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St. Michael-Albertville Middle West

Public Grades 5-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

St. Michael-Albertville Middle West in Albertville, MN, is a public middle school serving grades 5–8 with 1,076 students, one of the largest middle schools in its immediate area and part of St. Michael-Albertville Schools. It ranks 45th of 546 Minnesota middle schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and has earned 5 stars in 9 of 10 recorded years, with a stable 90–92nd-percentile run after a 2021–22 dip.

Reading is the standout: 63.0% proficient vs. 48.6% statewide and above the district, with four straight years of gains. Math is 56.3% vs. 44.9% statewide but slightly below the district. Science is the outlier at 25.4%, essentially at the state average and below the district; the reported multi-year drop should be read cautiously because the exam label changed. By grade, 8th graders post 70% in both math and reading but only 19.6% in science, while 5th-grade math (46.7%) and 7th-grade reading (49.3%) are the clearest gaps versus the district. The school’s low-income students rank in the 95th percentile statewide, stronger than the school overall, while special-education students rank 59th percentile (3 stars). About 17.57% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, down for three years, and the student-teacher ratio is 21.3.

Compared with nearby schools, West is excellent but not the local leader. It is nearly a mirror image of its same-district twin, St. Michael-Albertville Middle East, both at the 92nd percentile, though West is stronger in 8th-grade math and 5th-grade science. Rogers Middle School is the true benchmark: similar enrollment and only 5.7 miles away, it outperforms West by 14.1 points in math, 3.6 in reading, and 5.7 in science, ranking 97th percentile. West still outpaces several nearby middle schools in the broader area, including Salk Middle School, Vandenberge Middle School, Prairie View Middle School, Monticello Middle, and Kaleidoscope Middle School. The takeaway for families: a top-decile, stable school with a reading-forward profile, a science soft spot, and strong low-income student results.

1,076

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,770

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

11343 50th St NE
Albertville, MN 55301-8888

(763) 497-4524

District: St. Michael-Albertville Schools

Students who attend St. Michael-Albertville Middle West usually attend:

High:

St. Michael-Albertville Senior High

Feeder schools for St. Michael-Albertville Middle West:

Elementary:

Fieldstone Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

African American:

7.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% 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 school53%

District avg54%

Minnesota avg43%

45^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the St. Michael-Albertville Schools

28^th of 458St. Michael-Albertville 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
2026	86.3	45 of 546	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	46 of 519	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	47 of 545	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	53 of 529	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	76 of 520	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	47 of 521	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	27 of 533	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	16 of 518	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	35 of 523	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	45 of 508	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	48 of 516	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	78.8	68 of 490	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	68 of 488	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	153 of 469	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.5	80 of 478	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	36 of 185	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	31 of 169	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	96.4	3 of 179	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	3 of 162	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	5 of 148	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	9 of 137	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	61 of 467	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	67 of 450	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	56 of 474	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	51 of 455	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	80 of 467	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	42 of 443	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	23 of 439	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	13 of 436	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	8 of 195	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	69.6	32 of 175	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	22 of 186	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	47 of 178	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	59 of 188	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.8	8 of 156	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	10 of 171	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	8 of 163	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	21 of 458	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	37 of 432	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	22 of 473	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	25 of 459	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	9 of 404	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	22 of 399	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	24 of 415	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	2 of 401	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	36 of 483	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	37 of 452	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	42 of 479	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	61 of 464	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	81 of 476	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	41 of 437	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	32 of 454	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	20 of 438	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	12 of 124	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	64.2	39 of 113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	25 of 116	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	12 of 131	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	69.6	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	43 of 120	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.5	2 of 114	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	120 of 296	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	155 of 265	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	73 of 307	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	35 of 298	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	84 of 288	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	58 of 260	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	85 of 282	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	39 of 253	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	63 of 435	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	62 of 415	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	71 of 440	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	75 of 436	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	124 of 438	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	52 of 422	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	36 of 428	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	21 of 428	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+14 vs state

