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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Minnesota

129 public middle schools in Minnesota appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hmong College Prep Academy MS leads the list at -44.5%, against a median of -11.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

129

Minnesota

Best Enrollment change

-44.5%

Median Enrollment change

-11.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hmong College Prep Academy MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	1,304	724	-44.5%
2	Anwatin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	569	334	-41.3%
3	Sandburg Middle School	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	561	341	-39.2%
4	ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE	ROBBINSDALE, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	926	567	-38.8%
5	Franklin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	397	254	-36.0%
6	Delano Intermediate School	DELANO, MN	DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	821	555	-32.4%
7	North Branch Area Middle School	NORTH BRANCH, MN	North Branch Area Public Schools	908	615	-32.3%
8	Pipestone Middle	PIPESTONE, MN	Pipestone Area School District	353	244	-30.9%
9	WORTHINGTON MIDDLE	WORTHINGTON, MN	WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	936	664	-29.1%
10	WINONA MIDDLE	WINONA, MN	WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	927	665	-28.3%
11	ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND RAPIDS, MN	GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,053	764	-27.4%
12	DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE	DETROIT LAKES, MN	DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	847	617	-27.2%
13	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	622	453	-27.2%
14	FARIBAULT MIDDLE	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	813	594	-26.9%
15	Kennedy Middle School	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	758	558	-26.4%
16	Sartell Middle	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	1,319	983	-25.5%
17	Sanford Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	971	728	-25.0%
18	John Adams Middle School	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Public School District	1,148	867	-24.5%
19	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	431	326	-24.4%
20	PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHASKA, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	551	418	-24.1%
21	PLYMOUTH MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	974	749	-23.1%
22	Willow Creek Middle School	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Public School District	1,116	864	-22.6%
23	Shakopee West Middle School	SHAKOPEE, MN	Shakopee Public School District	1,150	899	-21.8%
24	TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL	DODGE CENTER, MN	TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT	283	222	-21.6%
25	North View Middle School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	648	509	-21.5%
26	Twin Bluff School	RED WING, MN	Red Wing Public School District	636	502	-21.1%
27	Murray Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	718	576	-19.8%
28	WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	WASECA, MN	WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	474	380	-19.8%
29	HUTCHINSON MIDDLE	HUTCHINSON, MN	HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	666	535	-19.7%
30	GREENWAY MIDDLE	COLERAINE, MN	GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	303	244	-19.5%
31	Global Arts Plus Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	541	437	-19.2%
32	Sibley East Middle School	ARLINGTON, MN	SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT	306	248	-19.0%
33	FORESTVIEW MIDDLE	BAXTER, MN	BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,997	1,626	-18.6%
34	GSL Junior High School	GLENCOE, MN	GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	275	224	-18.5%
35	Fridley Middle	FRIDLEY, MN	Fridley Public School District	851	694	-18.4%
36	DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE	COKATO, MN	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	705	576	-18.3%
37	SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELK RIVER, MN	Elk River Public School District	781	638	-18.3%
38	COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	1,225	1,005	-18.0%
39	Lincoln Middle School	HIBBING, MN	Hibbing Public School District	788	647	-17.9%
40	Staples-Motley Middle School	STAPLES, MN	STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT	346	284	-17.9%
41	La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	LA CRESCENT, MN	La Crescent-Hokah School District	378	311	-17.7%
42	VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Bloomington Public Schools	785	647	-17.6%
43	DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	EYOTA, MN	DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	284	237	-16.5%
44	SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	994	831	-16.4%
45	Hopkins West Middle School	MINNETONKA, MN	HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	686	574	-16.3%
46	Windom Middle	WINDOM, MN	Windom Public School District	429	359	-16.3%
47	NORTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	858	720	-16.1%
48	Monticello Middle	MONTICELLO, MN	Monticello Public School District	1,019	860	-15.6%
49	Kellogg Middle School	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Public School District	907	769	-15.2%
50	KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE	KENYON, MN	KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT	254	216	-15.0%

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