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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Stearns County, Minnesota

40 public schools in Stearns County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Sartell Middle leads the list at 64.6%, against a median of 44.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Stearns County, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

64.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.8%

BEST IN READING · STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Sartell Middle	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Middle	983	64.6%
2	HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	589	64.1%
3	AVON ELEMENTARY	AVON, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	264	63.2%
4	Riverview Intermediate School	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	Elementary	914	60.6%
5	Paynesville Area Elementary	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	Elementary	429	59.6%
6	Albany Area High School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	584	58.7%
7	ALBANY ELEMENTARY	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	380	58.0%
8	Sartell Senior High	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	High	1,269	56.8%
9	Albany Area Middle School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	457	55.9%
10	ROCORI SENIOR HIGH	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	824	55.6%
11	EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY	EDEN VALLEY, MN	EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	383	53.4%
12	Sauk Centre Middle	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	139	53.3%
13	RICHMOND ELEMENTARY	RICHMOND, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	135	51.4%
14	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary	BROOTEN, MN	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	Elementary	294	50.3%
15	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	BELGRADE, MN	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	High	316	49.3%
16	MELROSE SECONDARY	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	505	48.6%
17	ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY	ROCKVILLE, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	129	47.8%
18	MELROSE MIDDLE	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	296	46.8%
19	KIMBALL SECONDARY	KIMBALL, MN	KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	413	46.1%
20	MELROSE ELEMENTARY	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	512	44.8%
21	ROCORI MIDDLE	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	563	44.8%
22	KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	SAINT JOSEPH, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Combined	582	44.4%
23	COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	656	44.1%
24	KIMBALL ELEMENTARY	KIMBALL, MN	KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	346	43.6%
25	SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	597	43.3%
26	WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	531	41.4%
27	Paynesville Area Secondary School	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	High	465	39.7%
28	OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	878	37.4%
29	SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	831	37.2%
30	TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,561	36.8%
31	MADISON ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	704	35.7%
32	NORTH JUNIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	720	30.6%
33	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	Elementary	266	30.3%
34	HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	509	29.6%
35	APOLLO SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,264	29.3%
36	SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	368	28.6%
37	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	SAINT CLOUD, MN	STRIDE Academy	Elementary	569	26.2%
38	DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	572	23.9%
39	Success Academy St. Cloud Elem	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Success Academy	Elementary	140	21.9%
40	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Elementary	260	20.7%

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