Best Middle Schools in Minnesota (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

246

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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	69%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#2	A+	Minnetonka West Middle	Excelsior	Minnetonka Public School District	63%	79%	Meets Expectations	1,274
#3	A+	Grandview Middle School	Mound	Westonka Public School District	61%	70%	Exceeds Expectations	527
#4	A+	Minnetonka East Middle	Minnetonka	Minnetonka Public School District	61%	79%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,279
#5	A+	Orono Middle	Long Lake	Orono Public School District	61%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	700
#6	A+	South View Middle	Edina	Edina Public School District	61%	72%	Meets Expectations	987
#7	A+	Valley View Middle	Edina	Edina Public School District	61%	78%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	973
#8	A+	Wayzata East Middle	Plymouth	Wayzata Public School District	59%	77%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	609
#9	A+	Mahtomedi Middle	Mahtomedi	Mahtomedi Public School District	58%	69%	Meets Expectations	765
#10	A+	Wayzata Central Middle	Plymouth	Wayzata Public School District	58%	82%	Underperforms Expectations	1,502
#11	A+	Spectrum Middle School Grade 6 (Charter)	Elk River	Spectrum High School	57%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	133
#12	A+	Wayzata West Middle	Wayzata	Wayzata Public School District	56%	80%	Underperforms Expectations	681
#13	A+	Chippewa Middle School	North Oaks	Mounds View Public School District	55%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,089
#14	A+	Rogers Middle School	Rogers	Elk River Public School District	55%	70%	Meets Expectations	979
#15	A+	Anthony Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	53%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	763
#16	A+	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter (Charter)	Saint Paul	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	53%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	80
#17	A+	Chaska Middle School West	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	52%	64%	Meets Expectations	599
#18	A+	Dassel Cokato Middle	Cokato	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	52%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#19	A+	Stillwater Middle School	Stillwater	Stillwater Area Public Schools	52%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	906
#20	A+	Watertown Mayer Middle	Watertown	Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist	52%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	460
#21	A	Lake Middle School	Woodbury	South Washington County Schools	52%	77%	Underperforms Expectations	1,145
#22	A	Oak View Middle	Andover	Anoka-Hennepin School District	52%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,268
#23	A	Sartell Middle	Sartell	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	52%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	978
#24	A	Central Middle	White Bear Lake	White Bear Lake School District	50%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,020
#25	A	Hermantown Middle	Hermantown	Hermantown Community Schools	50%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	680
#26	A	Prairie View Middle School	Otsego	Elk River Public School District	50%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	815
#27	A	St Michael Albertville Middle East	Saint Michael	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	50%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	892
#28	A	Dakota Hills Middle	Eagan	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	49%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,158
#29	A	Northfield Middle	Northfield	Northfield Public School District	49%	64%	Meets Expectations	846
#30	A	Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	49%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#31	A	Waconia Middle School	Waconia	Waconia Public School District	49%	64%	Meets Expectations	937
#32	A	Annandale Middle School	Annandale	Annandale Public School District	48%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	476
#33	A	Byron Middle School	Byron	Byron Public School District	48%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	543
#34	A	Rosemount Middle	Rosemount	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	48%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,205
#35	A	Seven Hills Prep Academy Upper (Charter)	Richfield	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	48%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	293
#36	A	St Michael Albertville Middle West	Albertville	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	48%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,047
#37	A	Cambridge Middle School	Cambridge	Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	47%	58%	Meets Expectations	605
#38	A	Central Middle School	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie Public School District	47%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,909
#39	A	Kasson Mantorville Middle School	Kasson	Kasson-Mantorville School District	47%	59%	Meets Expectations	702
#40	A	Kennedy Middle School	Fergus Falls	Fergus Falls Public School District	47%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	769
