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Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School

Q: Is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School a good school?

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranks 71 st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is a public middle school serving 194 students in grades 7-8 in Zumbrota, Minnesota. The school is part of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District, which is ranked 54 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School has consistently performed well on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III), with 55.21% of students proficient or better in math and 54.44% proficient or better in reading in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state averages. The school has been ranked among the top 14% of middle schools in Minnesota over the past several years, ranking 71 out of 519 middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for special education students and low socioeconomic status students is less strong, suggesting there may be room for improvement in addressing the needs of these student groups.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as John Adams Middle, Twin Bluff School, and Dakota Middle School, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School generally outperforms them in academic achievement. This consistent high performance suggests the school has a strong educational program and is effectively serving its student population.

194

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,812

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 Mill St
Zumbrota, MN 55992-8888

(507) 732-7395

District: Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

Students who attend Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High

Feeder schools for Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School:

Elementary:	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School
	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg63%

Minnesota avg47%

71^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 446Zumbrota-Mazeppa 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	81.0	71 of 519	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	84 of 545	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	187 of 529	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	145 of 520	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	33 of 521	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	106 of 533	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	107 of 518	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	80 of 523	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	50 of 508	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	51 of 516	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.3	76 of 490	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	49 of 488	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	77.2	71 of 469	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	52 of 478	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	42 of 454	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	56 of 409	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	48 of 403	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	38 of 406	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	74.8	97 of 396	75.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	91 of 387	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	62 of 450	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	65 of 474	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.5	252 of 455	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	170 of 467	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.3	26 of 443	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	33 of 439	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	78 of 436	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	48 of 432	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.0	317 of 473	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	278 of 459	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	129 of 399	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	43 of 415	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	169 of 401	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	85 of 452	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	111 of 479	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	111 of 464	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	120 of 476	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	47 of 437	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	221 of 454	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	175 of 438	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	201 of 298	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	240 of 288	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	111 of 282	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	116 of 253	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	124 of 415	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	114 of 440	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	214 of 436	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	165 of 438	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	51 of 422	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	140 of 428	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	132 of 428	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math55%+10 vs state

Reading54%+5 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
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School	Public	7-8	705 Mill St	Zumbrota	55992	Goodhue County	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 732-7395	194	13	14.5	22.2%	176 (90.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	81	71^st of 519 public middle schools	86.3%		78.4	84^th of 545 public middle schools	84.6%	13			58.0	52.0	55.2			62.2	45.6	54.4	$10,812
Pine Island Middle	Public	5-8	223 1st Ave SE	Pine Island	55963	Goodhue County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 356-4849	464	31	15.1	18.1%	416 (89.7%)	11 (2.4%)	24 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	75.2	105^th of 519 public middle schools	79.8%		70.9	137^th of 545 public middle schools	74.9%	32	47.3	47.1	48.6	47.6	47.7	67.9	59.8	50.0	55.3	57.8	$9,488
Dakota Middle School	Public	6-8	5501 65th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-4530	921	0	18.1	38.1%	452 (49.1%)	173 (18.8%)	80 (8.7%)	128 (13.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.0%)	46.6	279^th of 519 public middle schools	46.2%		41.4	327^th of 545 public middle schools	40.0%	48		27.3	27.1	27.2	27.2		49.7	48.3	43.6	47.1
Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle	Public	5-8	400 6th St	Kenyon	55946	Goodhue County	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 789-6186	216	11	18.9	27.8%	192 (88.9%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	62.6	172^nd of 519 public middle schools	66.9%		51.6	256^th of 545 public middle schools	53.0%	84	25.0	34.6	38.6	45.3	36.3	50.9	57.7	45.5	46.9	50.2	$11,650
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 5th Ave NE	Kasson	55944	Dodge County	Kasson-Mantorville School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 634-4030	685	40	17.2	21.8%	597 (87.2%)	9 (1.3%)	41 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	80.9	72^nd of 519 public middle schools	86.1%		87.6	41^st of 545 public middle schools	92.5%	31	52.3	50.0	52.0	47.5	50.4	64.3	68.5	51.7	60.1	61.0	$8,392
Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	601 4th St NW	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 775-2189	577	32	17.9	14.2%	508 (88.0%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	87.8	38^th of 519 public middle schools	92.7%		84	57^th of 545 public middle schools	89.5%	19		55.9	56.6	51.6	54.7		81.2	60.6	58.1	67.1	$10,272
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 31st St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5700	867	0	19.4	37.4%	460 (53.1%)	152 (17.5%)	96 (11.1%)	87 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.0%)	45.4	285^th of 519 public middle schools	45.1%		63.2	173^rd of 545 public middle schools	68.3%	112		25.5	32.0	30.9	29.5		41.5	44.7	45.5	43.9	$11,895
Pathways Program Grades 6-7	Public	6-7	820 Minnesota St E	Cannon Falls	55009	Goodhue County	Goodhue County Education District	No	No	No	No	(651) 388-4441	10	2	4.6	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Twin Bluff School	Public	5-7	2120 Twin Bluff Rd	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Red Wing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 385-4530	502	32	15.9	30.1%	362 (72.1%)	11 (2.2%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	47.5	271^st of 519 public middle schools	47.8%		46.3	293^rd of 545 public middle schools	46.2%	22	21.8	36.3	32.3		30.0	48.2	45.3	40.2		44.6	$11,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School

What district is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School in?

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

Is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School a good school?

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranks 71^st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School usually go on to attend Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School?

Students at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School.

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