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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Ramsey County, Minnesota

34 public high schools in Ramsey County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART leads the list at 80.4%, against a median of 38.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

38.3%

BEST IN READING · RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	High	336	80.4%
2	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	High	556	79.5%
3	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	High	411	72.5%
4	AVALON SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	AVALON SCHOOL	High	182	71.4%
5	Mounds View Senior High	ARDEN HILLS, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	1,833	65.8%
6	Open World Learning Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	504	65.6%
7	Gentry Academy High	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	Gentry Academy Charter School	High	134	60.5%
8	Central Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,682	59.0%
9	HGA Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	High	442	53.7%
10	Highland Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,392	51.3%
11	Irondale Senior High	NEW BRIGHTON, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	1,812	46.6%
12	White Bear Lake Area High School	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	White Bear Lake School District	High	2,572	44.7%
13	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	366	42.6%
14	ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH	ROSEVILLE, MN	ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,276	42.6%
15	Sejong Academy Upper School	MAPLEWOOD, MN	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	High	136	40.9%
16	AFSA High School	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	AFSA High School	High	246	38.8%
17	Community School of Excellence High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	High	199	38.3%
18	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	High	791	38.2%
19	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	SHOREVIEW, MN	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	High	189	38.2%
20	Community of Peace Academy High Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	High	250	37.5%
21	Washington Technology Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,063	37.0%
22	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,076	36.3%
23	New Century School Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	High	284	33.0%
24	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,034	32.8%
25	North Senior High	NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	High	1,649	32.4%
26	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	High	181	29.4%
27	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,591	28.6%
28	Creative Arts Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	382	27.9%
29	Twin Cities Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities Academy	High	547	26.2%
30	HOPE Community Academy High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	High	124	22.2%
31	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	High	327	21.6%
32	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	955	19.4%
33	St. Paul City High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	High	152	13.9%
34	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL, MN	Career Pathways	High	121	5.9%

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