#41	A	New Prague Middle School	New Prague	New Prague Area Schools	47%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	937
#42	A-	Chaska Middle School East	Chaska	Eastern Carver County Public School	47%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	519
#43	A-	Chisago Lakes Middle	Lindstrom	Chisago Lakes School District	46%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	796
#44	A-	Luverne Middle	Luverne	Luverne Public School District	46%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#45	A-	Ordean East Middle School	Duluth	Duluth Public School District	46%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	989
#46	A-	Albany Area Middle School	Albany	Albany Public School District	45%	60%	Meets Expectations	454
#47	A-	Centennial Middle	Lino Lakes	Centennial Public School District	45%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,529
#48	A-	Century Middle School	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	45%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	931
#49	A-	Jordan Middle	Jordan	Jordan Public School District	45%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#50	A-	Olson Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	45%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	767
#51	A-	Pine Island Middle	Pine Island	Pine Island Public School District	45%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	506
#52	A-	Prior Lake Savage Middle School	Prior Lake	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	45%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,987
#53	A-	Discovery Middle School	Alexandria	Alexandria Public School District	44%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	913
#54	A-	Hutchinson Middle	Hutchinson	Hutchinson Public School District	44%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	565
#55	A-	New London Spicer Middle	New London	New London-Spicer School District	44%	58%	Meets Expectations	476
#56	A-	New Ulm Middle School	New Ulm	New Ulm Public School District	44%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	648
#57	A-	Oak Land Middle School	Lake Elmo	Stillwater Area Public Schools	44%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	933
#58	A-	Zumbrota Mazeppa Middle School	Zumbrota	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	44%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	201
#59	A-	St Anthony Middle	Saint Anthony	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	43%	56%	Meets Expectations	437
#60	A-	Zimmerman Middle	Zimmerman	Elk River Public School District	43%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	531
#61	B+	Falcon Ridge Middle	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	43%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	970
#62	B+	Kenwood Trail Middle School	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	43%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	777
#63	B+	Northdale Middle	Coon Rapids	Anoka-Hennepin School District	43%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,274
#64	B+	Pequot Lakes Middle	Pequot Lakes	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	43%	54%	Meets Expectations	576
#65	B+	Caledonia Middle	Caledonia	Caledonia Public School District	42%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	147
#66	B+	Gentry Academy Middle (Charter)	Vadnais Heights		42%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#67	B+	Jackson Middle	Champlin	Anoka-Hennepin School District	42%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,981
#68	B+	Justice Page Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	42%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	925
#69	B+	Sanford Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	42%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	738
#70	B+	Buffalo Community Middle	Buffalo	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	41%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,142
#71	B+	Dakota Meadows Middle School	North Mankato	Mankato Public School District	41%	65%	Underperforms Expectations	878
#72	B+	Litchfield Middle School	Litchfield	Litchfield Public School District	41%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	474
#73	B+	Maple Grove Middle School	Maple Grove	Osseo Public School District	41%	64%	Underperforms Expectations	1,598
#74	B+	Mcguire Middle	Lakeville	Lakeville Area Schools	41%	54%	Meets Expectations	865
#75	B+	Scott Highlands Middle	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	41%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,184
#76	B+	Waterville Elysian Morristown JR	Morristown	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	41%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	122
#77	B+	Central Middle (Magnet)	East Grand Forks	East Grand Forks Public Schools	40%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#78	B+	Forestview Middle	Baxter	Brainerd Public School District	40%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,790
#79	B+	Pillager Middle School	Pillager	Pillager Public School District	40%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	407
#80	B+	Roosevelt Middle	Blaine	Anoka-Hennepin School District	40%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	809
#81	B	Big Lake Middle School	Big Lake	Big Lake Public School District	40%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	686
