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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

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
901	ST. CHARLES SECONDARY	SAINT CHARLES	ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	27.6%	479	38.6%
902	HGA Elementary	SAINT PAUL	Higher Ground Academy	Elementary	94.3%	525	38.6%
903	North Lakes Academy Elementary	FOREST LAKE	NORTH LAKES ACADEMY	Elementary	46.4%	220	38.6%
904	MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH	MANKATO	MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	36.9%	1,302	38.5%
905	ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	ROYALTON	ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	28.1%	203	38.5%
906	REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH	REDWOOD FALLS	REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	36.2%	362	38.5%
907	PINE CITY ELEMENTARY	PINE CITY	PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	43.2%	863	38.5%
908	Red Lake County Central High School	OKLEE	RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH	High	33.3%	153	38.5%
909	WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	59.7%	531	38.4%
910	Staples-Motley Elementary	STAPLES	STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	55.8%	308	38.3%
911	FIT Academy	APPLE VALLEY	FIT Academy	Elementary	42.4%	264	38.3%
912	Morris Bye Elementary	COON RAPIDS	Anoka-Hennepin School District	Elementary	50.2%	472	38.3%
913	Blue Earth Area Elementary	BLUE EARTH	Blue Earth Area School District	Elementary	52.8%	515	38.2%
914	MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY	OWATONNA	OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	48.2%	510	38.2%
915	Robert Asp Elementary	MOORHEAD	Moorhead Area Public Schools	Elementary	53.1%	580	38.2%
916	ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY	ULEN	ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST	High	32.9%	158	38.2%
917	Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High	SAUK RAPIDS	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	High	29.6%	1,319	38.2%
918	Willmar Middle School	WILLMAR	Willmar Public School District	Middle	62.7%	842	38.1%
919	ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY	ALDEN	ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	34.5%	229	38.1%
920	Lakeaires Elementary	WHITE BEAR LAKE	White Bear Lake School District	Elementary	46.0%	396	38.1%
921	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	SAINT PAUL	Prodeo Academy	Elementary	93.2%	133	38.1%
922	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	HOWARD LAKE	HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED	Middle	30.3%	393	38.0%
923	SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY	SAUK CENTRE	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	31.7%	597	37.9%
924	Shakopee East Middle School	SHAKOPEE	Shakopee Public School District	Middle	42.9%	828	37.9%
925	Forest Lake Elementary	FOREST LAKE	Forest Lake Public School District	Middle	42.7%	309	37.9%
926	FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	20.5%	2,153	37.9%
927	Kaleidoscope Middle School	OTSEGO	KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	31.6%	117	37.8%
928	GLOBAL ACADEMY	NEW BRIGHTON	GLOBAL ACADEMY	Elementary	89.0%	447	37.7%
929	Laporte Secondary	LAPORTE	Laporte Public School District	High	45.3%	106	37.7%
930	FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FAIRMONT	FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	59.1%	1,007	37.7%
931	WRENSHALL SECONDARY	WRENSHALL	WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	43.8%	160	37.7%
932	Jackson County Central Middle	LAKEFIELD	Jackson County Central School Dist.	Middle	38.2%	241	37.7%
933	Burnside Elementary	RED WING	Red Wing Public School District	Elementary	40.6%	493	37.7%
934	Crookston Secondary	CROOKSTON	Crookston Public School District	High	52.0%	592	37.6%
935	EDGERTON ELEMENTARY	EDGERTON	EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	36.8%	209	37.6%
936	HGA Junior High	SAINT PAUL	Higher Ground Academy	Middle	93.9%	196	37.6%
937	WINSTED ELEMENTARY	WINSTED	HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED	Elementary	39.9%	213	37.5%
938	OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY	MAPLE GROVE	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	39.8%	515	37.5%
939	OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE	South Washington County Schools	Middle	29.6%	956	37.5%
940	KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY	HALLOCK	KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	25.9%	108	37.5%
941	Hastings Middle School	HASTINGS	Hastings Public School District	Middle	27.6%	1,183	37.5%
942	Kenwood Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	52.3%	388	37.5%
943	Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic	MAPLE GROVE	Parnassus Preparatory School	Middle	48.2%	471	37.4%
944	White Bear Lake Area High School	WHITE BEAR LAKE	White Bear Lake School District	High	25.4%	2,572	37.4%
945	SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	Elementary	44.8%	281	37.4%
946	ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	22.5%	855	37.3%
947	SEBEKA SECONDARY	SEBEKA	SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	48.9%	233	37.3%
948	Southgate Elementary	AUSTIN	Austin Public School District	Elementary	55.7%	539	37.2%
949	Halverson Elementary	ALBERT LEA	Albert Lea Public School District	Elementary	69.7%	360	37.2%
950	OAK GROVE MIDDLE	BLOOMINGTON	Bloomington Public Schools	Middle	37.6%	711	37.2%

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