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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | High | 63.4% | +13.5pp |
| 52 | East High School DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.1% | +13.2pp |
| 53 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | High | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 54 | ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTHFIELD · ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 55 | CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 62.8% | +12.9pp |
| 56 | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
| 57 | Blaine High School BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 62.4% | +12.5pp |
| 58 | Centennial High School CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | High | 62.3% | +12.4pp |
| 59 | GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 62.2% | +12.3pp |
| 60 | NEW ULM HIGH SCHOOL NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 61 | MINNEOTA SECONDARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 61.8% | +11.9pp |
| 62 | EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 63 | Andover High School ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 61.3% | +11.4pp |
| 64 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 61.0% | +11.1pp |
| 65 | NEVIS SECONDARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 60.7% | +10.8pp |
| 66 | OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 60.6% | +10.7pp |
| 67 | Falcon View Online High School STILLWATER · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 60.5% | +10.6pp |
| 68 | Gentry Academy High VADNAIS HEIGHTS · Gentry Academy Charter School | High | 60.5% | +10.6pp |
| 69 | NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 60.4% | +10.5pp |
| 70 | NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | High | 60.2% | +10.3pp |
| 71 | HEALY SECONDARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 60.1% | +10.2pp |
| 72 | Mayo High School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 60.0% | +10.1pp |
| 73 | EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 59.9% | +10.0pp |
| 74 | DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 59.7% | +9.8pp |
| 75 | ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 76 | Mora High School MORA · Mora Public Schools | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 77 | Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 78 | LILA Upper School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | High | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 79 | Central Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 80 | PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.9% | +9.0pp |
| 81 | CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 58.8% | +8.9pp |
| 82 | Prior Lake High School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | High | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 83 | Albany Area High School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 84 | Cannon Falls Secondary CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 85 | Proctor Senior High PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | High | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 86 | Alexandria Area High School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | High | 58.4% | +8.5pp |
| 87 | FOLEY SENIOR HIGH FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 88 | ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 89 | MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 57.5% | +7.6pp |
| 90 | DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH GLYNDON · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | High | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 91 | LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 92 | Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | High | 57.1% | +7.2pp |
| 93 | Sartell Senior High SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | High | 56.8% | +6.9pp |
| 94 | iQ Academy 9-12 FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | High | 56.7% | +6.8pp |
| 95 | BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE · BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 56.6% | +6.7pp |
| 96 | Morris Area Secondary MORRIS · MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 56.6% | +6.7pp |
| 97 | Maple River Secondary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 56.5% | +6.6pp |
| 98 | ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 56.5% | +6.6pp |
| 99 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | High | 56.3% | +6.3pp |
| 100 | ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
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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.