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Minnesota schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 880 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
Subject:ReadingMathematicsScience
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelReadingvs state
51PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY
SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Elementary70.6%+20.7pp
52HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY
EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary70.2%+20.3pp
53PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY
EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary70.1%+20.2pp
54Laketown Elementary
WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary69.9%+20.0pp
55SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARY
ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Elementary69.8%+19.9pp
56Garfield Elementary
GARFIELD · Alexandria Public School District
Elementary69.8%+19.9pp
57MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY
ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District
Elementary69.8%+19.9pp
58Oak Hill Montessori Community
SHOREVIEW · Oak Hill Montessori Community
Elementary69.7%+19.8pp
59SOMERSET ELEMENTARY
MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
Elementary69.7%+19.8pp
60BRIDGES COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary69.5%+19.6pp
61HANOVER ELEMENTARY
HANOVER · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Elementary69.5%+19.6pp
62Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El
LAKE CRYSTAL · LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL
Elementary69.5%+19.6pp
63VICTORIA ELEMENTARY
VICTORIA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Elementary69.5%+19.6pp
64MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY
MABEL · Mabel-Canton Public School District
Elementary69.4%+19.5pp
65Folwell Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary69.3%+19.4pp
66GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY
PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary69.0%+19.1pp
67Turtle Lake Elementary
SHOREVIEW · Mounds View Public School District
Elementary68.9%+19.0pp
68LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
Elementary68.8%+18.9pp
69FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary68.7%+18.8pp
70LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
Elementary68.6%+18.7pp
71FOLEY ELEMENTARY
FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary68.5%+18.6pp
72Jefferson Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary68.5%+18.6pp
73WOODLAND ELEMENTARY
EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Elementary68.3%+18.4pp
74DASSEL ELEMENTARY
DASSEL · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
Elementary68.2%+18.3pp
75Nova Classical Academy Lower School
SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy
Elementary68.2%+18.3pp
76FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY
EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary68.2%+18.3pp
77Byron Intermediate School
BYRON · Byron Public School District
Elementary68.0%+18.1pp
78HAWLEY ELEMENTARY
HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.9%+18.0pp
79Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary67.9%+18.0pp
80Washington Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary67.9%+18.0pp
81PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NORTHFIELD · PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Elementary67.8%+17.9pp
82PIONEER ELEMENTARY
PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.7%+17.8pp
83CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY
CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Elementary67.5%+17.6pp
84Andover Elementary
ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary67.2%+17.3pp
85Woodbury Leadership Elementary
WOODBURY · Woodbury Leadership Academy
Elementary67.2%+17.3pp
86East Lake Elementary School
LAKEVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Elementary67.1%+17.2pp
87CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
Elementary67.1%+17.2pp
88BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY
BATTLE LAKE · BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.9%+17.0pp
89CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATFIELD · CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary66.9%+17.0pp
90West Elementary
SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools
Elementary66.8%+16.9pp
91HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY
DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.8%+16.9pp
92DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY
WAYZATA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.8%+16.9pp
93Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School
MAZEPPA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District
Elementary66.8%+16.9pp
94Howe Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary66.7%+16.8pp
95Rum River Elementary
ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary66.7%+16.8pp
96THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY
EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Elementary66.7%+16.8pp
97BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY
WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.5%+16.6pp
98Jeffers Pond Elementary
PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Elementary66.5%+16.6pp
99WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY
ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.4%+16.5pp
100Waite Park Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary66.4%+16.5pp
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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.