Best Middle Schools in Minnesota (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

229

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Every ranked middle school in Minnesota, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Minnesota middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	St Croix Prep Academy Middle (Charter)	Stillwater	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	76%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#2	A+	Wayzata East Middle	Plymouth	Wayzata Public School District	75%	72%	Exceeds Expectations	609
#3	A+	Wayzata Central Middle	Plymouth	Wayzata Public School District	73%	73%	Meets Expectations	1,502
#4	A+	Wayzata West Middle	Wayzata	Wayzata Public School District	70%	70%	Meets Expectations	681
#5	A+	Grandview Middle School	Mound	Westonka Public School District	69%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	527
#6	A	Dassel Cokato Middle	Cokato	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	67%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#7	A	Minnetonka East Middle	Minnetonka	Minnetonka Public School District	66%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,279
#8	A	Chippewa Middle School	North Oaks	Mounds View Public School District	65%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,089
#9	A	Valley View Middle	Edina	Edina Public School District	65%	67%	Meets Expectations	973
#10	A	Mahtomedi Middle	Mahtomedi	Mahtomedi Public School District	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	765
#11	A	Minnetonka West Middle	Excelsior	Minnetonka Public School District	62%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,274
#12	A	Brandon Evansville Middle School	Brandon	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	60%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	125
#13	A	Hopkins West Junior High	Minnetonka	Hopkins Public School District	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	592
#14	A	Rogers Middle School	Rogers	Elk River Public School District	60%	61%	Meets Expectations	979
#15	A	Spectrum Middle School Grades 7 8 (Charter)	Elk River	Spectrum High School	60%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	288
#16	A	St Michael Albertville Middle East	Saint Michael	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	60%	61%	Meets Expectations	892
#17	A	Kennedy Middle School	Fergus Falls	Fergus Falls Public School District	59%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	769
#18	A-	Central Middle School	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie Public School District	58%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,909
#19	A-	Orono Middle	Long Lake	Orono Public School District	58%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	700
#20	A-	Pine Island Middle	Pine Island	Pine Island Public School District	58%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	506
#21	A-	South View Middle	Edina	Edina Public School District	58%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	987
#22	A-	Spectrum Middle School Grade 6 (Charter)	Elk River	Spectrum High School	58%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	133
#23	A-	St Michael Albertville Middle West	Albertville	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	58%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,047
#24	A-	Lake Middle School	Woodbury	South Washington County Schools	57%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	1,145
#25	A-	Sartell Middle	Sartell	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	57%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	978
#26	A-	Dakota Hills Middle	Eagan	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	56%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,158
#27	A-	Oak View Middle	Andover	Anoka-Hennepin School District	56%	59%	Meets Expectations	1,268
#28	A-	Litchfield Middle School	Litchfield	Litchfield Public School District	55%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	474
#29	A-	Northfield Middle	Northfield	Northfield Public School District	55%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	846
#30	A-	Stillwater Middle School	Stillwater	Stillwater Area Public Schools	55%	57%	Meets Expectations	906
#31	A-	Albany Area Middle School	Albany	Albany Public School District	54%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#32	A-	Century Middle School	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	54%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	931
#33	A-	Forestview Middle	Baxter	Brainerd Public School District	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,790
#34	A-	Jordan Middle	Jordan	Jordan Public School District	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#35	A-	New London Spicer Middle	New London	New London-Spicer School District	54%	54%	Meets Expectations	476
#36	A-	Plainview Elgin Millville Junior Elgin	Elgin	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	54%	53%	Meets Expectations	240
#37	A-	Prairie Wind Middle	Perham	Perham-Dent Public School District	54%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	515
#38	A-	Roosevelt Middle	Blaine	Anoka-Hennepin School District	54%	56%	Meets Expectations	809
#39	A-	Kasson Mantorville Middle School	Kasson	Kasson-Mantorville School District	53%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	702
#40	A-	Zumbrota Mazeppa Middle School	Zumbrota	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	201
#41	A-	Hutchinson Middle	Hutchinson	Hutchinson Public School District	52%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	565
#42	A-	New Prague Middle School	New Prague	New Prague Area Schools	52%	54%	Meets Expectations	937
#43	B+	Byron Middle School	Byron	Byron Public School District	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	543
#44	B+	Becker Middle	Becker	Becker Public School District	51%	49%	Meets Expectations	650
