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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Southgate Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -13.6pp |
| 652 | Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch GRANADA · Granada Huntley East Chain | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 653 | University Avenue Elementary - Aero BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 654 | Burnside Elementary RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 655 | Wakanda Virtual Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 656 | Forest View Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -14.1pp |
| 657 | MADISON ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 658 | RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 659 | WINSTED ELEMENTARY WINSTED · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 660 | ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 661 | BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY BUTTERFIELD · Butterfield-Odin Public Schools | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 662 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 663 | Bultum Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Bultum Academy Charter School | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 664 | Star of the North - East Bethel EAST BETHEL · Star of the North Academy Charter S | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 665 | Fisher Elementary FISHER · Fisher Public School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 666 | Green Central Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 667 | GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY GOODRIDGE · GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 668 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 669 | Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 35.3% | -14.6pp |
| 670 | Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 35.2% | -14.7pp |
| 671 | LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 35.2% | -14.7pp |
| 672 | LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.1% | -14.8pp |
| 673 | Browns Valley Elementary BROWNS VALLEY · Browns Valley Public School Dist | Elementary | 35.0% | -14.9pp |
| 674 | BAGLEY ELEMENTARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.9% | -15.0pp |
| 675 | Franklin Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -15.2pp |
| 676 | FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.7% | -15.2pp |
| 677 | TEAM ACADEMY WASECA · TEAM ACADEMY | Elementary | 34.7% | -15.2pp |
| 678 | Nokomis Montessori South Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 34.6% | -15.3pp |
| 679 | Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion FRIDLEY · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 680 | ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 681 | Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 34.4% | -15.5pp |
| 682 | Isanti Intermediate School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 34.4% | -15.6pp |
| 683 | Staples-Motley Elementary STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.3% | -15.6pp |
| 684 | Pratt Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -15.8pp |
| 685 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY WAVERLY · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 686 | PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 687 | CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL FARIBAULT · CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 688 | Midway Star Academy SAINT PAUL · Midway Star Academy | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 689 | Birch Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 690 | HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 691 | Neveln Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 692 | LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 693 | ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 694 | EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 695 | GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 696 | Rochester Math & Science Elementary ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | Elementary | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 697 | REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | -16.4pp |
| 698 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -16.4pp |
| 699 | BABBITT ELEMENTARY BABBITT · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 700 | Crossroads Montessori SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
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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.