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Waconia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Waconia Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Waconia, Minnesota, serving 885 students as part of the Waconia Public School District. It is one of the larger middle schools in its area and has ranked near the top of Minnesota middle schools for years. In 2025–2026 it placed 32nd of 546 middle schools statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars), up from the 86th percentile a decade earlier, and its district ranks 27th of 458 Minnesota districts.

Math and reading are the school's clearest strengths. In 2025–2026, 64.4% of students met the math standard and 63.7% met the reading standard, well above Minnesota's 44.9% and 48.6%. Every tested grade level in both subjects scored above the state average, and math has improved over the last three reported years. Waconia sits in the same high-performing cluster as Chaska Middle School West, Pioneer Ridge Middle School, and Chaska Middle School East, but trails two nearby standouts, Minnetonka West Middle and Westonka Middle School, which post higher reading and math results. Waconia also clearly outperforms higher-poverty nearby schools such as Central Middle and Shakopee West Middle School.

Science is the main soft spot. Waconia's 8th-grade science result of 22.9% is above the state's 8th-grade figure of 16.7%, but below Minnetonka West (37.6%) and Chaska West (25.2%), and it has fallen sharply from roughly 31–33% in 2022–2023. Subgroup results are a standout: special education students rank 12th of 296 (96th percentile) and low-income students 34th of 458 (93rd percentile). One internal dip to watch is 7th-grade reading at 55.0% — above the state's 43.5%, but lower than the school's 6th- and 8th-grade reading. Its low-income rate is 14.12% and its student–teacher ratio of 14.4 is favorable among nearby schools and improved from 17.2 the prior year.

885

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,159

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1400 Community Dr
Waconia, MN 55387-8888

(952) 442-0650

District: Waconia Public School District

Students who attend Waconia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Waconia High School

Feeder schools for Waconia Middle School:

Elementary:	Bayview Elementary
	Southview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

32^nd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 458Waconia 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	89.7	32 of 546	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	31 of 519	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	44 of 545	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	42 of 529	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	44 of 520	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	63 of 521	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	39 of 533	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	44 of 518	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	84.2	50 of 523	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	79.2	70 of 508	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	70 of 516	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	50 of 490	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	48 of 488	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.0	47 of 469	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	73.1	101 of 478	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	107 of 454	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	32 of 230	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	44 of 409	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	114 of 403	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	90 of 406	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	177 of 396	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.0	94 of 387	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	37 of 467	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	36 of 450	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	39 of 474	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	53 of 455	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	46 of 467	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	49 of 443	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	31 of 439	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	53 of 436	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	21 of 175	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	21 of 186	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	26 of 178	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	31 of 188	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	65.3	35 of 163	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	34 of 458	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	41 of 432	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	75 of 473	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	133 of 459	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	134 of 404	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	197 of 399	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.1	17 of 415	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	44 of 401	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	31 of 483	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	25 of 452	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	53 of 479	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	40 of 464	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	47 of 476	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.4	76 of 437	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	54 of 454	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	36 of 438	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	47 of 113	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	42 of 116	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	42 of 107	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	18 of 120	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	12 of 296	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	78.0	25 of 265	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	34 of 307	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	33 of 298	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	35 of 288	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	48 of 260	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	27 of 282	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	30 of 253	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	53 of 435	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	51 of 415	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	62 of 440	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	53 of 436	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	53 of 438	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	82 of 422	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	57 of 428	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	62 of 428	85.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math64%+20 vs state

Reading64%+15 vs state

Science23%-3 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/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
Waconia Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0650	885	61	14.4	14.1%	763 (86.2%)	21 (2.4%)	47 (5.3%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)	89.7	32^nd of 546 public middle schools	94.1%		89.8	31^st of 519 public middle schools	94.0%	1		68.2	55.0	66.8	63.7		22.9	22.9		59.7	66.4	67.4	64.4	$11,159
Central Middle	Public	6-8	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7000	216	14	15.9	27.3%	181 (83.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	60.6	194^th of 546 public middle schools	64.5%		63.5	164^th of 519 public middle schools	68.4%	30		61.4	45.2	59.5	55.3		12.2	12.2		35.7	28.8	40.5	35.0	$9,965
Watertown-Mayer Middle	Public	5-8	1001 Highway 25 NW	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 955-0400	418	27	15.5	25.6%	387 (92.6%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	80.5	69^th of 546 public middle schools	87.4%		89.6	32^nd of 519 public middle schools	93.8%	37	68.4	69.5	57.5	63.2	64.3	42.6	11.5	25.6	69.5	55.2	52.9	56.3	58.0	$8,458
Westonka Middle School	Public	5-7	1881 Commerce Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8300	606	36	16.6	18.0%	507 (83.7%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	97	10^th of 546 public middle schools	98.2%		97.2	8^th of 519 public middle schools	98.5%	2	87.2	74.9	81.3		80.8	45.2		45.2	83.0	67.1	74.5		74.5	$11,504
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Peavey Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6192	411	0		34.1%	253 (61.6%)	47 (11.4%)	77 (18.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)														$8,563
Chaska Middle School West	Public	6-8	140 Engler Blvd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7400	615	41	15.1	15.6%	456 (74.1%)	21 (3.4%)	85 (13.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	92	23^rd of 546 public middle schools	95.8%		90.9	28^th of 519 public middle schools	94.6%	5		73.1	63.6	63.5	66.9		25.2	25.2		61.3	61.6	71.0	64.7	$14,775
Chaska Middle School East	Public	6-8	1600 Park Ridge Drive	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7600	608	35	17.2	11.8%	519 (85.4%)	11 (1.8%)	27 (4.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	85.7	48^th of 546 public middle schools	91.2%		87.2	42^nd of 519 public middle schools	91.9%	6		67.1	54.9	63.6	61.9		17.0	17.0		57.9	59.5	72.4	63.5	$12,522
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1085 Pioneer Trail East	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7800	418	30	13.7	14.1%	335 (80.1%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	86.3	44^th of 546 public middle schools	91.9%		88.3	35^th of 519 public middle schools	93.3%	9		67.3	65.2	65.2	66.0		18.1	18.1		53.0	58.1	60.3	56.9	$12,977
Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Carver County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,297	81	16.0	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	97.5	7^th of 546 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	6^th of 519 public middle schools	98.8%	1		82.4	68.3	72.8	74.3		37.6	37.6		75.1	67.5	77.2	73.0	$11,041
Aspire Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 295-0402	42	12	3.6	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	480^th of 546 public middle schools	12.1%		36.1	350^th of 519 public middle schools	32.6%	130		30.8	18.8	36.4	27.5					7.7	6.3	10.0	7.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Waconia Middle School

What high school do graduates of Waconia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Waconia Middle School usually go on to attend Waconia High School

What is the racial makeup of Waconia Middle School?

Students at Waconia Middle School are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Waconia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended Waconia Middle School.

What district is Waconia Middle School in?

Waconia Public School District

Is Waconia Middle School a good school?

Yes. Waconia Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of Minnesota middle schools.

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