#45	B+	Olson Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	51%	51%	Meets Expectations	767
#46	B+	Annandale Middle School	Annandale	Annandale Public School District	50%	49%	Meets Expectations	476
#47	B+	Chaska Middle School East	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	50%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	519
#48	B+	Discovery Middle School	Alexandria	Alexandria Public School District	50%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	913
#49	B+	Hermantown Middle	Hermantown	Hermantown Community Schools	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	680
#50	B+	Luverne Middle	Luverne	Luverne Public School District	50%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#51	B+	Ordean East Middle School	Duluth	Duluth Public School District	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	989
#52	B+	Salk Middle School	Elk River	Elk River Public School District	50%	49%	Meets Expectations	657
#53	B+	Waconia Middle School	Waconia	Waconia Public School District	50%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	937
#54	B+	Highview Middle School	New Brighton	Mounds View Public School District	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	820
#55	B+	Hopkins North Junior High	Minnetonka	Hopkins Public School District	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	888
#56	B+	Mcguire Middle	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	49%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	865
#57	B+	New Ulm Middle School	New Ulm	New Ulm Public School District	49%	47%	Meets Expectations	648
#58	B+	Plymouth Middle	Plymouth	Robbinsdale Public School District	49%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	836
#59	B+	Prairie View Middle School	Otsego	Elk River Public School District	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	815
#60	B+	Rockford Middle	Rockford	Rockford Public School District	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	499
#61	B+	Rosemount Middle	Rosemount	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	49%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	1,205
#62	B+	Buffalo Community Middle	Buffalo	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	1,142
#63	B+	Maple Grove Middle School	Maple Grove	Osseo Public School District	48%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,598
#64	B+	Parnassus Preparatory School Logic (Charter)	Maple Grove	Parnassus Preparatory Charter Sch	48%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	501
#65	B+	Centennial Middle	Lino Lakes	Centennial Public School District	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,529
#66	B+	Montevideo Middle	Montevideo	Montevideo Public School District	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	432
#67	B+	Scott Highlands Middle	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,184
#68	B	Central Middle	White Bear Lake	White Bear Lake School District	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,020
#69	B	Seven Hills Prep Academy Upper (Charter)	Richfield	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	47%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	293
#70	B	Wca Middle School	Barrett	West Central Area	47%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	220
#71	B	Zimmerman Middle	Zimmerman	Elk River Public School District	47%	48%	Meets Expectations	531
#72	B	Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Middle	Howard Lake	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	400
#73	B	Kellogg Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	46%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	856
#74	B	Robert J Elkington Middle School	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids Public School District	46%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	747
#75	B	Woodbury Middle School	Woodbury	South Washington County Schools	46%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,108
#76	B	Black Hawk Middle	Eagan	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	894
#77	B	Chaska Middle School West	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	45%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	599
#78	B	Cloquet Middle	Cloquet	Cloquet Public School District	45%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	780
#79	B	Dakota Meadows Middle School	North Mankato	Mankato Public School District	45%	48%	Meets Expectations	878
#80	B	Marshall Middle School	Marshall	Marshall Public School District	45%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	732
#81	B	Monticello Middle	Monticello	Monticello Public School District	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	946
#82	B	Rocori Middle	Cold Spring	Rocori Public School District	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	560
#83	B	Watertown Mayer Middle	Watertown	Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	460
#84	B	Big Lake Middle School	Big Lake	Big Lake Public School District	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	686
#85	B	Kenwood Trail Middle School	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	44%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	777
#86	B	Oak Land Middle School	Lake Elmo	Stillwater Area Public Schools	44%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	933
#87	B	Pequot Lakes Middle	Pequot Lakes	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	576
#88	B	Prior Lake Savage Middle School	Prior Lake	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	44%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	1,987
#89	B	Anthony Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	43%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	763
#90	B	Cambridge Middle School	Cambridge	Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	43%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	605
#91	B	Friendly Hills Middle	Mendota Heights	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	735
