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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 552 | Trimont Elementary TRIMONT · Martin County West School District | Elementary | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 553 | Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 554 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 555 | Windom Area Elementary WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 556 | ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 557 | RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 558 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 559 | RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 560 | Orchard Lake Elementary LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 561 | OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.2pp |
| 562 | WABASSO ELEMENTARY WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 563 | MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 564 | NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 565 | BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 566 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 567 | Morris Bye Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 568 | NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 569 | KNIGHT ELEMENTARY RANDALL · Little Falls Community Schools | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 570 | LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 571 | GRYGLA ELEMENTARY GRYGLA · GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 572 | FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 573 | Riverway Learning Community Charter WINONA · Riverway Learning Community Charter | Elementary | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 574 | JORDAN ELEMENTARY JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.3% | -7.6pp |
| 575 | MACCRAY Elementary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -7.7pp |
| 576 | Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -7.8pp |
| 577 | PINE CITY ELEMENTARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 578 | Discovery Woods BRAINERD · Discovery Woods | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 579 | Dorothy Dodds Elementary School MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 580 | JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 581 | HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | -8.5pp |
| 582 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | -8.5pp |
| 583 | KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 584 | North Lakes Academy Elementary FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 585 | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.7pp |
| 586 | Lincoln Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 41.2% | -8.7pp |
| 587 | Pinewood Elementary MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -8.7pp |
| 588 | SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.1% | -8.8pp |
| 589 | WOODBURY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 41.0% | -8.9pp |
| 590 | HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Elementary | 41.0% | -8.9pp |
| 591 | SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.7% | -9.2pp |
| 592 | Art and Science Academy ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 593 | Pine Point Elementary PONSFORD · Pine Point Public School District | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 594 | Kaposia Education Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 595 | LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 596 | ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 597 | BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY BLACKDUCK · BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 598 | Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 599 | Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 600 | NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.1% | -9.8pp |
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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.