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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary COON RAPIDS · Innovation Sci & Tech Academy | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 702 | Noble Academy Elementary BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Elementary | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 703 | KELLIHER ELEMENTARY KELLIHER · KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.0pp |
| 704 | Roosevelt Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.0pp |
| 705 | STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 706 | Level Up Academy WHITE BEAR LAKE · Level Up Academy | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 707 | Pinewood Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -17.5pp |
| 708 | Sibley Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 32.3% | -17.6pp |
| 709 | FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.2% | -17.7pp |
| 710 | Hawthorne Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -17.7pp |
| 711 | Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -17.8pp |
| 712 | SOUTH TERRACE ELEMENTARY CARLTON · CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.1% | -17.8pp |
| 713 | Intermediate School WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.1% | -17.8pp |
| 714 | North Metro Flex Academy NORTH SAINT PAUL · North Metro Flex Academy | Elementary | 31.9% | -18.0pp |
| 715 | Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 31.9% | -18.1pp |
| 716 | Appleton-Milan Elementary APPLETON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 31.8% | -18.2pp |
| 717 | STOWE ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.5% | -18.4pp |
| 718 | NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN CENTER · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.5% | -18.4pp |
| 719 | Three Rivers Montessori School ELK RIVER · Three Rivers Montessori School | Elementary | 31.3% | -18.7pp |
| 720 | Centerview Elementary BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 31.1% | -18.8pp |
| 721 | Kennedy Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 30.9% | -19.0pp |
| 722 | Northland Elementary REMER · NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 30.9% | -19.0pp |
| 723 | WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.9% | -19.0pp |
| 724 | BIRCH GROVE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.6% | -19.3pp |
| 725 | Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Elementary | 30.6% | -19.3pp |
| 726 | SONNESYN ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.5% | -19.4pp |
| 727 | Compass Academy BLOOMINGTON · New Century School | Elementary | 30.5% | -19.4pp |
| 728 | WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.4% | -19.5pp |
| 729 | Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ SAINT CLOUD · Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ | Elementary | 30.3% | -19.6pp |
| 730 | Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn BEMIDJI · Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn | Elementary | 30.0% | -19.9pp |
| 731 | LYLE ELEMENTARY LYLE · LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.0% | -19.9pp |
| 732 | Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -20.0pp |
| 733 | Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 29.9% | -20.0pp |
| 734 | Hamline Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 29.8% | -20.1pp |
| 735 | STEP Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | Elementary | 29.8% | -20.2pp |
| 736 | Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac MAPLE GROVE · Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac | Elementary | 29.6% | -20.3pp |
| 737 | Adams Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 29.3% | -20.6pp |
| 738 | GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 29.0% | -20.9pp |
| 739 | PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 28.8% | -21.1pp |
| 740 | Laporte Elementary LAPORTE · Laporte Public School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -21.2pp |
| 741 | SWANVILLE ELEMENTARY SWANVILLE · SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 28.7% | -21.2pp |
| 742 | Onamia Elementary School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 28.7% | -21.2pp |
| 743 | Hayes Elementary FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 744 | CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 745 | SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 746 | Vista View Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 747 | WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY SILVER BAY · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 748 | Twin Cities International Schools MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Elementary | 28.5% | -21.4pp |
| 749 | Marcy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -21.5pp |
| 750 | Emerson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 28.3% | -21.6pp |
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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.