#92	B	Rushford Peterson Middle	Rushford	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	167
#93	B	St Anthony Middle	Saint Anthony	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	437
#94	B-	Art And Science Academy Middle School (Charter)	Isanti	Art and Science Academy	42%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	131
#95	B-	Forest Lake Area Middle School	Forest Lake	Forest Lake Public School District	42%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	853
#96	B-	Jackson Middle	Champlin	Anoka-Hennepin School District	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,981
#97	B-	Melrose Middle	Melrose	Melrose Public School District	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	334
#98	B-	Northdale Middle	Coon Rapids	Anoka-Hennepin School District	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	1,274
#99	B-	Osseo Middle School	Osseo	Osseo Public School District	42%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,155
#100	B-	Skyview Community Middle	Oakdale	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	1,004
#101	B-	Central Middle (Magnet)	East Grand Forks	East Grand Forks Public Schools	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	444
#102	B-	Chisago Lakes Middle	Lindstrom	Chisago Lakes School District	41%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	796
#103	B-	Falcon Ridge Middle	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	41%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	970
#104	B-	Hastings Middle School	Hastings	Hastings Public School District	41%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,210
#105	B-	Heritage E Stem Magnet School (Magnet)	West Saint Paul	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	41%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	768
#106	B-	Justice Page Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	41%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	925
#107	B-	Robert Boeckman Middle School	Farmington	Farmington Public School District	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	878
#108	B-	Sanford Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	738
#109	B-	St Louis Park Middle School	Saint Louis Park	St. Louis Park Public School Dist.	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	956
#110	B-	Westwood Intermediate And Middle Sch	Blaine	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	41%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,691
#111	B-	Anoka Middle School For The Arts	Anoka	Anoka-Hennepin School District	40%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,678
#112	B-	Caledonia Middle	Caledonia	Caledonia Public School District	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	147
#113	B-	Kaleidoscope Middle School (Charter)	Otsego	Kaleidoscope Charter School	40%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	122
#114	B-	Levi P Dodge Middle School	Farmington	Farmington Public School District	40%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	721
#115	B-	North Branch Area Middle School	North Branch	North Branch Area Public Schools	40%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	609
#116	B-	Oltman Middle School	Cottage Grove	South Washington County Schools	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	969
#117	B-	Prairie Winds Middle School	Mankato	Mankato Public School District	40%	43%	Meets Expectations	954
#118	B-	Princeton Middle School	Princeton	Princeton Public School District	40%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	732
#119	B-	Bemidji Middle	Bemidji	Bemidji Public School District	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,013
#120	B-	Pillager Middle School	Pillager	Pillager Public School District	39%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	407
#121	C+	Dilworth Glyndon Felton Middle Sch	Glyndon	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	506
#122	C+	Edgewood Middle School	Mounds View	Mounds View Public School District	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	699
#123	C+	Shakopee East Middle School	Shakopee	Shakopee Public School District	39%	38%	Meets Expectations	796
#124	C+	Cottage Grove Middle School	Cottage Grove	South Washington County Schools	38%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	924
#125	C+	Horizon Middle School	Moorhead	Moorhead Area Public Schools	38%	40%	Meets Expectations	2,158
#126	C+	Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	38%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#127	C+	Redwood Valley Middle	Redwood Falls	Redwood Area School District	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	322
#128	C+	Twin Bluff School	Red Wing	Red Wing Public School District	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	534
#129	C+	Vandenberge Middle School	Elk River	Elk River Public School District	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#130	C+	Isanti Middle School	Isanti	Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	526
#131	C+	Southland Middle	Adams	Southland Public School District	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	109
#132	C+	St Peter Middle School	Saint Peter	St. Peter Public School District	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	621
#133	C+	Minnewaska Area Junior High	Glenwood	Minnewaska School District	36%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	219
#134	C+	Shakopee West Middle School	Shakopee	Shakopee Public School District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	895
#135	C+	Windom Middle	Windom	Windom Public School District	36%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	267
#136	C+	Belle Plaine Junior High	Belle Plaine	Belle Plaine Public School District	35%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#137	C+	Greenway Middle	Coleraine	Greenway Public School District	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	302
