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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 13.3% | -36.6pp |
| 852 | Ella Baker Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 13.2% | -36.7pp |
| 853 | Saint Paul Online Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 13.0% | -36.9pp |
| 854 | Spero Academy Brooklyn Park BROOKLYN PARK · Spero Academy | Elementary | 13.0% | -36.9pp |
| 855 | Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.9% | -37.0pp |
| 856 | Hazel Park Preparatory Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.8% | -37.1pp |
| 857 | The Journey School SAINT PAUL · The Journey School | Elementary | 12.7% | -37.2pp |
| 858 | Community of Peace Academy Elem SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | Elementary | 12.6% | -37.3pp |
| 859 | Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.3% | -37.6pp |
| 860 | Bruce F Vento Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.1% | -37.8pp |
| 861 | Folwell Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 11.9% | -38.0pp |
| 862 | Brooklyn Center Elementary School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | Elementary | 11.7% | -38.2pp |
| 863 | Sojourner Truth Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Sojourner Truth Academy | Elementary | 11.5% | -38.4pp |
| 864 | Anishinabe Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 11.5% | -38.4pp |
| 865 | Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 11.5% | -38.4pp |
| 866 | Endazhi-Nitaawiging RED LAKE · Endazhi-Nitaawiging | Elementary | 10.3% | -39.6pp |
| 867 | Bethune Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 9.7% | -40.2pp |
| 868 | ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | Elementary | 9.7% | -40.2pp |
| 869 | Hmong International Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -40.5pp |
| 870 | Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 9.3% | -40.6pp |
| 871 | RED LAKE ELEMENTARY RED LAKE · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.2% | -40.7pp |
| 872 | PONEMAH ELEMENTARY PONEMAH · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.1% | -40.8pp |
| 873 | Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Elementary | 8.9% | -41.0pp |
| 874 | Skyline Math and Science Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Skyline Math and Science Academy | Elementary | 8.3% | -41.6pp |
| 875 | AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 7.6% | -42.3pp |
| 876 | KIPP North Star Primary MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 6.4% | -43.5pp |
| 877 | Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary SAINT PAUL · Academias La Paz | Elementary | 6.0% | -43.9pp |
| 878 | Benjamin E Mays IB World School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 5.2% | -44.8pp |
| 879 | Four Seasons Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 3.9% | -46.0pp |
| 880 | Escuela Exitos NEW HOPE · Escuela Exitos Charter School | Elementary | 3.7% | -46.2pp |
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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.