Summary:
Zip code 55426 has exactly one middle school: St. Louis Park Middle School, serving grades 6–8 at 2025 Texas Ave S in Saint Louis Park. It enrolls 965 students and is part of the St. Louis Park Public School District. Because it is the only middle school in this area, families have a single public option at this level, and that school performs somewhat above average statewide — it ranks 173 of 546 (68th percentile) with 3 stars in 2025–2026, while the district ranks 143 of 458 (69th percentile).
Reading is the school's relative strength. In 2025–2026, 49.7% of students were proficient in reading, above the state's 48.6% and just below the district's 50.3%. Sixth-grade reading was the highest reported result at 54.2%, above the state's 53.4%. Math was mixed: all-grade math proficiency was 39.4%, below the district's 47.8% and the state's 44.9%, but 7th-grade math (43.7%) beat the state's 40.3%, 6th-grade math (39.4%) was essentially tied with the state's 39.5%, and 8th-grade math (35.1%) trailed the state's 42.3%. Science showed the biggest gain, rising from 14.83% to 20.7% in one year, and its 8th-grade science result of 20.7% was above the state's 16.7% for that grade.
The school's rank has climbed steadily, from 235 of 545 (57th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 173 of 546 (68th percentile) in 2025–2026 — a 62-position, 11-percentile-point improvement while holding 3 stars. The main areas to watch are all-grade math and all-grade science, both below district and state figures. For additional context, 37.41% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.3.
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