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Albany Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 470 students in Albany Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Albany Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
1,799 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
112 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Albany Public School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#72 out of 527 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.59
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
3 Students
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
54 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
10 Students
32,798 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
1,691 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
94%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
847
# Students in K Grade:
107
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
112
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
130
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
130
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
143
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
151
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
158
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
161
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
148
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
149
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
152
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
111
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,575 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,832 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,575
$17,854
Spending / Student
$14,832
$18,580
Best Albany Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Albany Area Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
30 Forest Ave
Albany, MN 56307
(320) 845-2171
Albany, MN 56307
(320) 845-2171
Grades: 6-8
| 470 students
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