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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Minnesota

397 public high schools in 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. EDINA SENIOR HIGH leads the list at 87.2%, against a median of 46.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

397

Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

46.6%

BEST IN READING · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	EDINA SENIOR HIGH	EDINA, MN	EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,641	87.2%
2	MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY	WOODBURY, MN	MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY	High	720	80.5%
3	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper	STILLWATER, MN	ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY	High	391	80.4%
4	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	High	336	80.4%
5	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	High	556	79.5%
6	WAYZATA HIGH	PLYMOUTH, MN	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	3,781	78.7%
7	WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY	BARRETT, MN	WEST CENTRAL AREA	High	229	78.0%
8	MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH	MINNETONKA, MN	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	3,514	77.3%
9	PIM Arts High School	EDEN PRAIRIE, MN	PIM Arts High School	High	349	77.3%
10	Cook County Senior High	GRAND MARAIS, MN	Cook County Public Schools	High	177	75.0%
11	ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH	ANNANDALE, MN	ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	611	74.8%
12	Byron Senior High School	BYRON, MN	Byron Public School District	High	695	74.6%
13	Southland Senior High	ADAMS, MN	Southland Public School District	High	190	73.6%
14	EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	MINNETONKA, MN	EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	High	702	73.1%
15	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	High	411	72.5%
16	Kasson-Mantorville Senior High	KASSON, MN	Kasson-Mantorville School District	High	671	72.1%
17	Mound Westonka High School	MINNETRISTA, MN	Westonka Public School District	High	895	71.7%
18	AVALON SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	AVALON SCHOOL	High	182	71.4%
19	Southwest High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	1,195	70.3%
20	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	DULUTH, MN	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	High	194	69.8%
21	Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric	MAPLE GROVE, MN	Parnassus Preparatory School	High	258	69.3%
22	PERHAM SENIOR HIGH	PERHAM, MN	PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	529	69.3%
23	EAGAN SENIOR HIGH	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	2,274	69.0%
24	Brandon-Evansville High School	BRANDON, MN	BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	158	68.8%
25	MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,175	68.5%
26	ROGERS SENIOR HIGH	ROGERS, MN	Elk River Public School District	High	1,888	68.3%
27	EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	High	2,072	68.1%
28	Central Senior High	NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MN	CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	337	67.9%
29	Delano High School	DELANO, MN	DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,158	67.2%
30	HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY	HILLS, MN	HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	190	67.0%
31	BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH	BUFFALO, MN	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	High	1,681	66.8%
32	CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH	CALEDONIA, MN	CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	259	66.7%
33	Woodbury High School	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	High	1,943	66.7%
34	Jordan High School	JORDAN, MN	JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	619	66.5%
35	LINCOLN SECONDARY	ESKO, MN	ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	603	66.4%
36	SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL	ELK RIVER, MN	SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL	High	502	66.4%
37	ORONO SENIOR HIGH	LONG LAKE, MN	ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	961	66.2%
38	Mounds View Senior High	ARDEN HILLS, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	1,833	65.8%
39	ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	2,364	65.6%
40	Open World Learning Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	504	65.6%
41	Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High	LE SUEUR, MN	LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	500	65.4%
42	HANCOCK SEC.	HANCOCK, MN	HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	204	65.4%
43	HAWLEY SECONDARY	HAWLEY, MN	HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	453	65.3%
44	Kennedy High School	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	High	714	64.8%
45	MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	ELY, MN	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	181	64.4%
46	Century High School	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Public School District	High	1,608	64.3%
47	NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH	NORTHFIELD, MN	NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,283	64.0%
48	MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH	MANKATO, MN	MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,232	64.0%
49	UPSALA SECONDARY	UPSALA, MN	UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	146	63.9%
50	BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH	BELLE PLAINE, MN	BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	475	63.8%

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