#82	B	Black Hawk Middle	Eagan	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	40%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	894
#83	B	Brandon Evansville Middle School	Brandon	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	40%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	125
#84	B	Friendly Hills Middle	Mendota Heights	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	40%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	735
#85	B	Prairie Wind Middle	Perham	Perham-Dent Public School District	40%	52%	Meets Expectations	515
#86	B	St Peter Middle School	Saint Peter	St. Peter Public School District	40%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	621
#87	B	Becker Middle	Becker	Becker Public School District	39%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	650
#88	B	Browns Valley Middle	Browns Valley	Browns Valley Public School Dist	39%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	62
#89	B	Central Middle	Norwood Young America	Central Public School District	39%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	203
#90	B	Cloquet Middle	Cloquet	Cloquet Public School District	39%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	780
#91	B	Highview Middle School	New Brighton	Mounds View Public School District	39%	52%	Meets Expectations	820
#92	B	Plainview Elgin Millville Junior Elgin	Elgin	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	39%	51%	Meets Expectations	240
#93	B	Salk Middle School	Elk River	Elk River Public School District	39%	54%	Meets Expectations	657
#94	B	Kenyon Wanamingo Middle	Kenyon	Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	38%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	208
#95	B	Minnewaska Area Junior High	Glenwood	Minnewaska School District	38%	50%	Meets Expectations	219
#96	B	Monticello Middle	Monticello	Monticello Public School District	38%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	946
#97	B	Osseo Middle School	Osseo	Osseo Public School District	38%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,155
#98	B	Rushford Peterson Middle	Rushford	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	38%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	167
#99	B	Belle Plaine Junior High	Belle Plaine	Belle Plaine Public School District	37%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#100	B	Prairie Winds Middle School	Mankato	Mankato Public School District	37%	50%	Meets Expectations	954
#101	B-	Adrian Middle	Adrian	Adrian Public School District	37%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	134
#102	B-	Bemidji Middle	Bemidji	Bemidji Public School District	37%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,013
#103	B-	Forest Lake Area Middle School	Forest Lake	Forest Lake Public School District	37%	49%	Meets Expectations	853
#104	B-	Marshall Middle School	Marshall	Marshall Public School District	37%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	732
#105	B-	Robert J Elkington Middle School	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids Public School District	37%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	747
#106	B-	Dilworth Glyndon Felton Middle Sch	Glyndon	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	36%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	506
#107	B-	Edgewood Middle School	Mounds View	Mounds View Public School District	36%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	699
#108	B-	Princeton Middle School	Princeton	Princeton Public School District	36%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	732
#109	B-	Redwood Valley Middle	Redwood Falls	Redwood Area School District	36%	49%	Meets Expectations	322
#110	B-	Woodbury Middle School	Woodbury	South Washington County Schools	36%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	1,108
#111	B-	Anoka Middle School For The Arts	Anoka	Anoka-Hennepin School District	35%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,678
#112	B-	Grand Meadow Middle	Grand Meadow	Grand Meadow Public School District	35%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	133
#113	B-	Heritage E Stem Magnet School (Magnet)	West Saint Paul	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	35%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	768
#114	B-	Kaleidoscope Middle School (Charter)	Otsego	Kaleidoscope Charter School	35%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	122
#115	B-	Rockford Middle	Rockford	Rockford Public School District	35%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	499
#116	B-	Spectrum Middle School Grades 7 8 (Charter)	Elk River	Spectrum High School	35%	49%	Meets Expectations	288
#117	B-	St Francis Middle	Saint Francis	St. Francis Area Schools	35%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	828
#118	B-	The Fair School Crystal	Crystal	Robbinsdale Public School District	35%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	245
#119	C+	Hopkins North Junior High	Minnetonka	Hopkins Public School District	35%	49%	Meets Expectations	888
#120	C+	Kellogg Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	35%	46%	Meets Expectations	856
#121	C+	Owatonna Middle School	Owatonna	Owatonna Public School District	35%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	999
#122	C+	Sibley East Middle School	Arlington	Sibley East School District	35%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	253
#123	C+	Ai Jedlicka Middle School	Proctor	Proctor Public School District	34%	49%	Meets Expectations	448
