Summary:
ZIP code 56013 has just one middle school: Blue Earth Area Middle, serving grades 6–7 with 163 students in Blue Earth, Minnesota, as part of the Blue Earth Area School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families here have no alternative public middle-grade option, so the most useful comparisons are against the district, the state, and the school's own history rather than against nearby peers. The school earned 2 stars in 2025–2026, ranking 379 of 546 schools (31st percentile), while the district earned 3 stars and ranked 220 of 458 (52nd percentile).
Academically, math is the clearest weakness. In 2025–2026, 24.1% of students were proficient in math across all grades, compared with 36.9% in the district and 44.9% statewide — nearly 21 points below the state. Grade-level results show similar gaps: 22.1% proficient in 6th-grade math versus 39.5% statewide, and 25.9% in 7th-grade math versus 40.3% statewide. Reading was a relative bright spot in 2024–2025 at 44.59%, essentially matching the district's 44.64% and close to the state's 49.59%, but it fell to 36.9% in 2025–2026, now 11.7 points below the state. The school's 6th- and 7th-grade results are identical to the district's, suggesting it is the district's primary provider for those grades.
Context matters here: 50.31% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.4, which may indicate smaller classes or more individual attention. The school has held 2 stars for three reported years, with its rank percentile drifting from 34th to 36th to 31st — its lowest point in that window. Overall, this is a lower-middle-ranked school with persistent math gaps and a recent reading decline.
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