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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Sejong Academy Lower School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | Elementary | 28.1% | -21.9pp |
| 752 | Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 28.0% | -21.9pp |
| 753 | MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.8% | -22.1pp |
| 754 | Surad Academy FARIBAULT · Surad Academy | Elementary | 27.8% | -22.1pp |
| 755 | Zanewood Community School STEAM BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.7% | -22.2pp |
| 756 | Richardson Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 27.6% | -22.3pp |
| 757 | Sky Oaks Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 27.5% | -22.4pp |
| 758 | Battle Creek Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 27.1% | -22.8pp |
| 759 | Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 26.9% | -23.0pp |
| 760 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.9% | -23.0pp |
| 761 | OGEMA ELEMENTARY OGEMA · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Elementary | 26.3% | -23.6pp |
| 762 | Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD · STRIDE Academy | Elementary | 26.2% | -23.7pp |
| 763 | Justice Alan Page Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 764 | AFSA Elementary LITTLE CANADA · AFSA High School | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 765 | Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 766 | HILLTOP ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 767 | Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities RICHFIELD · Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 768 | NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL NAYTAHWAUSH · NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 769 | LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARY LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 770 | Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON · Success Academy | Elementary | 25.9% | -24.0pp |
| 771 | Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 772 | New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER · New Millennium Academy | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 773 | CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 774 | ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY SAINT PAUL · ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Elementary | 25.7% | -24.2pp |
| 775 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | Elementary | 25.6% | -24.3pp |
| 776 | Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 25.5% | -24.4pp |
| 777 | Farnsworth Aerospace Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -24.5pp |
| 778 | Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -24.7pp |
| 779 | Minnesota New Country Elementary HENDERSON · Minnesota New Country School | Elementary | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 780 | Progeny Academy Charter School BROOKLYN CENTER · Progeny Academy Charter School | Elementary | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 781 | PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. RICHFIELD · PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. | Elementary | 24.7% | -25.2pp |
| 782 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.4% | -25.5pp |
| 783 | Lakeland Elementary School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -25.7pp |
| 784 | Harambee Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.1% | -25.8pp |
| 785 | DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY WAITE PARK · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.9% | -26.0pp |
| 786 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 787 | Banfield Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 788 | MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 789 | MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.5% | -26.4pp |
| 790 | Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Elementary | 23.4% | -26.5pp |
| 791 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.2% | -26.7pp |
| 792 | Nokomis Montessori North Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -27.0pp |
| 793 | Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.7% | -27.2pp |
| 794 | Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.6% | -27.3pp |
| 795 | New Century School SAINT PAUL · New Century School | Elementary | 22.5% | -27.4pp |
| 796 | LIFE Prep SAINT PAUL · LIFE PREP | Elementary | 22.4% | -27.5pp |
| 797 | CAMPBELL-TINTAH ELEMENTARY CAMPBELL · Campbell-Tintah Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 798 | INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 799 | Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD · Success Academy | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.0pp |
| 800 | Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS · Northeast College Prep | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.0pp |
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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.