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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Minnesota

255 public middle schools in Minnesota appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Gentry Academy Middle leads the list at 7.2%, 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

Best % FRL

7.2%

Median % FRL

34.9%

LOWEST POVERTY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Gentry Academy Middle	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	Gentry Academy Charter School	Middle	195	7.2%
2	ORONO MIDDLE	LONG LAKE, MN	ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	720	8.9%
3	MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE	EXCELSIOR, MN	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,297	10.6%
4	St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	STILLWATER, MN	ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Middle	371	11.6%
5	MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE	MINNETONKA, MN	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,320	11.8%
6	CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST	CHASKA, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	608	11.8%
7	LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	1,165	12.4%
8	Delano Intermediate School	DELANO, MN	DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	555	12.4%
9	CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	950	13.6%
10	PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHASKA, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	418	14.1%
11	Waconia Middle School	WACONIA, MN	WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	885	14.1%
12	Byron Middle School	BYRON, MN	Byron Public School District	Middle	577	14.2%
13	WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,342	14.6%
14	ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROGERS, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	1,077	14.8%
15	Hermantown Middle	HERMANTOWN, MN	Hermantown Community Schools	Middle	677	14.8%
16	Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	ELK RIVER, MN	SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL	Middle	147	15.0%
17	MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	761	15.1%
18	Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	ELK RIVER, MN	SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL	Middle	291	15.1%
19	Chippewa Middle School	NORTH OAKS, MN	Mounds View Public School District	Middle	1,093	15.2%
20	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	SAINT PAUL, MN	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Middle	117	15.4%
21	CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST	CHASKA, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	615	15.6%
22	VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE	EDINA, MN	EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,003	15.9%
23	DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,184	16.0%
24	WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE	WAYZATA, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	836	16.4%
25	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	PRIOR LAKE, MN	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	Middle	2,025	16.7%
26	St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	ALBERTVILLE, MN	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	Middle	1,076	17.6%
27	Grandview Middle School	MOUND, MN	Westonka Public School District	Middle	606	18.0%
28	SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE	EDINA, MN	EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,021	18.0%
29	PINE ISLAND MIDDLE	PINE ISLAND, MN	Pine Island Public School District	Middle	464	18.1%
30	NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEW PRAGUE, MN	NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS	Middle	926	18.3%
31	Prairie View Middle School	OTSEGO, MN	Elk River Public School District	Middle	953	18.3%
32	ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST	SAINT MICHAEL, MN	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	Middle	959	18.8%
33	Stillwater Middle School	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Middle	939	19.0%
34	Albany Area Middle School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	457	19.3%
35	Central Middle	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	White Bear Lake School District	Middle	922	19.3%
36	Sartell Middle	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Middle	983	19.9%
37	Oak View Middle	ANDOVER, MN	Anoka-Hennepin School District	Middle	1,282	20.3%
38	MCGUIRE MIDDLE	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	844	20.4%
39	La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	LA CRESCENT, MN	La Crescent-Hokah School District	Middle	311	20.6%
40	DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	EYOTA, MN	DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	237	20.7%
41	ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	1,141	20.7%
42	GOA School of Logic	FARMINGTON, MN	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Middle	101	20.8%
43	NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE	NEW LONDON, MN	NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	454	21.1%
44	BECKER MIDDLE	BECKER, MN	BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	656	21.6%
45	Kasson-Mantorville Middle School	KASSON, MN	Kasson-Mantorville School District	Middle	685	21.8%
46	BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH	BELLE PLAINE, MN	BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	255	22.0%
47	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School	ZUMBROTA, MN	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	Middle	194	22.2%
48	WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	817	22.3%
49	ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH, MN	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,037	22.4%
50	ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	855	22.5%

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