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Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranks 93 rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School is a grades 7–8 school serving 194 students in Zumbrota, Minnesota, a small community near Rochester, and it is part of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District. It ranked 93rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026 (83rd percentile, 4 stars), while its district ranked 36th of 458 (92nd percentile, 5 stars). Recent years have been mostly strong — 94th percentile in 2020–2021, a dip to 65th in 2022–2023, and a recovery into the mid-80s since — keeping the school in the state's top quartile.

Math is the clearest strength. At 57.1% proficiency, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle has the highest math score among nearby middle schools, ahead of Byron Middle School (54.2%), Kasson-Mantorville Middle School (46.7%) and Pine Island Middle (44.2%), and it is 12.2 points above the state's 44.9%. Seventh-grade math is especially notable at 61.5% versus the state's 40.3%. Reading is solid at 54.0%, above the state's 48.6% but behind Byron, Kasson-Mantorville and Pine Island; 7th-grade reading (57.7%) is strong, while 8th-grade reading (50.6%) is essentially at the state average.

Science is the main weak spot: 14.1% proficiency, below the state's all-grade 25.5% and 8th-grade 16.7%, and lower than Byron, John Adams Middle School, Twin Bluff School and Dakota Middle School, though above Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle (11.8%). Because the school serves only grades 7–8, its all-grade figures are effectively 8th-grade results, so comparisons with schools serving other grades are not perfectly even. The school is small and has a favorable 14.5 student-teacher ratio, with 22.16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Subgroup results vary: effectiveness is much higher for female students (91st percentile) than for male students (67th), and special education has been a persistent concern at the 29th percentile.

194

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,812

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 65th percentile in 2023 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 83rd (2026) from a 65th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

93^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 458Zumbrota-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
2026	75.7	93 of 546	83.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.4	41 of 467	91.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	53.9	197 of 458	57.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.8	157 of 483	67.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.3	210 of 296	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	62.6	140 of 435	67.8%	★★★☆☆
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)

Female (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math57%+12 vs state

Reading54%+5 vs state

Science14%-11 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
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%)	75.7	93^rd of 546 public middle schools	83.0%		81	71^st of 519 public middle schools	86.3%	22			57.7	50.6	54.0		14.1	14.1			61.5	53.0	57.1	$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%)	71.8	110^th of 546 public middle schools	79.9%		75.2	105^th of 519 public middle schools	79.8%	5	56.7	69.6	57.1	47.4	57.3	17.6	11.8	14.6	29.4	53.9	48.0	46.2	44.2	$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%)	43.5	316^th of 546 public middle schools	42.1%		46.6	279^th of 519 public middle schools	46.2%	37		48.2	38.0	42.6	42.7		18.3	18.3		25.4	23.7	23.5	24.2
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%)	51.3	260^th of 546 public middle schools	52.4%		62.6	172^nd of 519 public middle schools	66.9%	88	50.0	58.8	38.5	54.8	50.3	11.6	11.9	11.8	9.3	25.5	34.6	26.2	24.5	$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%)	74.7	101^st of 546 public middle schools	81.5%		80.9	72^nd of 519 public middle schools	86.1%	29	71.3	58.6	49.7	57.8	59.4	32.3	20.0	26.0	46.7	38.7	50.3	50.3	46.7	$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%)	91.3	27^th of 546 public middle schools	95.1%		87.8	38^th of 519 public middle schools	92.7%	11		76.4	66.7	71.9	71.6		33.3	33.3		53.1	51.0	59.3	54.2	$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%)	59.8	200^th of 546 public middle schools	63.4%		45.4	285^th of 519 public middle schools	45.1%	85		54.3	39.8	49.8	48.0		23.4	23.4		35.7	31.1	37.7	34.9	$11,895
Pathways Program Grades 6-7	Public	6-7	820 Minnesota St E	Cannon Falls	55066	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%)	49.6	273^rd of 546 public middle schools	50.0%		47.5	271^st of 519 public middle schools	47.8%	2	43.9	44.7	32.3		40.1	19.0		19.0	28.8	42.4	35.0		35.5	$11,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ranks 93^rd of 546 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

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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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