#124	C+	Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Middle	Howard Lake	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	34%	47%	Meets Expectations	400
#125	C+	Motley Staples Middle School	Staples	Staples-Motley School District	34%	45%	Meets Expectations	295
#126	C+	Rocori Middle	Cold Spring	Rocori Public School District	34%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	560
#127	C+	St Louis Park Middle School	Saint Louis Park	St. Louis Park Public School Dist.	34%	46%	Meets Expectations	956
#128	C+	Vandenberge Middle School	Elk River	Elk River Public School District	34%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#129	C+	Willow Creek Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	34%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	890
#130	C+	Blue Earth Area Middle	Blue Earth	Blue Earth Area School District	33%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	140
#131	C+	Detroit Lakes Middle	Detroit Lakes	Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.	33%	44%	Meets Expectations	596
#132	C+	Greenway Middle	Coleraine	Greenway Public School District	33%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	302
#133	C+	Martin County West Junior High	Sherburn	Martin County West School District	33%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	95
#134	C+	Melrose Middle	Melrose	Melrose Public School District	33%	46%	Meets Expectations	334
#135	C+	Parnassus Preparatory School Logic (Charter)	Maple Grove	Parnassus Preparatory Charter Sch	33%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	501
#136	C+	Stewartville Middle	Stewartville	Stewartville Public School District	33%	46%	Meets Expectations	463
#137	C+	Twin Bluff School	Red Wing	Red Wing Public School District	33%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	534
#138	C+	Waseca Junior High	Waseca	Waseca Public School District	33%	44%	Meets Expectations	259
#139	C	Hastings Middle School	Hastings	Hastings Public School District	33%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	1,210
#140	C	Montevideo Middle	Montevideo	Montevideo Public School District	33%	45%	Meets Expectations	432
#141	C	Oak Grove Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	33%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	703
#142	C	Oltman Middle School	Cottage Grove	South Washington County Schools	33%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	969
#143	C	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle (Charter)	Saint Paul		33%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	41
#144	C	Royalton Middle School	Royalton	Royalton Public School District	33%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	237
#145	C	Avalon Middle School (Charter)	Saint Paul	Avalon School	32%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	71
#146	C	Hidden River Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	32%	47%	Meets Expectations	559
#147	C	Horizon Middle School	Moorhead	Moorhead Area Public Schools	32%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,158
#148	C	Robert Boeckman Middle School	Farmington	Farmington Public School District	32%	48%	Meets Expectations	878
#149	C	Willmar Middle School	Willmar	Willmar Public School District	32%	45%	Meets Expectations	874
#150	C	Cottage Grove Middle School	Cottage Grove	South Washington County Schools	31%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	924
#151	C	Dakota Middle School	Rochester		31%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	967
#152	C	Isanti Middle School	Isanti	Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	31%	48%	Meets Expectations	526
#153	C	Jackson County Central Middle	Lakefield	Jackson County Central School Dist.	31%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	241
#154	C	La Crescent Hokah Middle School	La Crescent	La Crescent-Hokah School District	31%	47%	Meets Expectations	292
#155	C	Shakopee East Middle School	Shakopee	Shakopee Public School District	31%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	796
#156	C	Wca Middle School	Barrett	West Central Area	31%	44%	Meets Expectations	220
#157	C-	Valley Middle School Of Stem	Apple Valley	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	31%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,076
#158	C-	Coon Rapids Middle School	Coon Rapids	Anoka-Hennepin School District	30%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,408
#159	C-	Dover Eyota Middle School	Eyota	Dover-Eyota Public School District	30%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#160	C-	John Adams Middle	Rochester	Rochester Public School District	30%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	731
#161	C-	Levi P Dodge Middle School	Farmington	Farmington Public School District	30%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	721
#162	C-	Shakopee West Middle School	Shakopee	Shakopee Public School District	30%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	895
#163	C-	Triton Middle School Dodge Center	Dodge Center	Triton School District	30%	40%	Meets Expectations	221
#164	C-	Westwood Intermediate And Middle Sch	Blaine	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	30%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,691
#165	C-	Franklin Middle	Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls School District	29%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	421
