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

Across Minneapolis, Minnesota, 18 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Southwest High leads the list at 70.3%, against a median of 36.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

70.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.9%

BEST IN READING · MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Southwest High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,195	70.3%
2	FAIR High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	337	56.1%
3	Washburn High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,521	49.3%
4	Roosevelt High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,148	48.6%
5	Metro College Prep	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Metro Schools Charter	High	585	45.1%
6	Edison High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	865	44.3%
7	Universal Academy Middle/High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Universal Academy Charter School	High	154	43.0%
8	Exploration High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Exploration High School	High	136	40.0%
9	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	High	178	38.4%
10	Banaadir Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	125	35.5%
11	South High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,257	34.5%
12	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	High	744	32.8%
13	Camden High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	783	21.4%
14	MTS HIGH SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	158	16.9%
15	North High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	591	14.5%
16	Venture Academy High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Venture Academy	High	199	12.5%
17	Lincoln International High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Lincoln International High School	High	158	4.7%
18	Wellstone International High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	166	0.0%

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