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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGLE LAKE · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.4% | +10.5pp |
| 202 | Knoll Elementary ORTONVILLE · Ortonville Public Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +10.5pp |
| 203 | Miltona Elementary MILTONA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +10.4pp |
| 204 | Island Lake Elementary SHOREVIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +10.4pp |
| 205 | EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY BREEZY POINT · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.3% | +10.4pp |
| 206 | CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.3% | +10.4pp |
| 207 | HOOVER ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.2% | +10.3pp |
| 208 | Lincoln Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +10.3pp |
| 209 | Prairie View Elementary School OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +10.3pp |
| 210 | LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 60.1% | +10.2pp |
| 211 | Scandia Elementary SCANDIA · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +10.2pp |
| 212 | BIG WOODS ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Elementary | 60.0% | +10.1pp |
| 213 | Golden Lake Elementary CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +9.8pp |
| 214 | Evansville Elementary EVANSVILLE · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.7% | +9.8pp |
| 215 | PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.6% | +9.7pp |
| 216 | Paynesville Area Elementary PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | Elementary | 59.6% | +9.7pp |
| 217 | HENNING ELEMENTARY HENNING · HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.6% | +9.7pp |
| 218 | Matoska International WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +9.7pp |
| 219 | Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary ARGYLE · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.6pp |
| 220 | Great Oaks Academy - Grammar FARMINGTON · Great Oaks Academy Charter School | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.6pp |
| 221 | BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.6pp |
| 222 | Gideon Pond Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.6pp |
| 223 | East Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.4% | +9.5pp |
| 224 | Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 59.2% | +9.3pp |
| 225 | MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 226 | ROSSMAN ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 227 | Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 228 | MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 229 | KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.9% | +9.0pp |
| 230 | Rippleside Elementary AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +8.9pp |
| 231 | CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 232 | Pre-K - 5th Grade Building CLINTON · Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | Elementary | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 233 | CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 234 | GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 235 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 236 | L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 237 | FULDA ELEMENTARY FULDA · FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.3% | +8.4pp |
| 238 | ROYALTON ELEMENTARY ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.3% | +8.3pp |
| 239 | ASHBY ELEMENTARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.1% | +8.2pp |
| 240 | FAIR School Pilgrim Lane PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.1pp |
| 241 | ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.1pp |
| 242 | MERRITT ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.0pp |
| 243 | LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 244 | North Elementary School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 245 | ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 246 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 247 | ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY ELLSWORTH · ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 248 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 249 | CHERRY ELEMENTARY IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 250 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS ELEMENTARY PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
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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.