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Stearns County schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 11 schools in Stearns County, Minnesota with reported Reading scores. Minnesota state average: 49.9%.
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
1Albany Area High School
ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High58.7%+8.8pp
2Sartell Senior High
SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District
High56.8%+6.9pp
3ROCORI SENIOR HIGH
COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High55.6%+5.7pp
4Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.
BELGRADE · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
High49.3%-0.6pp
5MELROSE SECONDARY
MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.6%-1.3pp
6KIMBALL SECONDARY
KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.1%-3.8pp
7SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.3%-6.6pp
8Paynesville Area Secondary School
PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools
High39.7%-10.2pp
9TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH
SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High36.8%-13.1pp
10HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY
HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.6%-20.3pp
11APOLLO SENIOR HIGH
SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.3%-20.6pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCA % Meets or Exceeds threshold on the latest available MCA Reading test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Stearns County, Minnesota with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Minnesota statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Minnesota ranking.