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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 252 | PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.6% | +7.7pp |
| 253 | ASPEN ACADEMY SAVAGE · ASPEN ACADEMY | Elementary | 57.6% | +7.7pp |
| 254 | ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SAINT CHARLES · ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.6% | +7.7pp |
| 255 | Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary BURNSVILLE · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Elementary | 57.5% | +7.6pp |
| 256 | OSAKIS ELEMENTARY OSAKIS · OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.5% | +7.6pp |
| 257 | WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.5% | +7.6pp |
| 258 | NICOLLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.5% | +7.5pp |
| 259 | LA ACADEMIA CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 57.4% | +7.5pp |
| 260 | Madison Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 57.4% | +7.4pp |
| 261 | Lincoln K-8 School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 57.2% | +7.3pp |
| 262 | ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Elementary | 57.2% | +7.3pp |
| 263 | Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 264 | North Star Elementary VIRGINIA · Rock Ridge Public Schools | Elementary | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 265 | Eagle Point Elementary OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 266 | Crooked Lake Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 267 | Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | +7.1pp |
| 268 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WELLS · United South Central Schools | Elementary | 57.0% | +7.1pp |
| 269 | Northern Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +7.1pp |
| 270 | Centennial Elementary CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 56.9% | +7.0pp |
| 271 | Pinewood Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 56.9% | +7.0pp |
| 272 | Morris Area Elementary MORRIS · MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.9% | +7.0pp |
| 273 | DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.9% | +6.9pp |
| 274 | DAVINCI ACADEMY HAM LAKE · DAVINCI ACADEMY | Elementary | 56.8% | +6.9pp |
| 275 | Marine Village School MARINE ON ST CROIX · Marine Village School | Elementary | 56.8% | +6.9pp |
| 276 | PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | Elementary | 56.7% | +6.8pp |
| 277 | LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY LAKE ELMO · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 56.7% | +6.8pp |
| 278 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.7% | +6.8pp |
| 279 | EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.6% | +6.7pp |
| 280 | Cedar Park Elementary STEM School APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 56.6% | +6.7pp |
| 281 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY BEAVER CREEK · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.3% | +6.4pp |
| 282 | MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.2% | +6.3pp |
| 283 | PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARY NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 284 | KING ELEMENTARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 285 | WARREN ELEMENTARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 286 | Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 287 | UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.0pp |
| 288 | MONROE ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 289 | Bay View Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 290 | DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 291 | Probstfield Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 292 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.8% | +5.9pp |
| 293 | NEVIS ELEMENTARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.8% | +5.8pp |
| 294 | Gibbs Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 55.7% | +5.8pp |
| 295 | Bel Air Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 296 | J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 297 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 298 | Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.4% | +5.4pp |
| 299 | ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 300 | Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
Page 6 of 18
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.