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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 452 | Lowell Elementary DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 453 | LANCASTER ELEMENTARY LANCASTER · LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 454 | PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 455 | AQUILA ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 456 | INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 457 | ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 458 | New City School MINNEAPOLIS · NEW CITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 47.5% | -2.4pp |
| 459 | OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 47.4% | -2.5pp |
| 460 | Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 461 | PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 462 | NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 463 | CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SAINT PAUL · CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 47.2% | -2.7pp |
| 464 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.2% | -2.7pp |
| 465 | Sunrise River Elementary School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 466 | WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 467 | NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.0% | -2.9pp |
| 468 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.0% | -3.0pp |
| 469 | Taylors Falls Elementary TAYLORS FALLS · Chisago Lakes School District | Elementary | 46.8% | -3.1pp |
| 470 | Wilson Elementary ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 471 | Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 472 | La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad LA CRESCENT · La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 473 | BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 474 | FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 475 | KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY WANAMINGO · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 476 | NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY COOK · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.4pp |
| 477 | UPSALA ELEMENTARY UPSALA · UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.4pp |
| 478 | Bertha Elementary BERTHA · BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 479 | Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -3.6pp |
| 480 | Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -3.6pp |
| 481 | MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 482 | HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 483 | BEACON ACADEMY CRYSTAL · BEACON ACADEMY | Elementary | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 484 | Longfellow Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 485 | Marine Area Community School MARINE ON ST CROIX · Marine Area Community School | Elementary | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 486 | ISLE ELEMENTARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.0% | -4.0pp |
| 487 | Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.0pp |
| 488 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.0pp |
| 489 | Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | -4.1pp |
| 490 | GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | -4.1pp |
| 491 | MENAHGA ELEMENTARY MENAHGA · Menahga Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -4.1pp |
| 492 | LANESBORO ELEMENTARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 493 | PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 494 | SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY CULVER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.5% | -4.5pp |
| 495 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.4% | -4.5pp |
| 496 | WRENSHALL ELEMENTARY WRENSHALL · WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.4% | -4.5pp |
| 497 | FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.4% | -4.6pp |
| 498 | NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 45.3% | -4.6pp |
| 499 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.3% | -4.6pp |
| 500 | Monroe Elementary School - MSE BROOKLYN PARK · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
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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.