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Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 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 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,140 students in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 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 Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% 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
11 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
5,282 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
298 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 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% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#89 out of 527 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
41%
Graduation Rate
90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
5%
11%
% Black
3%
12%
% White
87%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,989 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 $15,027 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$90 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$79 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,989
$17,854
Spending / Student
$15,027
$18,580
Best Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Buffalo Community Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1300 Hwy 25 N
Buffalo, MN 55313
(763) 682-8200
Buffalo, MN 55313
(763) 682-8200
Grades: 6-8
| 1,140 students
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