Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 416 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDINA SENIOR HIGH EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 87.2% | +37.3pp |
| 2 | MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY WOODBURY · MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | High | 80.5% | +30.6pp |
| 3 | St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | High | 80.4% | +30.5pp |
| 4 | ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART SAINT PAUL · ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART | High | 80.4% | +30.5pp |
| 5 | Nova Classical Academy Upper School SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy | High | 79.5% | +29.6pp |
| 6 | WAYZATA HIGH PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 78.7% | +28.8pp |
| 7 | WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT · WEST CENTRAL AREA | High | 78.0% | +28.1pp |
| 8 | MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 77.3% | +27.4pp |
| 9 | PIM Arts High School EDEN PRAIRIE · PIM Arts High School | High | 77.3% | +27.4pp |
| 10 | Cook County Senior High GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | High | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 11 | ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 74.8% | +24.9pp |
| 12 | Byron Senior High School BYRON · Byron Public School District | High | 74.6% | +24.7pp |
| 13 | Southland Senior High ADAMS · Southland Public School District | High | 73.6% | +23.7pp |
| 14 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL MINNETONKA · EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 73.1% | +23.2pp |
| 15 | GREAT RIVER SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | High | 72.5% | +22.6pp |
| 16 | Kasson-Mantorville Senior High KASSON · Kasson-Mantorville School District | High | 72.1% | +22.2pp |
| 17 | Mound Westonka High School MINNETRISTA · Westonka Public School District | High | 71.7% | +21.8pp |
| 18 | AVALON SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · AVALON SCHOOL | High | 71.4% | +21.5pp |
| 19 | Southwest High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 70.3% | +20.4pp |
| 20 | HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER DULUTH · HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER | High | 69.8% | +19.9pp |
| 21 | PERHAM SENIOR HIGH PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 69.3% | +19.4pp |
| 22 | Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | High | 69.3% | +19.4pp |
| 23 | EAGAN SENIOR HIGH EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 69.0% | +19.0pp |
| 24 | Brandon-Evansville High School BRANDON · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.8% | +18.8pp |
| 25 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 68.5% | +18.6pp |
| 26 | ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | High | 68.3% | +18.4pp |
| 27 | EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 68.1% | +18.2pp |
| 28 | Central Senior High NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.9% | +18.0pp |
| 29 | Delano High School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.2% | +17.3pp |
| 30 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.0% | +17.1pp |
| 31 | BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | High | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 32 | CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 33 | Woodbury High School WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 34 | Jordan High School JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.5% | +16.6pp |
| 35 | LINCOLN SECONDARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 36 | SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | High | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 37 | ORONO SENIOR HIGH LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.2% | +16.3pp |
| 38 | Mounds View Senior High ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | High | 65.8% | +15.9pp |
| 39 | ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 65.6% | +15.7pp |
| 40 | Open World Learning Secondary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 65.6% | +15.7pp |
| 41 | Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 42 | HANCOCK SEC. HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 43 | HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.3% | +15.4pp |
| 44 | Kennedy High School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | High | 64.8% | +14.9pp |
| 45 | MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.4% | +14.5pp |
| 46 | Century High School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 47 | NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.0% | +14.1pp |
| 48 | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.0% | +14.0pp |
| 49 | UPSALA SECONDARY UPSALA · UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.9% | +14.0pp |
| 50 | BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.8% | +13.9pp |
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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.