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Sartell Middle

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Sartell Middle in Sartell, MN, is a grades 6–8 school serving 983 students, located in a growing community just north of St. Cloud and part of the Sartell-St. Stephen School District.

The headline for parents is state standing: Sartell Middle ranked 25th of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025-2026 — the 95th percentile, or the top 5% in the state, with a 5-star rating. That is not a one-year spike; the school has earned 5 stars every year in the available history from 2015-2016 on, with percentiles between 92 and 96, aside from 2019-2020 when testing was broadly disrupted. Math is the standout: 70.3% of students are proficient versus 44.9% statewide, which is 13.5 points above the next-best school in the comparison group, Albany Area Middle School, and 43 points above Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School just four miles away. Reading sits at 64.2% versus 48.6% statewide. Notably, the strongest nearby performers — Albany, Rocori Middle, and Foley Intermediate Elementary — are all 14–17 miles away, so this school's real peer group is regional.

Two items are worth watching. Science is the one subject where the school trails its own district (26.4% versus 33.2%): proficiency fell from 45.4% in 2023-2024 to 20.8% in 2024-2025 before recovering to 26.4%, a pattern the district shared, suggesting a broader curriculum or assessment effect rather than a school-specific problem. Low-income students rank at the 95th percentile, matching the school overall, and special education students remain above average despite slipping from the 87th to the 80th percentile. The clearest pressure point is capacity: enrollment of 983 with a student-teacher ratio that has risen from 15.6 to 17.1 in three years.

983

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,972

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

748 7th Street North
Sartell, MN 56377-8888

(320) 656-3710

District: Sartell-St. Stephen School District

Students who attend Sartell Middle usually attend:

High:

Sartell Senior High

Feeder schools for Sartell Middle:

Elementary:	Oak Ridge Early Learning Center
	Pine Meadow Primary School
	Riverview Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

25^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 458Sartell-St. Stephen 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	92.0	25 of 546	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	21 of 519	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	24 of 545	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	32 of 529	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	29 of 520	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	28 of 521	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	34 of 533	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	41 of 518	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	40 of 523	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	42 of 508	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	19 of 516	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.0	44 of 490	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	22 of 488	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	12 of 469	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	20 of 478	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	18 of 454	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.9	28 of 409	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	83.6	37 of 403	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	42 of 406	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	83.7	37 of 396	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	39 of 387	89.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	30 of 185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	26 of 169	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	28 of 179	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	14 of 162	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	30 of 148	79.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	5 of 112	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	9 of 106	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	30 of 112	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	21 of 108	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	19 of 467	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	20 of 450	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	37 of 474	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	38 of 455	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	38 of 467	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	37 of 443	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	40 of 439	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	40 of 436	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	21 of 195	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	10 of 175	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	2 of 186	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	9 of 188	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	55.2	55 of 156	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	53 of 171	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	24 of 458	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	22 of 432	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	32 of 473	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	47 of 459	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	7 of 404	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	11 of 399	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	20 of 415	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	11 of 401	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	30 of 483	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	22 of 452	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	21 of 479	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	30 of 464	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	22 of 476	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	21 of 437	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	28 of 454	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	32 of 438	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	38 of 124	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	55 of 107	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	49 of 131	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.6	10 of 120	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	60 of 296	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	44 of 265	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	40 of 307	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	96 of 298	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	51 of 288	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	34 of 260	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	101 of 282	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	32 of 440	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	38 of 436	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	37 of 438	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	36 of 422	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	47 of 428	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	58 of 428	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)84th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math70%+25 vs state

Reading64%+16 vs state

Science26%~ state avg

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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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Sartell Middle	Public	6-8	748 7th Street North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-3710	983	57	17.1	19.9%	834 (84.8%)	32 (3.3%)	42 (4.3%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	92	25^th of 546 public middle schools	95.4%		92.6	21^st of 519 public middle schools	96.0%	4			62.9	62.8	66.9	64.2		26.4	26.4			61.8	73.3	76.0	70.3	$8,972
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	395^th of 546 public middle schools	27.7%		25.1	412^th of 519 public middle schools	20.6%	17			34.1	20.0	35.9	30.5		12.5	12.5			31.8	25.7	25.0	27.7
North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16.0	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	21.8	443^rd of 546 public middle schools	18.9%		20	431^st of 519 public middle schools	17.0%	12			29.9	25.3	27.2	27.4		7.9	7.9			23.6	21.3	16.9	20.7	$12,962
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st St S	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 654-9073	1,055	54	19.6	32.8%	863 (81.8%)	44 (4.2%)	65 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.2%)	39.3	342^nd of 546 public middle schools	37.4%		42	312^th of 519 public middle schools	39.9%	30			45.2	36.0	41.2	40.7		9.9	9.9			24.1	35.3	21.5	27.1	$10,864
Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 640-3525	46	3	15.3	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	3.7	544^th of 546 public middle schools	0.4%					(n/a)			12.5	0.0		9.7						6.3	0.0		9.7
South Junior High	Public	6-8	1120 15th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7230	831	52	15.8	64.0%	345 (41.5%)	321 (38.6%)	72 (8.7%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.5%)	26.1	418^th of 546 public middle schools	23.4%		30.6	388^th of 519 public middle schools	25.2%	30			32.8	32.4	34.4	33.1		6.0	6.0			20.5	24.6	21.3	22.0	$12,481
STRIDE Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	3701 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 230-5340	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.2	513^th of 546 public middle schools	6.0%					(n/a)		28.8	23.7	17.0	21.3	23.1	5.9	1.4	4.0		15.5	3.1	11.2	1.3	8.2
Royalton Middle School	Public	6-8	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	203	13	15.4	28.1%	188 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	43.7	313^th of 546 public middle schools	42.7%		53.4	230^th of 519 public middle schools	55.7%	83			31.9	36.1	60.3	42.3		16.1	16.1			17.4	25.0	38.1	26.6	$6,173
Rocori Middle	Public	6-8	534 N 5th Ave	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	563	31	18.0	25.2%	445 (79.0%)	6 (1.1%)	93 (16.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	67.6	143^rd of 546 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	169^th of 519 public middle schools	67.4%	26			62.4	41.0	43.5	48.4		13.4	13.4			48.3	49.5	52.1	49.9	$9,426
Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	781	47	16.4	28.6%	746 (95.5%)	8 (1.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	67.7	142^nd of 546 public middle schools	74.0%		73.3	120^th of 519 public middle schools	76.9%	22	66.7	44.2	50.0	41.0	52.5	50.1	14.4	20.9	17.5	70.6	49.7	41.3	58.5	39.7	51.5	$9,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Sartell Middle

How many students attend Sartell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 983 students attended Sartell Middle.

Is Sartell Middle a good school?

Yes! Sartell Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools.

What district is Sartell Middle in?

Sartell-St. Stephen School District

What is the racial makeup of Sartell Middle?

Students at Sartell Middle are 85% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sartell Middle attend?

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

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

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