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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Agamim Classical Academy EDINA · Agamim Classical Academy | Elementary | 53.1% | +3.2pp |
| 352 | CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY CHOKIO · Chokio-Alberta Public Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 353 | Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 354 | MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 355 | NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 356 | GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +2.9pp |
| 357 | Highland Elementary CROOKSTON · Crookston Public School District | Elementary | 52.7% | +2.8pp |
| 358 | WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 52.5% | +2.6pp |
| 359 | Southland Elementary ADAMS · Southland Public School District | Elementary | 52.4% | +2.5pp |
| 360 | Wyoming Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 52.4% | +2.5pp |
| 361 | ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.1% | +2.2pp |
| 362 | Cedar Creek Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
| 363 | FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY FLOODWOOD · FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 364 | GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 365 | Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 366 | MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +1.9pp |
| 367 | Pleasantview Elementary LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 51.8% | +1.8pp |
| 368 | PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 369 | Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 370 | Montrose Elementary School of Innov MONTROSE · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 371 | EXPO for Excellence Elementary Sch SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 372 | North Star Elementary HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 373 | SEBEKA ELEMENTARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 374 | BARNUM ELEMENTARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.6% | +1.7pp |
| 375 | Lino Lakes Elementary LINO LAKES · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 376 | GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 377 | McKinley Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 378 | RICHMOND ELEMENTARY RICHMOND · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 379 | Brookview Elementary WOODBURY · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 380 | PACT Charter Elementary RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.4pp |
| 381 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.4pp |
| 382 | GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY STARBUCK · GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 383 | DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 51.2% | +1.3pp |
| 384 | FALLS ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 385 | Johnsville Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 386 | Creekstone Montessori RED WING · Creekstone Montessori Charter | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 387 | MURDOCK ELEMENTARY MURDOCK · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 388 | Cambridge Intermediate School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 389 | Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 390 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 391 | Maple River Elementary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 392 | Hamilton Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 393 | ADRIAN ELEMENTARY ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 394 | Dayton Elementary DAYTON · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 395 | Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.8pp |
| 396 | Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.8pp |
| 397 | SET Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Metro Schools Charter | Elementary | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
| 398 | ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH BURNSVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 50.4% | +0.5pp |
| 399 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary BROOTEN · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 400 | Chelsea Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
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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.