#166	C-	Highland Park Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	29%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	805
#167	C-	Roseville Area Middle	Little Canada	Roseville Public School District	29%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	828
#168	C-	Community Middle	Little Falls	Little Falls Community Schools	28%	39%	Meets Expectations	538
#169	C-	Gsl Junior High School	Glencoe	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	28%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	222
#170	C-	Hopkins West Junior High	Minnetonka	Hopkins Public School District	28%	41%	Meets Expectations	592
#171	C-	Memorial Middle School	Ely	Ely Public School District	28%	39%	Meets Expectations	149
#172	C-	North Branch Area Middle School	North Branch	North Branch Area Public Schools	28%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	609
#173	C-	Park Rapids Area Century Middle	Park Rapids	Park Rapids Public School District	28%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	497
#174	C-	Sauk Rapids Rice Middle School	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	28%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	1,045
#175	C-	Windom Middle	Windom	Windom Public School District	28%	43%	Meets Expectations	267
#176	D+	Bold Middle School	Olivia	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	27%	39%	Meets Expectations	169
#177	D+	Gfw Middle School	Winthrop	GFW Public Schools	27%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	187
#178	D+	Murray Middle School	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	27%	42%	Meets Expectations	538
#179	D+	Skyview Community Middle	Oakdale	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	27%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,004
#180	D+	Southland Middle	Adams	Southland Public School District	27%	44%	Meets Expectations	109
#181	D+	Winona Middle	Winona	Winona Area Public School District	27%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	641
#182	D+	Inver Grove Heights Middle	Inver Grove Heights	Inver Grove Heights Schools	26%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	761
#183	D+	Lincoln Park Middle School	Duluth	Duluth Public School District	26%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	524
#184	D+	Southwest Middle	Albert Lea	Albert Lea Public School District	26%	39%	Meets Expectations	474
#185	D+	Art And Science Academy Middle School (Charter)	Isanti	Art and Science Academy	25%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	131
#186	D+	Fridley Middle (Magnet)	Fridley	Fridley Public School District	25%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	745
#187	D+	Noble Academy Middle School (Charter)	Brooklyn Park	Noble Academy	25%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	126
#188	D+	Richfield Middle	Richfield	Richfield Public School District	25%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	807
#189	D+	Cook County Middle	Grand Marais	Cook County Public Schools	24%	36%	Meets Expectations	102
#190	D+	New Code Academy Middle School	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	24%	35%	Meets Expectations	82
#191	D+	Plymouth Middle	Plymouth	Robbinsdale Public School District	24%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	836
#192	D+	Hmong Language And Culture-parkway	Saint Paul		23%	38%	Meets Expectations	52
#193	D+	Round Lake Brewster Middle School	Brewster	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	23%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	112
#194	D+	Worthington Middle	Worthington	Worthington Public School District	23%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	660
#195	D	Laporte Middle School	Laporte	Laporte Public School District	23%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	69
#196	D	South Junior High	Saint Cloud	St. Cloud Public School District	23%	35%	Meets Expectations	867
#197	D	South St Paul Middle School	South Saint Paul	South St. Paul Public School Dist	23%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	658
#198	D	Brooklyn Middle Steam School (Magnet)	Brooklyn Park	Osseo Public School District	22%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	978
#199	D	John Glenn Middle	Maplewood	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	22%	36%	Meets Expectations	985
#200	D	Lynd Middle School	Lynd	Lynd Public School District	22%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	54
#201	D	Eagle Ridge Middle School (Magnet)	Savage	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	21%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	57
#202	D	Joseph Nicollet Middle School (Magnet)	Burnsville	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	21%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	78
#203	D	Success Academy Bloomington Middle (Charter)	Bloomington		21%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	55
#204	D	Ellis Middle	Austin	Austin Public School District	20%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#205	D	Trek North Middle School (Charter)	Bemidji	Treknorth High School	20%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	114
#206	D	Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S	Granada	Granada Huntley East Chain	19%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	84
