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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Minnesota

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public middle schools in Minnesota, drawn from 66 qualifying public middle schools. Prior Lake-Savage Middle School leads the list at 103%, against a median of 6.8% 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

Minnesota

Top Enrollment growth

103%

Median Enrollment growth

6.8%

FASTEST GROWING · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	PRIOR LAKE, MN	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	998	2,025	103%
2	Seven Hills - Richfield Middle	RICHFIELD, MN	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	217	313	44.2%
3	DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH	GLYNDON, MN	DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON	358	508	41.9%
4	OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	681	956	40.4%
5	CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	EDEN PRAIRIE, MN	EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,334	1,860	39.4%
6	John Glenn Middle	MAPLEWOOD, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	777	1,073	38.1%
7	Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic	MAPLE GROVE, MN	Parnassus Preparatory School	365	471	29.0%
8	Hidden River Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	503	640	27.2%
9	Pillager Middle School	PILLAGER, MN	PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	343	433	26.2%
10	Westwood Intermediate & Middle Sch	BLAINE, MN	SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,307	1,646	25.9%
11	Skyview Community Middle	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	823	1,029	25.0%
12	WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	666	817	22.7%
13	Justice Page Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	843	1,020	21.0%
14	Watertown-Mayer Middle	WATERTOWN, MN	Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist	355	418	17.7%
15	PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE	PERHAM, MN	PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	449	526	17.1%
16	Forest Lake Area Middle School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	783	916	17.0%
17	Isanti Middle School	ISANTI, MN	Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	388	449	15.7%
18	Byron Middle School	BYRON, MN	Byron Public School District	503	577	14.7%
19	SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,072	1,228	14.6%
20	Albany Area Middle School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	400	457	14.3%
21	PINE ISLAND MIDDLE	PINE ISLAND, MN	Pine Island Public School District	407	464	14.0%
22	CENTRAL MIDDLE	EAST GRAND FORKS, MN	East Grand Forks Public Schools	407	463	13.8%
23	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	236	268	13.6%
24	WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	1,026	1,160	13.1%
25	112 ALC MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHASKA, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	366	411	12.3%
26	KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	777	854	9.9%
27	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	MOORHEAD, MN	Moorhead Area Public Schools	1,977	2,158	9.2%
28	WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE	WAYZATA, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	770	836	8.6%
29	Osseo Middle School	OSSEO, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,043	1,128	8.1%
30	Ellis Middle	AUSTIN, MN	Austin Public School District	672	726	8.0%
31	WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,244	1,342	7.9%
32	LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH, MN	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	564	606	7.4%
33	MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL	MARSHALL, MN	MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	613	655	6.9%
34	ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH, MN	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	973	1,037	6.6%
35	Coon Rapids Middle School	COON RAPIDS, MN	Anoka-Hennepin School District	1,218	1,295	6.3%
36	DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,116	1,184	6.1%
37	ROCORI MIDDLE	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	532	563	5.8%
38	MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE	EXCELSIOR, MN	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,226	1,297	5.8%
39	Litchfield Middle School	LITCHFIELD, MN	Litchfield Public School District	467	494	5.8%
40	FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	742	785	5.8%
41	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	HOWARD LAKE, MN	HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED	373	393	5.4%
42	Centennial Middle	LINO LAKES, MN	Centennial Public School District	1,518	1,595	5.1%
43	Oak View Middle	ANDOVER, MN	Anoka-Hennepin School District	1,225	1,282	4.7%
44	Valley Middle School of STEM	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,041	1,090	4.7%
45	Northeast Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	518	541	4.4%
46	FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY	FOLEY, MN	FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	749	781	4.3%
47	Minnewaska Area Intermediate School	GLENWOOD, MN	MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT	283	295	4.2%
48	MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE	MINNETONKA, MN	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,275	1,320	3.5%
49	ORONO MIDDLE	LONG LAKE, MN	ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	697	720	3.3%
50	St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	STILLWATER, MN	ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY	360	371	3.1%

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