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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | BADGER ELEMENTARY BADGER · BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
| 502 | Heartland Lakes Elementary PARK RAPIDS · Heartland Lakes Community School | Elementary | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
| 503 | Hill City Elementary HILL CITY · Hill City Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
| 504 | EDGERTON ELEMENTARY EDGERTON · EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.1% | -4.8pp |
| 505 | SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY GAYLORD · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.1% | -4.8pp |
| 506 | Jefferson Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -4.9pp |
| 507 | RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.0% | -4.9pp |
| 508 | Southview Elementary MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.9% | -5.0pp |
| 509 | Cuyuna Range Elementary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | Elementary | 44.9% | -5.1pp |
| 510 | MELROSE ELEMENTARY MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.8% | -5.1pp |
| 511 | Sanford Elementary School MONTEVIDEO · MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.8% | -5.1pp |
| 512 | EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 513 | HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 514 | Red Oak Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -5.4pp |
| 515 | Medford Elementary MEDFORD · Medford Public School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -5.4pp |
| 516 | NORTHOME ELEMENTARY NORTHOME · SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 517 | Hoover Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 518 | Elton Hills Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 519 | Rosa Parks Elementary MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.3% | -5.6pp |
| 520 | FIT Academy APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | Elementary | 44.3% | -5.6pp |
| 521 | Kennedy Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -5.6pp |
| 522 | BOLD-Bird Island Elementary OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | Elementary | 44.2% | -5.7pp |
| 523 | C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.2% | -5.7pp |
| 524 | Phoenix Academy Charter School NORTH BRANCH · Phoenix Academy Charter School | Elementary | 44.2% | -5.7pp |
| 525 | Tatanka Elementary STEM School BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 526 | COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 527 | VANDYKE ELEMENTARY COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 528 | BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | Elementary | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 529 | Blue Earth Area Elementary BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 530 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -5.9pp |
| 531 | RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.9% | -6.0pp |
| 532 | Woodland Elementary School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.1pp |
| 533 | MILACA ELEMENTARY MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.1pp |
| 534 | Lakeview Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.1pp |
| 535 | RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL HOUSTON · RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.2pp |
| 536 | Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER · ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.2pp |
| 537 | MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.7% | -6.2pp |
| 538 | KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 539 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 540 | Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School KEEWATIN · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 541 | Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.4pp |
| 542 | TRITON ELEMENTARY DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 543 | OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 544 | Rahn Elementary EAGAN · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.6pp |
| 545 | Seward Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 546 | AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 547 | HERON LAKE-OKABENA ELEMENTARY HERON LAKE · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 548 | Willow Lane Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 549 | Lincoln Elementary School for Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 550 | Riverside Elementary JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
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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.