Summary:
ZIP code 55308 covers Becker, Minnesota, and contains exactly one middle school — Becker Middle — so this is a single-school deep dive rather than a comparison among peers. Becker Public School District serves the area and ranks 137 of 458 Minnesota districts. Becker Middle educates 656 students in grades 6 through 8 (about 219 per grade), with an 18.5:1 student–teacher ratio (roughly 35–36 teachers) and a 21.65% free/reduced lunch rate, or about 140 students. No figures in this data set were suppressed by the state, so every number reported is exact.
Becker Middle is a consistently strong performer: it ranked 103rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026 (81st percentile, 4 stars), and has held 4 stars in all three years of ranking history, with percentiles between 75 and 83 — never below the top quartile. In 2025–2026, all-grades proficiency was 50.0% in math (state 44.9%), 52.2% in reading (state 48.6%), and 20.1% in science (state 25.5%). Reading is the most consistently above-average subject, beating the state in every grade by 0.7, 3.8, and 5.3 points, and is the only subject where the school also tops its own district (52.2% vs. 50.0%). Grade-8 math is the standout bright spot: 59% proficient against a state figure of 42.3%, a 16.7-point advantage and the largest gap in the data.
Science looks like the weak point at 20.1% proficiency, but that comparison is misleading — state and district all-grades science includes higher-scoring elementary grade-5 testing. Matched like-for-like at grade 8, Becker Middle's 20.1% is above the state's 16.7%. Science also posted the biggest one-year gain (16.49% to 20.1%, +3.6), while reading slipped slightly (−0.5) and math gained 1.4 points. The main caveat for parents: district and state aggregate rows blend in other grade levels, so they understate how this school performs against true peer grades. Overall, a steady, top-quintile school rather than one on a clear upward or downward trajectory.
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