#138	C+	Pipestone Middle	Pipestone	Pipestone Area School District	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	234
#139	C+	Stewartville Middle	Stewartville	Stewartville Public School District	35%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	463
#140	C	Adrian Middle	Adrian	Adrian Public School District	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	134
#141	C	Motley Staples Middle School	Staples	Staples-Motley School District	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	295
#142	C	Waterville Elysian Morristown JR	Morristown	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	122
#143	C	Willmar Middle School	Willmar	Willmar Public School District	35%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	874
#144	C	Coon Rapids Middle School	Coon Rapids	Anoka-Hennepin School District	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,408
#145	C	Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S	Granada	Granada Huntley East Chain	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	84
#146	C	Oak Grove Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	34%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	703
#147	C	Sauk Rapids Rice Middle School	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	34%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,045
#148	C	St Francis Middle	Saint Francis	St. Francis Area Schools	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	828
#149	C	Valley Middle School Of Stem	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	34%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,076
#150	C	Waseca Junior High	Waseca	Waseca Public School District	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	259
#151	C	Blue Earth Area Middle	Blue Earth	Blue Earth Area School District	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	140
#152	C	Central Middle	Norwood Young America	Central Public School District	33%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	203
#153	C	Franklin Middle	Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls School District	33%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	421
#154	C	Jackson County Central Middle	Lakefield	Jackson County Central School Dist.	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	241
#155	C	Kenyon Wanamingo Middle	Kenyon	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	33%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	208
#156	C	Round Lake Brewster Middle School	Brewster	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	112
#157	C	Bold Middle School	Olivia	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	169
#158	C	Eagle Ridge Middle School (Magnet)	Savage	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	57
#159	C	Highland Park Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	805
#160	C	Roseville Area Middle	Little Canada	Roseville Public School District	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	828
#161	C	Winona Middle	Winona	Winona Area Public School District	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	641
#162	C	John Adams Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	731
#163	C	Park Rapids Area Century Middle	Park Rapids	Park Rapids Public School District	31%	35%	Meets Expectations	497
#164	C-	La Crescent Hokah Middle School	La Crescent	La Crescent-Hokah School District	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	292
#165	C-	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter (Charter)	Saint Paul	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	31%	33%	Meets Expectations	80
#166	C-	Detroit Lakes Middle	Detroit Lakes	Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	596
#167	C-	Lincoln Park Middle School	Duluth	Duluth Public School District	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	524
#168	C-	Murray Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	538
#169	C-	Owatonna Middle School	Owatonna	Owatonna Public School District	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	999
#170	C-	Royalton Middle School	Royalton	Royalton Public School District	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	237
#171	C-	South Junior High	Saint Cloud	St. Cloud Public School District	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	867
#172	C-	Dover Eyota Middle School	Eyota	Dover-Eyota Public School District	29%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#173	C-	Joseph Nicollet Middle School (Magnet)	Burnsville	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	29%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	78
#174	C-	Sibley East Middle School	Arlington	Sibley East School District	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	253
#175	C-	Southwest Middle	Albert Lea	Albert Lea Public School District	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	474
#176	C-	Avalon Middle School (Charter)	Saint Paul	Avalon School	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	71
#177	C-	Hidden River Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	559
#178	C-	Worthington Middle	Worthington	Worthington Public School District	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	660
#179	D+	Ai Jedlicka Middle School	Proctor	Proctor Public School District	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	448
#180	D+	Community Middle	Little Falls	Little Falls Community Schools	27%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	538
#181	D+	Gsl Junior High School	Glencoe	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	222
#182	D+	Inver Grove Heights Middle	Inver Grove Heights	Inver Grove Heights Schools	27%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	761
#183	D+	Memorial Middle School	Ely	Ely Public School District	27%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	149
#184	D+	Brooklyn Middle Steam School (Magnet)	Brooklyn Park	Osseo Public School District	26%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	978
