Best Brainerd Public Middle Schools

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 285 students in Brainerd, MN.

The top-ranked public middle schools in Brainerd, MN are Middle Level Alternative Program, Lincoln Education Center and Isd 181 Learning Center. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Brainerd, MN public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 49% statewide average). Middle schools in Brainerd have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Minnesota public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).