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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Minnesota

248 public middle schools in Minnesota appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Red Lake Middle School leads the list at 5.6%, against a median of 40.3% 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

248

Minnesota

Best % Proficient

5.6%

Median % Proficient

40.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	83.2%	268	5.6%
2	Brooklyn Center Middle School	BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	Middle	82.3%	334	8.0%
3	ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	Middle	88.0%	150	8.3%
4	Anwatin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	79.0%	334	9.1%
5	Olson Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	76.6%	329	9.4%
6	Franklin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	83.5%	254	9.8%
7	Battle Creek Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	79.0%	619	10.6%
8	KIPP North Star Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	94.4%	107	10.8%
9	Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	Middle	91.3%	438	11.1%
10	AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	83.3%	180	11.9%
11	Washington Technology Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	85.4%	693	12.3%
12	Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	CASS LAKE, MN	CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	77.9%	312	12.6%
13	HOPE Community Academy Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Middle	90.0%	221	13.1%
14	Hmong College Prep Academy MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Middle	81.2%	724	14.3%
15	Columbia Academy	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Middle	78.7%	719	15.7%
16	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Middle	80.8%	167	16.5%
17	Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Prodeo Academy	Middle	89.0%	291	18.0%
18	North View Middle School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	79.2%	509	18.1%
19	Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY	Middle	68.0%	219	18.1%
20	Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	82.6%	453	18.6%
21	ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE	ROBBINSDALE, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	77.6%	567	18.6%
22	FARIBAULT MIDDLE	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	69.4%	594	19.5%
23	Community of Peace Academy Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	Middle	78.5%	279	19.6%
24	Northeast Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	63.6%	541	20.8%
25	Sandburg Middle School	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	67.4%	341	20.9%
26	Global Arts Plus Upper	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	66.1%	437	21.0%
27	E-STEM Middle School	WOODBURY, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	71.7%	512	21.0%
28	VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Bloomington Public Schools	Middle	73.1%	647	21.4%
29	Andersen Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	70.8%	1,052	21.5%
30	Pipestone Middle	PIPESTONE, MN	Pipestone Area School District	Middle	41.0%	244	21.6%
31	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Middle	96.1%	207	21.9%
32	NORTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	71.9%	720	22.7%
33	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Middle	99.4%	326	23.1%
34	Ellis Middle	AUSTIN, MN	Austin Public School District	Middle	58.3%	726	23.2%
35	WAUBUN ELEMENTARY	WAUBUN, MN	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	Middle	69.1%	162	23.9%
36	Community School of Excellence - MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	Middle	84.8%	560	23.9%
37	Trek North Middle School	BEMIDJI, MN	TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL	Middle	67.0%	109	24.3%
38	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	78.9%	337	25.2%
39	I.J. Holton Intermediate School	AUSTIN, MN	Austin Public School District	Middle	59.0%	712	25.2%
40	John Glenn Middle	MAPLEWOOD, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Middle	69.9%	1,073	25.4%
41	Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	BREWSTER, MN	ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	70.3%	118	26.2%
42	Brooklyn Middle STEAM School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	61.8%	931	26.9%
43	SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	64.0%	831	28.1%
44	WORTHINGTON MIDDLE	WORTHINGTON, MN	WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	69.7%	664	28.2%
45	Southwest Middle	ALBERT LEA, MN	Albert Lea Public School District	Middle	58.2%	486	28.4%
46	Art & Science Academy Middle School	ISANTI, MN	Art and Science Academy	Middle	34.4%	125	28.6%
47	Fridley Middle	FRIDLEY, MN	Fridley Public School District	Middle	72.0%	694	28.6%
48	Noble Academy Middle School	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	NOBLE ACADEMY	Middle	73.9%	138	29.0%
49	South St. Paul Middle School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	Middle	64.7%	535	29.2%
50	BOLD Middle School	OLIVIA, MN	BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN	Middle	46.8%	173	29.4%

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