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Westwood Intermediate & Middle School

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Westwood Intermediate & Middle School ranks 282 nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Westwood Intermediate & Middle School is a public middle school located in Blaine, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,682 students. The school is part of the Spring Lake Park Public Schools district, which is ranked 212 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Intermediate & Middle School has seen fluctuating statewide rankings over the past 10 years, ranging from 181 to 391 out of over 500 Minnesota middle schools, with a 3-star rating being the most common in recent years. The school performs relatively well compared to other Minnesota middle schools for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, but struggles with the performance of other student groups, including female, male, Asian, White, multi-racial, and economically disadvantaged students. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science on the MCA-III assessments are consistently below the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Anoka-Hennepin and Mounds View school districts, Westwood Intermediate & Middle School's performance is generally lower, with schools like Jackson Middle and Northdale Middle having significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

1,646

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,179

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 91st Ave NE
Blaine, MN 55434-2498

(763) 600-5300

District: Spring Lake Park Public Schools

Students who attend Westwood Intermediate & Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spring Lake Park Senior High

Feeder schools for Westwood Intermediate & Middle School:

Elementary:	Northpoint Elementary
	Park Terrace Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

282^nd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 446Spring Lake Park Public 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
2025	45.7	282 of 519	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	273 of 545	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	260 of 529	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	226 of 520	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	195 of 521	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	284 of 533	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	286 of 518	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	242 of 523	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	225 of 508	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.6	181 of 516	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.3	261 of 490	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	226 of 488	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.4	76 of 469	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	54.4	237 of 478	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	216 of 454	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	135 of 230	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	211 of 409	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.5	208 of 406	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.7	189 of 396	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.2	220 of 387	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	58 of 169	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	60 of 179	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	56 of 164	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	41 of 162	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	38 of 141	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	41 of 148	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	48 of 137	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	74 of 116	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	61 of 153	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	44 of 158	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	48 of 133	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	72 of 130	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	38 of 102	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	80 of 120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	16 of 109	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	278 of 450	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	262 of 474	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	236 of 455	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	212 of 467	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	171 of 443	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	274 of 439	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	255 of 436	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	84 of 175	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	91 of 186	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	103 of 178	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	104 of 188	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	91 of 156	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	122 of 171	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	108 of 163	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	91.8	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	300 of 432	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	335 of 473	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	301 of 459	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	245 of 404	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	246 of 399	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	294 of 415	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	291 of 401	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	259 of 452	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	258 of 479	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	252 of 464	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	221 of 476	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	194 of 437	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	243 of 454	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	246 of 438	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	85 of 116	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	76 of 107	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	61 of 131	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	65 of 120	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	83 of 114	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	121 of 265	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	171 of 307	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	157 of 298	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	136 of 288	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	156 of 260	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	136 of 282	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	105 of 253	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	240 of 415	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	179 of 440	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	170 of 436	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	159 of 438	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	111 of 422	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	220 of 428	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	210 of 428	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)95th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-7 vs state

Math32%-14 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Westwood Intermediate & Middle School	Public	5-8	711 91st Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5300	1,646	100	16.4	45.9%	765 (46.5%)	215 (13.1%)	362 (22.0%)	135 (8.2%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	156 (9.5%)	45.7	282^nd of 519 public middle schools	45.7%		49	273^rd of 545 public middle schools	49.9%	9	32.8	31.2	31.6	31.3	31.7	42.3	48.1	39.2	41.6	42.9	$11,179
Northdale Middle	Public	6-8	11301 Dogwood St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5400	1,108	66	16.7	41.2%	585 (52.8%)	175 (15.8%)	118 (10.6%)	122 (11.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.3%)	75.9	99^th of 519 public middle schools	80.9%		78.9	79^th of 545 public middle schools	85.5%	20		48.5	54.3	50.4	51.0		53.1	56.2	51.3	53.6	$11,966
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	650 125th Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5800	1,087	58	18.8	33.7%	706 (64.9%)	145 (13.3%)	53 (4.9%)	107 (9.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.7%)	73.4	118^th of 519 public middle schools	77.3%		76.1	97^th of 545 public middle schools	82.2%	21		46.4	46.6	54.4	49.0		55.6	53.4	48.9	52.8	$11,361
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Edgewood Dr N	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6600	639	44	14.5	48.4%	307 (48.0%)	86 (13.5%)	105 (16.4%)	70 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.5%)	58.9	195^th of 519 public middle schools	62.4%		55.6	232^nd of 545 public middle schools	57.4%	37		42.4	43.8	39.8	42.0		51.2	40.9	42.8	45.2	$14,028
Fridley Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 502-5400	694	59	11.7	72.0%	155 (22.3%)	239 (34.4%)	151 (21.8%)	57 (8.2%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.7%)	39.1	326^th of 519 public middle schools	37.2%		29.1	411^th of 545 public middle schools	24.6%	85	19.4	23.1	36.9	37.4	29.3	36.4	36.9	38.1	33.0	36.0	$14,203
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	Public	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5036	24	0	43.3	83.3%	4 (16.7%)	16 (66.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)											$13,030
Coon Rapids Middle School	Public	6-8	11600 Raven St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-4800	1,295	82	15.8	55.6%	567 (43.8%)	300 (23.2%)	123 (9.5%)	153 (11.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (11.1%)	50	257^th of 519 public middle schools	50.5%		40.7	333^rd of 545 public middle schools	38.9%	76		29.8	38.0	35.9	34.6		44.9	46.2	39.7	43.6	$12,551
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6000 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-5200	2,037	113	18.0	37.4%	891 (43.7%)	401 (19.7%)	187 (9.2%)	362 (17.8%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	184 (9.0%)	77.8	90^th of 519 public middle schools	82.7%		76.6	93^rd of 545 public middle schools	82.9%	3		49.8	51.9	54.0	51.9		59.4	50.9	53.2	54.5	$11,606
Brooklyn Center Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 561-2120	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,488
Brooklyn Center Middle School	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	334	26	13.0	82.3%	13 (3.9%)	158 (47.3%)	94 (28.1%)	43 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	4.3	512^th of 519 public middle schools	1.3%		5.1	530^th of 545 public middle schools	2.8%	18		4.0	4.6	5.4	4.7		14.0	10.9	9.0	11.2	$10,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Intermediate & Middle School

What high school do graduates of Westwood Intermediate & Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westwood Intermediate & Middle School usually go on to attend Spring Lake Park Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Intermediate & Middle School?

Students at Westwood Intermediate & Middle School are 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Westwood Intermediate & Middle School a good school?

Westwood Intermediate & Middle School ranks 282^nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Westwood Intermediate & Middle School in?

Spring Lake Park Public Schools

How many students attend Westwood Intermediate & Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,646 students attended Westwood Intermediate & Middle School.

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