The FAIR School - Crystal, Robbinsdale Middle, and Plymouth Middle.

By state measures, Sandburg is persistently low-performing. In 2025–26 it ranked 454th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — 17th percentile, 1 star — and has never risen above the 25th percentile in reported years. Proficiency was 10.7% in math, 29.3% in reading, and 9.1% in science, below district averages (26.9%, 38.5%, 16.1%) and state averages (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%). Math is the weakest subject. Within the district, The FAIR School - Crystal ranks 63rd percentile with 3 stars and Plymouth Middle 34th percentile with 2 stars, while Robbinsdale Middle sits lower than Sandburg at 9th percentile. Nearby Wayzata East Middle (97th percentile, 5 stars) and St. Louis Park Middle (68th percentile, 3 stars) show the scale of the gap, though both serve far fewer low-income students.

There are bright spots. Eighth grade outperforms grades 6 and 7: 8th grade reading was 44.0%, above the district's 40.6% and near the state's 50.0%, and 8th grade math (19.5%) also edged the district's 17.5%. The clearest strength is English Language Learner students, a subgroup ranked 81st percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26 — far above the school's overall standing — while special education students improved to 27th percentile. Still, 6th and 7th grade math and reading remain far below district and state levels, and male students (10th percentile) and low-income students (12th percentile) rank near the bottom statewide. About 67% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is lower than most nearby schools, so class size alone does not explain the results.

341

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,400

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Sandburg Ln
Golden Valley, MN 55427-3664

(763) 504-8200

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.6%

White:

22.6%

Hispanic:

21.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2019 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

454^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District

335^th of 458Robbinsdale 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	19.5	454 of 546	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	436 of 519	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	453 of 545	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	424 of 529	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	390 of 520	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	395 of 521	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	419 of 533	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	172 of 185	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	159 of 169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	151 of 179	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	136 of 162	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	109 of 141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	103 of 148	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	85 of 112	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	32 of 170	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	32 of 153	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	116 of 158	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	97 of 133	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	368 of 467	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	359 of 450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	378 of 474	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	372 of 455	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	383 of 467	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	335 of 443	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	360 of 439	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	159 of 195	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	155 of 175	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	177 of 186	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	165 of 178	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	131 of 188	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	404 of 458	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	392 of 432	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	418 of 473	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	414 of 459	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	332 of 404	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	284 of 399	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	358 of 415	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	434 of 483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	411 of 452	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	432 of 479	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	380 of 464	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	355 of 476	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	354 of 437	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	363 of 454	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	117 of 124	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	103 of 113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	98 of 131	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	101 of 120	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	215 of 296	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	228 of 265	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	253 of 307	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	188 of 298	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	181 of 288	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	141 of 260	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	266 of 282	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	259 of 435	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	196 of 415	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	247 of 440	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	188 of 436	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	246 of 438	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	247 of 422	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	266 of 428	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+64 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-19 vs state

Math11%-34 vs state

Science9%-16 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
Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8200	341	25	13.7	67.4%	77 (22.6%)	111 (32.6%)	72 (21.1%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.5%)	19.5	454^th of 546 public middle schools	16.8%		19.3	436^th of 519 public middle schools	16.0%	18		23.6	22.3	44.0	29.3		9.1	9.1		8.0	5.9	19.5	10.7	$13,400
The FAIR School - Crystal	Public	6-8	3915 Adair Avenue North	Crystal	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 971-4500	439	22	20.2	45.6%	210 (47.8%)	111 (25.3%)	58 (13.2%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	59.2	204^th of 546 public middle schools	62.6%		55.5	218^th of 519 public middle schools	58.0%	14		62.5	43.4	55.3	53.3		10.9	10.9		41.9	33.8	30.5	35.4	$15,778
Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	11	497^th of 546 public middle schools	9.0%		16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%	44		27.4	15.7	28.2	23.8		2.9	2.9		9.1	10.0	6.3	8.5	$14,315
Plymouth Middle	Public	6-8	10011 36th Ave N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7100	749	42	17.9	49.4%	312 (41.7%)	195 (26.0%)	137 (18.3%)	30 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.5%)	35.7	363^rd of 546 public middle schools	33.5%		35.1	363^rd of 519 public middle schools	30.1%			42.7	39.9	39.3	40.7		7.1	7.1		29.2	26.1	18.0	24.5	$12,939
St. Louis Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Texas Ave S	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6300	965	53	18.3	37.4%	494 (51.2%)	206 (21.3%)	134 (13.9%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.8%)	64.1	173^rd of 546 public middle schools	68.3%		60.2	188^th of 519 public middle schools	63.8%	15		54.2	44.7	49.2	49.7		20.7	20.7		39.4	43.7	35.1	39.4	$13,707
Anwatin Middle	Public	6-8	256 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2450	334	28	11.9	79.0%	28 (8.4%)	162 (48.5%)	89 (26.6%)	21 (6.3%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	6.9	522^nd of 546 public middle schools	4.4%		5.8	502^nd of 519 public middle schools	3.3%	20		13.1	7.5	14.4	11.7		3.3	3.3		9.3	5.2	8.5	7.6	$16,954
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
Franklin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2600	254	26	9.9	83.5%	40 (15.7%)	158 (62.2%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	11.6	491^st of 546 public middle schools	10.1%		5.7	504^th of 519 public middle schools	2.9%	13		29.8	18.8	14.1	21.7		3.9	3.9		14.6	9.3	7.8	10.9	$16,130
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
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7	520^th of 546 public middle schools	4.8%		6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%	25	8.3	20.7	13.6	11.5	13.9	0.0	3.8	2.1	4.0	3.6	10.0	0.0	4.0	$23,508

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How many students attend Sandburg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Sandburg Middle School.

What district is Sandburg Middle School in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

Is Sandburg Middle School a good school?

Sandburg Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Minnesota middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sandburg Middle School?

Students at Sandburg Middle School are 33% African American, 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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