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South Junior High

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South Junior High ranks 388 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

South Junior High is a public middle school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 866 students. The school is part of the St. Cloud Public School District, which is ranked 354 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Junior High consistently performs below the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.46% of South Junior High students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%. In reading, the school's proficiency rate was 37.2%, while the state average was 49.59%. The school's performance is also lower than the district average, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the St. Cloud Public School District. South Junior High has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.51% to 72.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, South Junior High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for Native American and Homeless students, ranking in the top quartile of Minnesota middle schools for these groups. However, the school struggles with other subgroups, such as Multi-racial, African American, and Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota middle schools. The school's performance for White students and English Language Learners is also below average, ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools. These significant performance gaps suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address these inequities. Nearby schools, such as Annandale Middle School and Sartell Middle, consistently rank in the top quartile of Minnesota middle schools and have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and lower student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance.

831

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,481

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 15th Ave S
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-5405

(320) 370-7230

District: St. Cloud Public School District

Students who attend South Junior High usually attend:

High:

Technical Senior High

Feeder schools for South Junior High:

Elementary:	Clearview Elementary
	Discovery Community Elementary
	Oak Hill Community Elementary
	Talahi Community Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

African American:

38.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg47%

388^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the St. Cloud Public School District

354^th of 446St. Cloud 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	30.6	388 of 519	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	363 of 545	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	375 of 529	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	331 of 520	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	365 of 521	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	396 of 533	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	406 of 518	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	381 of 523	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.7	379 of 508	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.8	297 of 516	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	273 of 490	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	188 of 488	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	225 of 469	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	194 of 478	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	170 of 454	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.8	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	106 of 406	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	56.4	218 of 396	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.9	131 of 387	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	137 of 179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	107 of 162	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	121 of 148	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	98 of 153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	69 of 158	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	67 of 133	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	40 of 102	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	92 of 120	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	70 of 109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	329 of 450	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	327 of 474	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	332 of 455	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	313 of 467	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	303 of 443	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	367 of 439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	380 of 436	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	149 of 175	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	137 of 186	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	140 of 178	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	93 of 188	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	27 of 156	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	26 of 171	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	37.8	100 of 163	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.1	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	335 of 432	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	375 of 473	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	338 of 459	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	281 of 404	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	315 of 399	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	356 of 415	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	360 of 401	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	359 of 452	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	365 of 479	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	339 of 464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	326 of 476	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	333 of 437	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	322 of 454	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	345 of 438	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	68.1	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	211 of 265	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	230 of 307	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	173 of 298	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	116 of 288	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	111 of 260	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	180 of 282	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	203 of 253	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	211 of 415	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	176 of 440	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	151 of 436	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	105 of 438	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	163 of 422	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	137 of 428	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	138 of 428	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)79th percentile+53 vs school

Native American (2023)73rd percentile+44 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-12 vs state

Math22%-23 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 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	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	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
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%)	30.6	388^th of 519 public middle schools	25.2%		34.4	363^rd of 545 public middle schools	33.4%	25			24.0	20.7	22.5	22.5			39.3	38.3	34.5	37.2	$12,481
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	20	431^st of 519 public middle schools	17.0%		23.2	444^th of 545 public middle schools	18.5%	13			18.4	17.4	16.8	17.6			34.5	29.5	27.4	30.6	$12,962
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%)	25.1	412^th of 519 public middle schools	20.6%		30.6	397^th of 545 public middle schools	27.2%	15			16.7	19.1	5.3	15.5			36.1	42.9	15.8	35.1
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%)	42	312^th of 519 public middle schools	39.9%		45.2	301^st of 545 public middle schools	44.8%	11			26.9	26.7	18.3	24.0			54.6	41.2	41.5	45.7	$10,864
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%)	92.6	21^st of 519 public middle schools	96.0%		91.5	24^th of 545 public middle schools	95.6%	3			66.7	76.2	68.0	70.3			72.7	64.2	56.2	64.6	$8,972
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%)	63.1	169^th of 519 public middle schools	67.4%		71.4	134^th of 545 public middle schools	75.4%	35			39.7	48.3	55.4	47.8			56.0	35.2	42.7	44.8	$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%)	73.3	120^th of 519 public middle schools	76.9%		80.6	72^nd of 545 public middle schools	86.8%	48	70.9	59.6	52.7	56.5	42.6	56.6	55.6	64.5	55.4	44.8	54.7	54.9	$9,681
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	71.6	129^th of 519 public middle schools	75.1%		76.4	94^th of 545 public middle schools	82.8%	35			34.8	56.9	55.4	48.6			57.9	55.2	43.6	52.7	$10,831
Annandale Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Cherry Ave N	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 274-8226	466	25	18.8	29.0%	420 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	83.1	60^th of 519 public middle schools	88.4%		84	56^th of 545 public middle schools	89.7%	4			42.7	61.5	67.7	56.6			55.4	63.3	64.3	60.8	$10,002

Frequently Asked Questions about South Junior High

How many students attend South Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended South Junior High.

What district is South Junior High in?

St. Cloud Public School District

What is the racial makeup of South Junior High?

Students at South Junior High are 42% White, 39% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of South Junior High attend?

Students who attend South Junior High usually go on to attend Technical Senior High

Is South Junior High a good school?

South Junior High ranks 388^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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