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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 402 | CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 403 | LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SILVER LAKE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 404 | Le Center Pre K-8 LE CENTER · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 405 | Lonsdale Pre K-6 LONSDALE · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 406 | OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 407 | Pearson Elementary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 408 | Southside Family Charter School MINNEAPOLIS · Southside Family Charter School | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 409 | BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.1pp |
| 410 | Overland Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.1pp |
| 411 | Universal Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 412 | Rice Elementary RICE · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 413 | LAKE PARK AUDUBON ELEMENTARY AUDUBON · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 414 | WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 415 | CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 416 | NEWPORT ELEMENTARY NEWPORT · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 417 | Valentine Hills Elementary ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 418 | Adams Magnet Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.4pp |
| 419 | Discovery Charter Elementary School INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · Discovery Charter School | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.4pp |
| 420 | MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.4% | -0.5pp |
| 421 | ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY ULEN · ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST | Elementary | 49.4% | -0.5pp |
| 422 | Princeton Intermediate School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.2% | -0.7pp |
| 423 | ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 49.2% | -0.7pp |
| 424 | SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 49.2% | -0.7pp |
| 425 | Red Lake County Central Elementary PLUMMER · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH | Elementary | 49.1% | -0.8pp |
| 426 | GLOBAL ACADEMY NEW BRIGHTON · GLOBAL ACADEMY | Elementary | 49.1% | -0.8pp |
| 427 | VERNDALE ELEMENTARY VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.0% | -0.9pp |
| 428 | WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY WILLOW RIVER · WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.8% | -1.1pp |
| 429 | VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 48.8% | -1.2pp |
| 430 | iQ Academy K-5 FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -1.2pp |
| 431 | RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.7% | -1.2pp |
| 432 | Solway Elementary SOLWAY · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -1.3pp |
| 433 | Harriet Bishop Elementary SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 48.6% | -1.3pp |
| 434 | Lakeaires Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -1.3pp |
| 435 | GFW Elementary School GIBBON · GFW Public Schools | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.4pp |
| 436 | PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.4pp |
| 437 | Gene Dillon Elementary School BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.4pp |
| 438 | Schoolcraft Learning Community BEMIDJI · SCHOOLCRAFT LEARNING COMMUNITY CHTR | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.4pp |
| 439 | FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.4% | -1.5pp |
| 440 | Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -1.7pp |
| 441 | ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -1.8pp |
| 442 | RTR Elementary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -1.8pp |
| 443 | Mississippi Heights Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 444 | Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 445 | WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY WALNUT GROVE · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.0pp |
| 446 | Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.0pp |
| 447 | ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY ROCKVILLE · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 448 | Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 449 | S.G. Reinertsen Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 450 | William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
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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.