Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 880 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 | Burroughs Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 87.0% | +37.1pp |
| 4 | Hilltop Primary School MINNETRISTA · Westonka Public School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +32.6pp |
| 5 | COLOGNE ACADEMY COLOGNE · COLOGNE ACADEMY | Elementary | 82.3% | +32.4pp |
| 6 | EAGLE HEIGHTS SPANISH IMMERSION EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 81.8% | +31.9pp |
| 7 | Kenny Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 81.5% | +31.6pp |
| 8 | HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 80.9% | +31.0pp |
| 9 | Shirley Hills Primary School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Elementary | 80.7% | +30.7pp |
| 10 | Xinxing Academy HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 80.2% | +30.2pp |
| 11 | Lake Harriet Upper Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +29.6pp |
| 12 | North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 79.2% | +29.2pp |
| 13 | TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +29.1pp |
| 14 | SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.7% | +28.8pp |
| 15 | Virtual Instruction by Excellence E WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.8% | +27.9pp |
| 16 | Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +27.6pp |
| 17 | Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.5% | +27.6pp |
| 18 | Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +27.3pp |
| 19 | NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.1% | +27.2pp |
| 20 | PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.1% | +27.2pp |
| 21 | CONCORD ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 76.5% | +26.6pp |
| 22 | KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 76.3% | +26.4pp |
| 23 | ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Elementary | 76.1% | +26.2pp |
| 24 | Rice Lake Elementary LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +26.0pp |
| 25 | Randolph Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 75.9% | +26.0pp |
| 26 | EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.9% | +26.0pp |
| 27 | GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.7% | +25.8pp |
| 28 | Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 75.1% | +25.2pp |
| 29 | GROVELAND ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 30 | Horace Mann School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 74.8% | +24.9pp |
| 31 | Valley Crossing Elementary WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 74.5% | +24.6pp |
| 32 | ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 74.2% | +24.3pp |
| 33 | MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 74.2% | +24.2pp |
| 34 | FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FALCON HEIGHTS · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 74.1% | +24.2pp |
| 35 | LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 73.9% | +24.0pp |
| 36 | CONGDON ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 73.9% | +24.0pp |
| 37 | COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 73.8% | +23.9pp |
| 38 | LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY LAKE BENTON · LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 73.5% | +23.6pp |
| 39 | LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 73.3% | +23.4pp |
| 40 | YINGHUA ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS · YINGHUA ACADEMY | Elementary | 72.8% | +22.9pp |
| 41 | RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 72.8% | +22.9pp |
| 42 | MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 72.7% | +22.8pp |
| 43 | Northrop Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +22.7pp |
| 44 | Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe IVANHOE · IVANHOE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 72.2% | +22.3pp |
| 45 | CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 71.8% | +21.9pp |
| 46 | AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARY LAKELAND · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 71.7% | +21.8pp |
| 47 | Lincoln Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +21.4pp |
| 48 | CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 71.2% | +21.3pp |
| 49 | O.H. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 71.1% | +21.2pp |
| 50 | Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr | Elementary | 71.0% | +21.1pp |
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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.