Math56%+11 vs state

Science25%~ state avg

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by a student
Sunday, September 16, 2018

All the school cares about is their test scores. There is a lot of harassment and has small drug problems. The administration will not care about any harassment just only wanting to suspend kids without proof and only by bias. The lunches and breakfasts are overpriced and the lowest grade of food that is legal in MN If you are wondering why the school district is poorly funded, it is because of poor treatment of students. I would rather go take the 10-15 minute drive down to maple Grove for better education Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	Public	5-8	11343 50th St NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-4524	1,076	50	21.3	17.6%	876 (81.4%)	84 (7.8%)	50 (4.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.7%)	86.3	45^th of 546 public middle schools	91.8%		85.6	46^th of 519 public middle schools	91.1%	1	62.2	71.9	49.3	70.0	63.0	30.2	19.6	25.4	46.7	55.5	54.8	70.0	56.3	$9,770
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	Public	5-8	4862 Naber Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2655	959	51	18.8	18.8%	752 (78.4%)	72 (7.5%)	61 (6.4%)	30 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.4%)	86.5	43^rd of 546 public middle schools	92.1%		86.1	45^th of 519 public middle schools	91.3%	2	59.8	71.7	54.6	64.3	62.2	26.8	23.3	25.2	48.8	51.3	53.5	60.6	53.4	$9,845
Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	117	1	93.6	31.6%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	10 (8.5%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	57.9	219^th of 546 public middle schools	59.9%		49.8	258^th of 519 public middle schools	50.3%	39		57.1	47.8	56.8	53.6		29.7	29.7		9.5	19.6	45.9	24.0	$3,592
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	80.3	70^th of 546 public middle schools	87.2%		85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%	23	67.7	56.9	49.6	65.6	59.8	30.6	19.3	25.3	56.7	47.4	52.8	74.8	57.2
Rogers Middle School	Public	5-8	20855 141st Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3550	1,077	39	27.7	14.8%	811 (75.3%)	89 (8.3%)	50 (4.6%)	68 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.0%)	92.7	19^th of 546 public middle schools	96.5%		91.9	23^rd of 519 public middle schools	95.6%	4	73.2	66.3	59.9	66.4	66.6	33.2	28.8	31.1	71.0	63.7	76.8	71.1	70.4	$10,035
Spectrum Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	291	17	16.7	15.1%	255 (87.6%)	10 (3.4%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	68.4	135^th of 546 public middle schools	75.3%		64.7	158^th of 519 public middle schools	69.6%	23		58.0	57.0	61.3	58.8		14.2	14.2		43.7	46.8	27.9	39.4	$10,772
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)														$2,295
Spectrum Elementary School	Public, Charter	5	11044 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	147	9	16.8	15.0%	129 (87.8%)	5 (3.4%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)	64.5				64.5	14.5		14.5	33.9				33.9	$12,369
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	66.3	154^th of 546 public middle schools	71.8%		58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%	44		58.1	47.2	58.9	54.2		10.6	10.6		38.9	40.6	49.7	43.2	$10,762
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	77.9	84^th of 546 public middle schools	84.6%		72	128^th of 519 public middle schools	75.3%	44		66.8	51.1	56.9	58.7		21.1	21.1		55.3	48.9	39.3	48.0	$10,867

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Michael-Albertville Middle West

How many students attend St. Michael-Albertville Middle West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended St. Michael-Albertville Middle West.

What high school do graduates of St. Michael-Albertville Middle West attend?

Students who attend St. Michael-Albertville Middle West usually go on to attend St. Michael-Albertville Senior High

Is St. Michael-Albertville Middle West a good school?

Yes. St. Michael-Albertville Middle West ranks in the top 8.2% of Minnesota middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of St. Michael-Albertville Middle West?

Students at St. Michael-Albertville Middle West are 81% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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