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Best Schools · Minnesota · Highest proficiency

Minnesota public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Minnesota public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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MINNESOTA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
601Barnesville High SchoolBARNESVILLEBARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.High20.0%38046.4%
602BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLBIG LAKEBIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle35.0%63246.3%
603Horace May ElementaryBEMIDJIBemidji Public School DistrictElementary41.3%30046.3%
604LANCASTER ELEMENTARYLANCASTERLANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary63.9%12246.3%
605INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARYBIG LAKEBIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35.4%75846.3%
606CENTRAL MIDDLEEAST GRAND FORKSEast Grand Forks Public SchoolsMiddle29.2%46346.3%
607Bertha ElementaryBERTHABERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.Elementary51.2%29346.3%
608FALCON RIDGENEW PRAGUENEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLSElementary17.9%51946.3%
609Forest Lake Area High SchoolFOREST LAKEForest Lake Public School DistrictHigh22.5%1,80546.2%
610Oneka Elementary SchoolHUGOWhite Bear Lake School DistrictElementary24.4%46346.2%
611EDEN VALLEY SECONDARYEDEN VALLEYEDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh22.8%42546.2%
612ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARYALDENALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh29.8%21546.2%
613Roosevelt MiddleBLAINEAnoka-Hennepin School DistrictMiddle33.7%1,08746.2%
614BARNUM ELEMENTARYBARNUMBARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32.5%34846.2%
615Crosby-Ironton SecondaryCROSBYCrosby-Ironton Public School Dist.High39.1%45546.1%
616BLACK HAWK MIDDLEEAGANROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGANMiddle36.3%88946.1%
617CHALLENGER ELEMENTARYTHIEF RIVER FALLSTHIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43.2%72746.0%
618Highview Middle SchoolNEW BRIGHTONMounds View Public School DistrictMiddle39.1%82346.0%
619Sunrise River Elementary SchoolNORTH BRANCHNorth Branch Area Public SchoolsElementary30.6%96046.0%
620ROSEAU ELEMENTARYROSEAUROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32.4%57446.0%
621Montrose Elementary School of InnovMONTROSEBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose SchoolsElementary45.7%36346.0%
622Sanford Elementary SchoolMONTEVIDEOMONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary54.9%27746.0%
623WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARYWABASHAWabasha-Kellogg School DistrictElementary36.6%20546.0%
624BECKER MIDDLEBECKERBECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle21.6%65645.9%
625UPSALA SECONDARYUPSALAUPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh21.9%14645.9%
626MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGHMONTEVIDEOMONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh47.8%40845.9%
627Jackson County Central Senior HighJACKSONJackson County Central School Dist.High35.2%33245.9%
628SPRINGFIELD SECONDARYSPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39.8%31445.8%
629LAFAYETTE SECONDARYRED LAKE FALLSRED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.High32.1%18445.7%
630BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEBUFFALOBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose SchoolsMiddle27.5%1,16045.7%
631Lincoln Middle SchoolHIBBINGHibbing Public School DistrictMiddle48.4%64745.6%
632Monroe Elementary School - MSEBROOKLYN PARKAnoka-Hennepin School DistrictElementary46.8%55345.6%
633UPSALA ELEMENTARYUPSALAUPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35.4%18145.6%
634HILLCREST ELEMENTARYBLOOMINGTONBloomington Public SchoolsElementary20.9%37345.5%
635VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPELICAN RAPIDSPelican Rapids Public SchoolsElementary57.7%46845.5%
636LINCOLN ELEMENTARYOWATONNAOWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36.6%50545.5%
637Lake Nokomis Keewaydin ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School DistrictElementary33.5%34945.4%
638Hastings High SchoolHASTINGSHastings Public School DistrictHigh23.8%1,30145.4%
639Overland Elementary SchoolROCHESTERRochester Public School DistrictElementary45.9%54945.4%
640MINNEWASKA SECONDARYGLENWOODMINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh23.3%42445.4%
641DISCOVERY ELEMENTARYBUFFALOBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose SchoolsElementary16.0%25745.4%
642Hamilton ElementaryCOON RAPIDSAnoka-Hennepin School DistrictElementary65.2%39145.3%
643RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLERUSHFORDRUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle34.5%14545.3%
644WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARYWILLOW RIVERWILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44.2%23145.3%
645FOSSTON SECONDARYFOSSTONFOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh49.6%25645.2%
646HARTLEY ELEMENTARYWASECAWASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary53.4%42945.1%
647WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADEWADENAWADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle40.9%15945.1%
648ANDERSEN ELEMENTARYBAYPORTStillwater Area Public SchoolsElementary18.0%32745.1%
649Southland ElementaryADAMSSouthland Public School DistrictElementary44.4%22345.0%
650William Byrne ElementaryBURNSVILLEBurnsville-Eagan-Savage SchoolsElementary52.0%56945.0%
Page 13 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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