#185	D+	Triton Middle School Dodge Center	Dodge Center	Triton School District	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	221
#186	D+	Fridley Middle (Magnet)	Fridley	Fridley Public School District	25%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	745
#187	D+	Level Up Academy Middle School (Charter)	White Bear Lake	Level Up Academy	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	58
#188	D+	Trek North Middle School (Charter)	Bemidji	Treknorth High School	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	114
#189	D+	Valley View Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	697
#190	D+	Martin County West Junior High	Sherburn	Martin County West School District	24%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	95
#191	D	Cook County Middle	Grand Marais	Cook County Public Schools	23%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	102
#192	D	Hill City Middle School	Hill City	Hill City Public School District	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	67
#193	D	Richfield Middle	Richfield	Richfield Public School District	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	807
#194	D	Sandburg Middle School	Golden Valley	Robbinsdale Public School District	23%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	418
#195	D	Faribault Middle	Faribault	Faribault Public School District	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	717
#196	D	John Glenn Middle	Maplewood	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	985
#197	D	Willow Creek Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	22%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	890
#198	D	Lynd Middle School	Lynd	Lynd Public School District	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	54
#199	D	North Junior High	Saint Cloud	St. Cloud Public School District	21%	24%	Meets Expectations	708
#200	D	Ellis Middle	Austin	Austin Public School District	20%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#201	D	Global Arts Plus Upper (Magnet)	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	20%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	442
#202	D	Robbinsdale Middle	Robbinsdale	Robbinsdale Public School District	20%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	632
#203	D	South St Paul Middle School	South Saint Paul	South St. Paul Public School Dist	19%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	658
#204	D-	E Stem Middle School	Woodbury	Saint Paul Public Schools	18%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	538
#205	D-	Laporte Middle School	Laporte	Laporte Public School District	18%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	69
#206	D-	Grand Meadow Middle	Grand Meadow	Grand Meadow Public School District	17%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	133
#207	D-	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus (Charter)	Minneapolis	Hennepin Schools	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	132
#208	D-	Northeast Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501
#209	D-	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle (Charter)	Columbia Heights	Prodeo Academy	17%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	281
#210	D-	St Paul City Middle School (Charter)	Saint Paul	St. Paul City School	17%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	137
#211	D-	The Fair School Crystal	Crystal	Robbinsdale Public School District	17%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	245
#212	D-	Voyageurs Expeditionary MS (Charter)	Bemidji	Voyageurs Expeditionary	17%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	48
#213	D-	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper (Magnet)	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	16%	17%	Meets Expectations	486
#214	D-	Mn International Middle Chr School (Charter)	Minneapolis	Twin Cities International Schools	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	318
#215	D-	Columbia Academy	Columbia Heights	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	664
#216	D-	North Metro Flex Middle School (Charter)	North Saint Paul	North Metro Flex Academy	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	42
#217	D-	North View Middle School	Brooklyn Park	Osseo Public School District	14%	17%	Meets Expectations	406
#218	D-	Anwatin Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	320
#219	D-	Cass Lake Bena Middle School	Cass Lake	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	305
#220	D-	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy (Charter)	Brooklyn Park	Prairie Seeds Academy	13%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	195
#221	D-	Red Lake Middle School	Red Lake	Red Lake Public School District	13%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	280
#222	F	Community Of Peace Academy Middle (Charter)	Saint Paul	Community of Peace Academy	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	283
#223	F	Hmong College Prep Academy MS (Charter)	Saint Paul	Hmong College Prep Academy	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	624
#224	F	Hiawatha College Prep Northrop (Charter)	Minneapolis	Hiawatha Academies	10%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	368
#225	F	Olson Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	361
#226	F	Aurora Middle School (Charter)	Minneapolis	Aurora Charter School	8%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	184
#227	F	Battle Creek Middle	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	7%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	693
#228	F	Franklin Middle (Magnet)	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	5%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	287
#229	F	Kipp North Star Academy (Charter)	Minneapolis	Kipp Minnesota Charter School	5%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	194

