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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Across Minneapolis, Minnesota, 86 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Burroughs Elementary leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 28.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

28.3%

BEST IN READING · MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Burroughs Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	481	87.0%
2	Kenny Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	295	81.5%
3	Lake Harriet Upper Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	284	79.5%
4	Field Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	287	77.5%
5	Armatage Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	377	77.2%
6	YINGHUA ACADEMY	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	YINGHUA ACADEMY	Elementary	851	72.8%
7	Northrop Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	381	72.6%
8	Southwest High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,195	70.3%
9	Anthony Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	727	67.8%
10	Howe Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	230	66.7%
11	Waite Park Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	266	66.4%
12	Windom Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	369	64.6%
13	Barton Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	508	61.2%
14	Dowling Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	399	60.5%
15	Justice Page Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	1,020	57.2%
16	Sanford Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	728	56.7%
17	FAIR High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	337	56.1%
18	Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	349	50.8%
19	SET Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Metro Schools Charter	Elementary	463	50.6%
20	Southside Family Charter School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Southside Family Charter School	Elementary	119	50.0%
21	Universal Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Universal Academy Charter School	Elementary	411	49.7%
22	Washburn High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,521	49.3%
23	Roosevelt High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,148	48.6%
24	New City School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	NEW CITY SCHOOL	Elementary	351	47.5%
25	Metro College Prep	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Metro Schools Charter	High	585	45.1%
26	Edison High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	865	44.3%
27	Seward Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	576	43.3%
28	Universal Academy Middle/High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Universal Academy Charter School	High	154	43.0%
29	Bancroft Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	477	42.1%
30	Exploration High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Exploration High School	High	136	40.0%
31	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	High	178	38.4%
32	Kenwood Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	388	37.6%
33	Banaadir Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	125	35.5%
34	Green Central Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	594	35.5%
35	South High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,257	34.5%
36	Pratt Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	196	34.1%
37	MN International Middle Chr School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Middle	326	33.1%
38	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	High	744	32.8%
39	Lyndale Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	466	32.1%
40	Loring Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	321	31.9%
41	Twin Cities International Schools	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Twin Cities International Schools	Elementary	595	28.5%
42	Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Middle	207	28.4%
43	Marcy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	415	28.4%
44	Emerson Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	491	28.3%
45	Northeast Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	541	26.5%
46	Best Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	BEST ACADEMY	Elementary	508	25.5%
47	Andersen Middle	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Middle	1,052	25.4%
48	Northeast College Prep Charter Scho	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Northeast College Prep	Elementary	282	21.9%
49	Bryn Mawr Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	431	21.9%
50	Hennepin Schools Lower Campus	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Hennepin Schools	Elementary	240	21.7%

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