Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 55369

ZIP code 55369, covering the Maple Grove and Osseo area, contains three middle schools serving about 3,200 students in grades 5–8: Maple Grove Middle School and Osseo Middle School, both grades 6–8 and part of Osseo Public School District, and Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic, which serves grades 5–8 and belongs to Parnassus Preparatory School district.

Maple Grove Middle School is the largest school at 1,598 students and the clear reading leader, with 55.3% all-grade reading proficiency — above the state's 48.6% and its district's 44.6% — and reading above state in every tested grade. Osseo Middle School is the math standout at 45.7%, just ahead of Maple Grove's 45.5% and the state's 44.9%, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 19.3. Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is the smallest at 471 students, has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 48.20%, and posts the lowest math (36.1%) and reading (46.6%) results, though its 8th-grade reading of 54.9% beats the state's 50.0%.

Science is the shared weak spot: all three schools fall below the state's 25.5% in 2025–26, from Parnassus at 17.6% down to Osseo at 13.2%. Rankings tell a mixed story — the Osseo Public School District sits at the 38th percentile with 2 stars, yet Maple Grove and Osseo rank at the 79th and 71st percentiles with 4 stars, while the highly ranked Parnassus Preparatory School district (74th percentile, 4 stars) has a school ranked at the 55th percentile with 3 stars after two years of decline.