#207	D	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus (Charter)	Minneapolis	Hennepin Schools	19%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	132
#208	D	Mn International Middle Chr School (Charter)	Minneapolis	Twin Cities International Schools	19%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#209	D	North Junior High	Saint Cloud	St. Cloud Public School District	19%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	708
#210	D	Valley View Middle	Bloomington	Bloomington Public School District	19%	35%	Meets Expectations	697
#211	D	Andersen Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	18%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	872
#212	D-	Cva Fusion Middle School 6 8 (Charter)	Minneapolis	Cyber Village Academy	18%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	53
#213	D-	Global Arts Plus Upper (Magnet)	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	18%	34%	Meets Expectations	442
#214	D-	Pipestone Middle	Pipestone	Pipestone Area School District	18%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#215	D-	Sandburg Middle School	Golden Valley	Robbinsdale Public School District	18%	30%	Meets Expectations	418
#216	D-	E Stem Middle School	Woodbury	Saint Paul Public Schools	17%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	538
#217	D-	Hill City Middle School	Hill City	Hill City Public School District	17%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	67
#218	D-	Northeast Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	17%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	501
#219	D-	Quantum Steam Academy Middle School (Charter)	Saint Paul	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	17%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#220	D-	St. Cloud Math & Science Middle (Charter)	Saint Cloud		17%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	44
#221	D-	Community Of Peace Academy Middle (Charter)	Saint Paul	Community of Peace Academy	16%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	283
#222	D-	Faribault Middle	Faribault	Faribault Public School District	16%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	717
#223	D-	Lyle Middle	Lyle		16%	29%	Meets Expectations	101
#224	D-	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy (Charter)	Brooklyn Park	Prairie Seeds Academy	16%	27%	Meets Expectations	195
#225	D-	Robbinsdale Middle	Robbinsdale	Robbinsdale Public School District	16%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	632
#226	D-	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper (Magnet)	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	15%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	486
#227	D-	North Metro Flex Middle School (Charter)	North Saint Paul	North Metro Flex Academy	15%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	42
#228	D-	North View Middle School	Brooklyn Park	Osseo Public School District	15%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	406
#229	D-	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle (Charter)	Columbia Heights	Prodeo Academy	15%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	281
#230	D-	Columbia Academy	Columbia Heights	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	13%	28%	Meets Expectations	664
#231	F	Cass Lake Bena Middle School	Cass Lake	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	12%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	305
#232	F	Hmong College Prep Academy MS (Charter)	Saint Paul	Hmong College Prep Academy	12%	25%	Meets Expectations	624
#233	F	Hope Community Academy Middle (Charter)	Saint Paul	Hope Community Academy	12%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	208
#234	F	Level Up Academy Middle School (Charter)	White Bear Lake	Level Up Academy	12%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	58
#235	F	Voyageurs Expeditionary MS (Charter)	Bemidji	Voyageurs Expeditionary	12%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	48
#236	F	Hiawatha College Prep Northrop (Charter)	Minneapolis	Hiawatha Academies	10%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#237	F	Aurora Middle School (Charter)	Minneapolis	Aurora Charter School	9%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	184
#238	F	Battle Creek Middle	Saint Paul	Saint Paul Public Schools	9%	24%	Meets Expectations	693
#239	F	Kipp North Star Academy (Charter)	Minneapolis	Kipp Minnesota Charter School	9%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	194
#240	F	Anwatin Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	8%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	320
#241	F	Franklin Middle (Magnet)	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	8%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	287
#242	F	Olson Middle	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Public School District	8%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#243	F	Brooklyn Center Middle School Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	6%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#244	F	St Paul City Middle School (Charter)	Saint Paul	St. Paul City School	6%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	137
#245	F	Red Lake Middle School	Red Lake	Red Lake Public School District	4%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	280
#246	F	Venture Academy Middle School (Charter)	Minneapolis	Venture Academy	3%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	80

