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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | NISSWA ELEMENTARY NISSWA · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 302 | MENDOTA ELEMENTARY MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 303 | NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL NERSTRAND · NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 304 | KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 305 | Five Hawks Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 306 | BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 307 | Voyager Elementary ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 308 | HILLCREST ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 309 | Crosslake Community Seat Based CROSSLAKE · CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 310 | East Bethel Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 311 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 312 | GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 313 | HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 314 | Lakeside El. CHISAGO CITY · Chisago Lakes School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 315 | McGregor Elementary MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 316 | BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.7% | +4.8pp |
| 317 | St. Paul School of Northern Lights SAINT PAUL · St. Paul School of Northern Lights | Elementary | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 318 | TRACY ELEMENTARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 319 | Linwood Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 54.5% | +4.6pp |
| 320 | POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +4.6pp |
| 321 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.4% | +4.5pp |
| 322 | Jackson Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +4.4pp |
| 323 | WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL CHASKA · WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 54.2% | +4.3pp |
| 324 | Little Mountain Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 325 | ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 326 | Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 327 | PARKERS PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY PARKERS PRAIRIE · PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 328 | WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 329 | Christa McAuliffe Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 330 | BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 331 | Oneka Elementary School HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 332 | SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 333 | MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.9% | +3.9pp |
| 334 | Carver Elementary School CARVER · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.9pp |
| 335 | BIGFORK ELEMENTARY BIGFORK · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.8pp |
| 336 | WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 337 | FRAZEE ELEMENTARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 338 | Ada-Borup-West Elementary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 339 | Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 340 | CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY FRANKLIN · CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 341 | La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 342 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 343 | OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 344 | Sweeney Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 53.5% | +3.6pp |
| 345 | Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Elementary | 53.5% | +3.6pp |
| 346 | EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 347 | Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 348 | Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 349 | Vadnais Heights Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 350 | Hutchinson Tiger Elementary HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.1% | +3.2pp |
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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.