How Minnesota's middle schools compare

A: 42B: 78C: 58D: 43F: 8

52% of the 229 ranked middle schools in Minnesota earn an A or B (42 A grades, 78 B, 58 C, 43 D, 8 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 138 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (60% here, 71% nationally), and 53 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hopkins West Junior High (60% against 43%, A), Zumbrota Mazeppa Middle School (53% against 37%, A-), Litchfield Middle School (55% against 41%, A-), Spectrum Middle School Grade 6 (58% against 45%, A-), St Croix Prep Academy Middle (76% against 64%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 58): Wayzata Public School District (3), Minnetonka Public School District (2), Mounds View Public School District (2), Edina Public School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Minneapolis (12, 3 at A or B), Elk River (4, 3 at A or B), Plymouth (3, 3 at A or B), Minnetonka (3, 3 at A or B), Woodbury (3, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Horizon Middle School (2,158 students, C+, #125), Prior Lake Savage Middle School (1,987 students, B, #88), Jackson Middle (1,981 students, B-, #96).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Minnesota that are not ranked

46 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (4)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D Bellaire Education Center, White Bear Lake
D+ Eastern Wright Program, Buffalo
D+ Middle Level Alternative Program, Brainerd
D+ Red Lake Middle Level Alc, Red Lake

Very small schools (1)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

D+ The Journey School Middle, Saint Paul

Closed schools (9)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D Breckenridge Middle, Breckenridge
F Hiawatha College Prep Kingfield, Minneapolis
F Kipp Legacy Academy, Minneapolis
C+ Le Sueur Henderson Middle School, Le Sueur
D+ Middle School Right Fit, Rochester
C- North Lakes Academy Middle School, Forest Lake
B- Sunrise Park Middle, White Bear Lake
C+ Upper Mississippi Middle Academy, Saint Paul
D+ Yellow Medicine East Middle School, Granite Falls

Not yet graded (32)

Too little test data to grade.

Andersen Middle, Minneapolis
Brooklyn Center Middle School Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Center
Columbia Academy Anchor Program, Columbia Heights
Cva Fusion Middle School 6 8, Minneapolis
Falcon View Connections Middle, Woodbury
Falcons Online Academy Middle, Faribault
Fergus Falls Elementary Sp Ed 5 8, Fergus Falls
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center, Fridley
Gfw Middle School, Winthrop
Hope Community Academy Middle, Saint Paul
Iq Academy 6 8, Fergus Falls
Ivan Sand Middle School Alc, Elk River
Link12 Lakeville Middle School, Lakeville
Middle School Alc, Willmar
Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle, Houston
New Code Academy Middle School, Bloomington
Noble Academy Middle School, Brooklyn Park
Northfield Portage Middle School, Northfield
Online728 Middle School, Elk River
Owatonna Online 6 8, Owatonna
Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle, Park Rapids
Quantum Steam Academy Middle School, Saint Paul
Riverside Academy Mlp, Cambridge
Rps Online Middle School, Rochester
Saint Paul Online Middle School, Saint Paul
Saints Online Middle School, Saint Francis
St Paul School Of Northern Lights Secondary, Saint Paul
Swwc Alc Midlevel Windom, Windom
Venture Academy Middle School, Minneapolis
Waseca Middle Level Alc, Waseca
Win Middle School, Little Falls
Wright Technical Center Alc Middle, Buffalo

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Minnesota.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Minnesota

What is the best middle school in Minnesota?

St Croix Prep Academy Middle in Stillwater ranks first among the 229 ranked middle schools in Minnesota with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 64%.

How are middle schools in Minnesota ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Minnesota have?

SchoolGrade grades 275 public middle schools in Minnesota; 229 are ranked here and 46 are listed as not ranked.