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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Minnesota

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Minnesota, drawn from 255 qualifying public middle schools. MN International Middle Chr School leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 34.9% 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

255

Minnesota

Top % FRL

99.4%

Median % FRL

34.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Middle	326	99.4%
2	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Middle	131	96.2%
3	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Middle	207	96.1%
4	KIPP North Star Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	107	94.4%
5	HGA Junior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	Middle	196	93.9%
6	Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	Middle	438	91.3%
7	Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Academias La Paz	Middle	149	90.6%
8	HOPE Community Academy Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Middle	221	90.0%
9	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Prodeo Academy	Middle	291	89.0%
10	ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	Middle	150	88.0%
11	SET Academy Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	METRO SCHOOLS CHARTER	Middle	255	87.1%
12	Washington Technology Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	693	85.4%
13	Community School of Excellence - MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	Middle	560	84.8%
14	Franklin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	254	83.5%
15	AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	180	83.3%
16	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	268	83.2%
17	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	453	82.6%
18	Brooklyn Center Middle School	BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	Middle	334	82.3%
19	Hmong College Prep Academy MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Middle	724	81.2%
20	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Middle	167	80.8%
21	North View Middle School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	509	79.2%
22	Anwatin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	334	79.0%
23	Battle Creek Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	619	79.0%
24	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	337	78.9%
25	Columbia Academy	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Middle	719	78.7%
26	Community of Peace Academy Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	Middle	279	78.5%
27	Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	CASS LAKE, MN	CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	312	77.9%
28	ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE	ROBBINSDALE, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	567	77.6%
29	Olson Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	329	76.6%
30	Noble Academy Middle School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	NOBLE ACADEMY	Middle	138	73.9%
31	VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Bloomington Public Schools	Middle	647	73.1%
32	Fridley Middle	FRIDLEY, MN	Fridley Public School District	Middle	694	72.0%
33	NORTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	720	71.9%
34	E-STEM Middle School	WOODBURY, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	512	71.7%
35	Andersen Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	1,052	70.8%
36	Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	BREWSTER, MN	ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	118	70.3%
37	John Glenn Middle	MAPLEWOOD, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Middle	1,073	69.9%
38	WORTHINGTON MIDDLE	WORTHINGTON, MN	WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	664	69.7%
39	FARIBAULT MIDDLE	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	594	69.4%
40	WAUBUN ELEMENTARY	WAUBUN, MN	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	Middle	162	69.1%
41	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY	Middle	219	68.0%
42	Sandburg Middle School	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	341	67.4%
43	Trek North Middle School	BEMIDJI, MN	TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL	Middle	109	67.0%
44	Global Arts Plus Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	437	66.1%
45	South St. Paul Middle School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	Middle	535	64.7%
46	SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	831	64.0%
47	Northeast Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	541	63.6%
48	Willmar Middle School	WILLMAR, MN	Willmar Public School District	Middle	842	62.7%
49	CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY	CHISHOLM, MN	CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	142	62.7%
50	Skyview Community Middle	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Middle	1,029	62.4%

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