South View Middle, Edina MN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on South View Middle

South View Middle serves sixth through eighth graders in Edina, a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis that is primarily residential with a high concentration of owner-occupied homes and a well-regarded park and recreation system. The school is a regular public middle school within the Edina Public School District and sits on a campus in the southern part of the city, near the border with neighboring communities. Its enrollment is large for the grade band, with a student body that is predominately white and includes smaller, roughly even shares of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Around one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a modest share that reflects the community’s generally high income levels.

Academically, South View performs at a level that places it among the strongest middle schools in the county. In reading and math, a substantial majority of students score at or above state proficiency benchmarks across all three grade levels, with reading rates particularly high. This strength is consistent with what you would expect in a district that has long been known for rigorous programming and strong outcomes. Science results for eighth graders are lower than the reading and math figures, though the state changed both the science assessment and its cut scores for that year, so the results may not be directly comparable with prior years. A parent considering South View would want to ask the school how it addresses science instruction and whether recent trends in that subject are a concern or a reflection of new standards.

Data on special education identification, English learner status, discipline, attendance, and staffing were not available in the information used here, so families should confirm those details directly with the school or district. The school itself does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to evaluate.

The housing market surrounding South View is expensive, with home values and rents well above national and state medians. The city is nearly built out, and population growth has been modest. For families moving into the area, the cost of entry is high, and the school district portion of property taxes rose recently. The district, meanwhile, has been navigating enrollment decline and the end of federal pandemic aid, which led to a round of budget reductions that included staffing cuts across multiple schools. Those changes may affect class sizes and program breadth, though the district also lengthened the elementary school day by half an hour and launched a full-time online high school program, both of which reflect ongoing structural shifts.

Edina itself is a car-dependent suburb with commercial nodes such as the 50th and France district and Centennial Lakes Park, and the city’s extensive parks and recreation amenities are a defining feature of daily life. For a family seeking a high-performing middle school in an affluent, established suburban setting with strong academic results in core subjects, South View fits that profile. The science scores and the district’s fiscal pressures are the main areas where a closer look is warranted.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 69% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 66% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 71% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 81% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · District 73% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 75% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Science

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolEDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income87%39 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income80%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income54%Higher-income84%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income75%51 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income73%44 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income37%Higher-income77%40 pp gap