How Minnesota's middle schools compare

A: 60B: 58C: 57D: 55F: 16

48% of the 246 ranked middle schools in Minnesota earn an A or B (60 A grades, 58 B, 57 C, 55 D, 16 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 170 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 97 exceed it. On average 34% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 46% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Browns Valley Middle (39% against 19%, B), Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle (33% against 14%, C), St Croix Prep Academy Middle (69% against 57%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 62): Wayzata Public School District (3), Elk River Public School District (3), Eastern Carver County Public School (3), Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Minneapolis (15, 3 at A or B), Bloomington (5, 1 at A or B), Elk River (4, 3 at A or B), Rochester (4, 0 at A or B), Brooklyn Park (4, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Horizon Middle School (2,158 students, C, #147), Prior Lake Savage Middle School (1,987 students, A-, #52), Jackson Middle (1,981 students, B+, #67).

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

53 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 (5)

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.

F Bellaire Education Center, White Bear Lake
F Hutchinson Middle School A.l.c., Hutchinson
D+ Middle Level Alternative Program, Brainerd
F Sunrise Park Area Learning Center, White Bear Lake
F Win Middle School, Little Falls

Fully online schools (7)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D- 279online Learning Program 6 8, Brooklyn Park
C Falcon View Connections Middle, Woodbury
D+ Iq Academy 6 8, Fergus Falls
B- Link12 Lakeville Middle School, Lakeville
D+ Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle, Houston
C Owatonna Online 6 8, Owatonna
F Saint Paul Online Middle School, Saint Paul

Very small schools (2)

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

C+ St Paul School Of Northern Lights Secondary, Saint Paul
F The Journey School Middle, Saint Paul

Not yet graded (39)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

112 Alc Middle School, Chaska
196online Middle School, Rosemount
622 Online Middle School, North Saint Paul
Breckenridge Middle, Breckenridge
Central Middle Alternative (cmap), Plymouth
Columbia Academy Anchor Program, Columbia Heights
East Middle Alternative (emap), Plymouth
Eastern Wright Program, Buffalo
Falcons Online Academy Middle, Faribault
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center, Fridley
Hiawatha College Prep Kingfield, Minneapolis
Ivan Sand Middle School Alc, Elk River
Kipp Legacy Academy, Minneapolis
Le Sueur Henderson Middle School, Le Sueur
Level Up Academy Virtual Middle, White Bear Lake
Middle Area Learning Center, Grand Rapids
Middle School Alc, Willmar
Middle School Right Fit, Rochester
Monticello Middle School - Snw, Monticello
Mora Middle Level Alc, Mora
North Lakes Academy Middle School, Forest Lake
Northfield Portage Middle School, Northfield
Online728 Middle School, Elk River
Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle, Park Rapids
Pathways Program, Grades 6 7 Red Wing
Red Lake Middle Level Alc, Red Lake
Riverside Academy Mlp, Cambridge
Rps Online Middle School, Rochester
Sabers Online Middle School, Shakopee
Saints Online Middle School, Saint Francis
Scitech Academy Middle, Richfield
Set Academy Middle, Minneapolis
Snw Monti Ms Ebd Program, Monticello
Sunrise Park Middle, White Bear Lake
Swwc Alc Midlevel Windom, Windom
Upper Mississippi Middle Academy, Saint Paul
Waseca Middle Level Alc, Waseca
Wright Technical Center Alc Middle, Buffalo
Yellow Medicine East Middle School, Granite Falls

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 246 ranked middle schools in Minnesota with a SchoolGrade of A+, 69% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57%.

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 299 public middle schools in Minnesota; 246 are ranked here and 53 are listed as not ranked.