For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 247 students in Verndale Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Verndale Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
2 Schools
999 Schools
# Students
509 Students
272,844 Students
# Teachers
39 Teachers
17,802 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Verndale Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#379 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
41%
Graduation Rate
85%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
2%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
92%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,756 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,171 is less than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,756
$17,860
Spending / Student
$15,171
$18,585
Best Verndale Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Verndale Secondary
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
411 Sw Brown St
Verndale, MN 56481
(218) 445-5184
Verndale, MN 56481
(218) 445-5184
Gr: 7-12 | 247 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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