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Worthington Middle

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Worthington Middle ranks 344 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Worthington Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Worthington, MN, in southwestern Minnesota, enrolling 664 students as part of the Worthington Public School District, making it a relatively large middle school for the area. In 2025–2026, it ranked 344 of 546 (37th percentile, 2 stars), its best displayed rank-history result and an improvement from 28th percentile and 1 star the prior year. It serves a high-poverty population: 69.73% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 75% in 2023–2024 and 77.73% in 2022–2023.

Compared with nearby schools, Worthington Middle is much larger than Adrian Middle (139 students, 15.31 miles away) and Round Lake-Brewster Middle School (118 students, 9.44 miles away). It outperforms Round Lake-Brewster Middle School in math (34.3% vs. 17.7%) and science (7.9% vs. 6.8%), while reading is similar (35.9% vs. 37.4%). Adrian Middle scores higher in all three subjects, but its free/reduced lunch rate is much lower (38.13% vs. 69.73%). Worthington Middle also ranks at the 37th percentile while the Worthington Public School District ranks at the 19th percentile, making it a relative bright spot within its district.

Academically, math is the strongest and most improved subject: all-grade proficiency rose from 21.55% in 2022–2023 to 34.30% in 2025–2026, and 8th-grade math (40.3%) is close to the state average (42.3%). Reading has improved slowly to 35.90% but remains below the state’s 48.6%, and all three grades trail statewide reading results. Science is the most severe weakness: 7.9% proficient, below the district’s 9.8% and far below the state’s 25.5%, and less than half the state 8th-grade science rate of 16.7%; it also fell sharply from 18.45% in 2023–2024. The school’s effectiveness rankings are stronger for English Language Learner, special education, low-income, and homeless students than for its overall student body. Overall, Worthington Middle has improved overall and in math, but science is a major and worsening gap, reading remains below state, and it still trails higher-performing nearby Adrian Middle.

664

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,940

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1401 Crailsheim Rd
Worthington, MN 56187-0459

(507) 376-4174

District: Worthington Public School District

Students who attend Worthington Middle usually attend:

High:

Worthington Senior High

Feeder schools for Worthington Middle:

Elementary:

Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

20.3%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

Minnesota avg43%

344^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

372^nd of 458Worthington 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	39.3	344 of 546	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	372 of 519	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	413 of 545	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	421 of 529	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	374 of 520	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	413 of 521	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	428 of 533	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	412 of 518	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	427 of 523	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	367 of 508	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	397 of 516	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	400 of 490	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	403 of 488	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	399 of 469	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	396 of 478	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	201 of 230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	344 of 409	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	332 of 406	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.2	309 of 396	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.4	305 of 387	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	116 of 185	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	95 of 169	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	69 of 179	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	58 of 164	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	64 of 162	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	66 of 141	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	77 of 148	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	85 of 137	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	76 of 116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	62 of 170	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	84 of 153	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	70 of 158	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	99 of 133	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	83 of 130	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	42 of 102	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	64 of 120	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	93 of 109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	321 of 467	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	341 of 450	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	379 of 474	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	379 of 455	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	345 of 467	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	357 of 443	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	391 of 439	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	377 of 436	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	78 of 195	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	86 of 175	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	97 of 186	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	115 of 178	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	98 of 188	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	119 of 171	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	99 of 163	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.7	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	255 of 458	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	267 of 432	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	316 of 473	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	324 of 459	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	232 of 404	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	264 of 399	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	320 of 415	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	308 of 401	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	308 of 483	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	373 of 479	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	369 of 464	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	359 of 476	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	369 of 437	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	369 of 454	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	357 of 438	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	171 of 296	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	122 of 265	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.4	258 of 307	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	270 of 298	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	198 of 288	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	201 of 260	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	213 of 282	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	184 of 253	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	168 of 435	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	212 of 415	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	220 of 440	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	300 of 436	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	177 of 438	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	254 of 422	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	343 of 428	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	279 of 428	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-13 vs state

Math34%-11 vs state

Science8%-18 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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Worthington Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 376-4174	664	45	14.7	69.7%	135 (20.3%)	36 (5.4%)	400 (60.2%)	65 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	21 (3.2%)	39.3	344^th of 546 public middle schools	37.0%		33.1	372^nd of 519 public middle schools	28.3%	28	39.4	33.2	34.6	35.9	7.9	7.9	29.2	34.0	40.3	34.3	$10,940
Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	Public	6-8	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	118	11	11.1	70.3%	24 (20.3%)	1 (0.8%)	86 (72.9%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26.3	417^th of 546 public middle schools	23.6%		29.4	394^th of 519 public middle schools	24.1%	23	40.0	31.0	38.6	37.4	6.8	6.8	14.0	17.2	22.2	17.7	$6,999
Adrian Middle	Public	6-8	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	139	8	16.5	38.1%	110 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	63.8	176^th of 546 public middle schools	67.8%		66	153^rd of 519 public middle schools	70.5%	23	44.2	35.4	57.1	44.4	19.4	19.4	34.9	45.8	71.4	49.2	$8,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Worthington Middle

What district is Worthington Middle in?

Worthington Public School District

How many students attend Worthington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Worthington Middle.

Is Worthington Middle a good school?

Worthington Middle ranks 344^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Worthington Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Worthington Middle?

Students at Worthington Middle are 60% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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