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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | FAIR High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 102 | HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 103 | PACT CHARTER SECONDARY RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 104 | Shakopee High School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | High | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 105 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville High PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | High | 55.8% | +5.9pp |
| 106 | ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 107 | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 108 | SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 109 | Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | High | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 110 | Eden Prairie Online Secondary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 111 | TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 112 | Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 113 | GOODHUE SECONDARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 114 | MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 115 | LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 116 | ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | High | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 117 | La Crescent Senior High LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | High | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 118 | SPRING GROVE SECONDARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 54.7% | +4.8pp |
| 119 | ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | High | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 120 | Windom Senior High WINDOM · Windom Public School District | High | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 121 | REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.9% | +3.9pp |
| 122 | JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | High | 53.8% | +3.9pp |
| 123 | Hibbing High HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | High | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 124 | HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | High | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 125 | FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 126 | Minnesota Virtual Academy High HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 127 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | High | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 128 | Nicollet High School NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | +3.1pp |
| 129 | DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | High | 52.5% | +2.6pp |
| 130 | St. Peter High School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.4% | +2.4pp |
| 131 | WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 132 | Chisago Lakes Senior High LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 133 | Murray County Central High School SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 134 | Greenbush-Middle River Secondary GREENBUSH · Greenbush Middle River Schools | High | 52.2% | +2.3pp |
| 135 | Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | High | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
| 136 | NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY NEW YORK MILLS · NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
| 137 | Staples-Motley Senior High STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | +2.0pp |
| 138 | GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.9% | +1.9pp |
| 139 | PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | High | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 140 | Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 141 | TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL BEMIDJI · TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 142 | BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 143 | Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 144 | Highland Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 145 | Aitkin Secondary School AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 146 | KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 147 | Waseca Senior High WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 148 | St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | High | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 149 | GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
| 150 | Waconia High School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
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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.