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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 55368

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At a glance

School

216

Students

Top rankedCentral Middle164^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Central Middle up 29 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The zip code 55368 is home to a single middle school, Central Middle School, which is part of the Central Public School District. While the district is highly ranked, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, Central Middle School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from a statewide ranking of 164 out of 519 middle schools in 2024-2025 to 172 out of 529 in 2022-2023, with a 3-star rating.

Academically, Central Middle School's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading are generally on par with or slightly above the state averages, but lag behind the district averages. The school's performance varies by grade level, with 8th graders outperforming 6th and 7th graders in both Math and Reading. Additionally, the school's science proficiency for 8th graders was lower than the district and state averages in the 2023-2024 school year.

Demographically, Central Middle School has a relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 23.44%, indicating a student population that is not as economically disadvantaged as some other middle schools in the state. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is slightly higher than the national average, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive.

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	63.5	164^th of 519 public middle schools	68.4%		60.3	193^rd of 545 public middle schools	64.6%	29	33.3	42.9	52.9	43.0	50.0	37.1	63.2	50.0	$9,965

Cities Near Zip Code 55368

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwood Young America	1.48 mi	3	52^nd
Cologne	6.67 mi	3	1^st
Waconia	7.36 mi	10	30^th
Glencoe	10.79 mi	5	232^nd
Lester Prairie	11.07 mi	2	273^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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