Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,573 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATHENEUM ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 98.4% | +48.5pp |
| 2 | GATE 4/5 STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 98.3% | +48.4pp |
| 3 | EDINA SENIOR HIGH EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 87.2% | +37.3pp |
| 4 | Burroughs Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 87.0% | +37.1pp |
| 5 | Hilltop Primary School MINNETRISTA · Westonka Public School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +32.6pp |
| 6 | COLOGNE ACADEMY COLOGNE · COLOGNE ACADEMY | Elementary | 82.3% | +32.4pp |
| 7 | EAGLE HEIGHTS SPANISH IMMERSION EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 81.8% | +31.9pp |
| 8 | Kenny Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 81.5% | +31.6pp |
| 9 | St. Croix Prep Academy Middle STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Middle | 81.2% | +31.3pp |
| 10 | HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 80.9% | +31.0pp |
| 11 | Shirley Hills Primary School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Elementary | 80.7% | +30.7pp |
| 12 | MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY WOODBURY · MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | High | 80.5% | +30.6pp |
| 13 | St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | High | 80.4% | +30.5pp |
| 14 | ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART SAINT PAUL · ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART | High | 80.4% | +30.5pp |
| 15 | Xinxing Academy HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 80.2% | +30.2pp |
| 16 | Lake Harriet Upper Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +29.6pp |
| 17 | Nova Classical Academy Upper School SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy | High | 79.5% | +29.6pp |
| 18 | North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 79.2% | +29.2pp |
| 19 | TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +29.1pp |
| 20 | WAYZATA HIGH PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 78.7% | +28.8pp |
| 21 | SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.7% | +28.8pp |
| 22 | WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT · WEST CENTRAL AREA | High | 78.0% | +28.1pp |
| 23 | Virtual Instruction by Excellence E WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.8% | +27.9pp |
| 24 | Grandview Middle School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Middle | 77.6% | +27.7pp |
| 25 | Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +27.6pp |
| 26 | Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.5% | +27.6pp |
| 27 | MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 77.3% | +27.4pp |
| 28 | PIM Arts High School EDEN PRAIRIE · PIM Arts High School | High | 77.3% | +27.4pp |
| 29 | Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +27.3pp |
| 30 | NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.1% | +27.2pp |
| 31 | PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.1% | +27.2pp |
| 32 | Delano Intermediate School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.9% | +27.0pp |
| 33 | SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.6% | +26.7pp |
| 34 | CONCORD ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 76.5% | +26.6pp |
| 35 | KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 76.3% | +26.4pp |
| 36 | MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.2% | +26.3pp |
| 37 | ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Elementary | 76.1% | +26.2pp |
| 38 | Rice Lake Elementary LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +26.0pp |
| 39 | Randolph Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 75.9% | +26.0pp |
| 40 | EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.9% | +26.0pp |
| 41 | GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.7% | +25.8pp |
| 42 | VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 75.7% | +25.8pp |
| 43 | Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 75.1% | +25.2pp |
| 44 | Cook County Senior High GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | High | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 45 | GROVELAND ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 46 | Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter SAINT PAUL · Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter | Middle | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 47 | ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 74.8% | +24.9pp |
| 48 | Horace Mann School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 74.8% | +24.9pp |
| 49 | MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 74.7% | +24.8pp |
| 50 | Byron Senior High School BYRON · Byron Public School District | High | 74.6% | +24.7pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Minnesota, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.