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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Minnesota

Across Minnesota, 210 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. MN International Middle Chr School leads the list at 29.7:1, against a median of 16.7:1 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

210

Minnesota

Top Students/teacher

29.7:1

Median Students/teacher

16.7:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Middle	326	29.7:1
2	ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROGERS, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	1,077	27.7:1
3	SET Academy Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	METRO SCHOOLS CHARTER	Middle	255	27.1:1
4	Centennial Middle	LINO LAKES, MN	Centennial Public School District	Middle	1,595	26.8:1
5	Prairie View Middle School	OTSEGO, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	953	25.5:1
6	Minnewaska Area Intermediate School	GLENWOOD, MN	MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	295	25.3:1
7	SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELK RIVER, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	638	24.5:1
8	WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	1,160	23.9:1
9	LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	1,165	23.6:1
10	VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELK RIVER, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	557	23.3:1
11	NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEW PRAGUE, MN	NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS	Middle	926	22.9:1
12	Maple Grove Middle School	MAPLE GROVE, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,598	22.1:1
13	Murray Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	576	22.0:1
14	Hidden River Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	640	21.9:1
15	Justice Page Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	1,020	21.9:1
16	St. Francis Middle	SAINT FRANCIS, MN	St. Francis Area Schools	Middle	890	21.7:1
17	BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE	BUFFALO, MN	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	Middle	1,160	21.4:1
18	St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	ALBERTVILLE, MN	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	Middle	1,076	21.3:1
19	Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic	MAPLE GROVE, MN	Parnassus Preparatory School	Middle	471	21.1:1
20	WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE	WAYZATA, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	836	20.6:1
21	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	HOWARD LAKE, MN	HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED	Middle	393	20.6:1
22	CENTRAL MIDDLE	EAST GRAND FORKS, MN	East Grand Forks Public Schools	Middle	463	20.6:1
23	ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE	ZIMMERMAN, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	514	20.5:1
24	ORONO MIDDLE	LONG LAKE, MN	ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	720	20.5:1
25	The FAIR School - Crystal	CRYSTAL, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	439	20.3:1
26	Oak-Land Middle School	LAKE ELMO, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Middle	946	20.3:1
27	PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE	PEQUOT LAKES, MN	PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	581	20.3:1
28	BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH	BELLE PLAINE, MN	BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	255	20.2:1
29	Sibley East Middle School	ARLINGTON, MN	SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	248	19.9:1
30	Anthony Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	727	19.7:1
31	Central Middle	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	White Bear Lake School District	Middle	922	19.6:1
32	Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School	SAUK RAPIDS, MN	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	Middle	1,055	19.6:1
33	Chippewa Middle School	NORTH OAKS, MN	Mounds View Public School District	Middle	1,093	19.5:1
34	Highland Park Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	811	19.5:1
35	Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	Middle	438	19.4:1
36	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	PRIOR LAKE, MN	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	Middle	2,025	19.4:1
37	Oak View Middle	ANDOVER, MN	Anoka-Hennepin School District	Middle	1,282	19.3:1
38	Osseo Middle School	OSSEO, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,128	19.3:1
39	E-STEM Middle School	WOODBURY, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	512	19.3:1
40	Forest Lake Area Middle School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Middle	916	19.2:1
41	OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	956	19.2:1
42	Dakota Meadows Middle School	NORTH MANKATO, MN	MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	852	19.1:1
43	WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	817	19.1:1
44	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY	Middle	219	19.0:1
45	NORTHFIELD MIDDLE	NORTHFIELD, MN	NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	845	19.0:1
46	Stillwater Middle School	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Middle	939	19.0:1
47	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	268	19.0:1
48	KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE	KENYON, MN	KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	216	19.0:1
49	CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	950	18.9:1
50	ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ANNANDALE, MN	ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	466	18.9:1

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