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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Coon Rapids High School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 202 | Irondale Senior High NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 203 | MINNEWASKA SECONDARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 204 | Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 205 | ST. CLAIR SECONDARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 206 | MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | High | 46.4% | -3.6pp |
| 207 | Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 208 | KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 209 | BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 210 | WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL · WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 211 | BECKER SENIOR HIGH BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 212 | Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | High | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 213 | ROTHSAY SECONDARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 214 | MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.5% | -4.5pp |
| 215 | LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.3% | -4.6pp |
| 216 | Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS · Metro Schools Charter | High | 45.1% | -4.8pp |
| 217 | LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.9% | -5.0pp |
| 218 | CLEVELAND SECONDARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.9% | -5.0pp |
| 219 | WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 44.9% | -5.0pp |
| 220 | BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 221 | White Bear Lake Area High School WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | High | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 222 | MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 223 | ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES · ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.7% | -5.2pp |
| 224 | Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | High | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 225 | FALLS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 226 | NASHWAUK SECONDARY NASHWAUK · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 227 | Blooming Prairie High School BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | High | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 228 | Lake Park Audubon High School LAKE PARK · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.5% | -5.4pp |
| 229 | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec LAKE CRYSTAL · LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL | High | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 230 | Edison High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 44.3% | -5.6pp |
| 231 | FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 232 | MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL HENDERSON · Minnesota New Country School | High | 43.8% | -6.1pp |
| 233 | PINE CITY SECONDARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.8% | -6.1pp |
| 234 | LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.7% | -6.2pp |
| 235 | Park High School COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | High | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 236 | NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 237 | BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 238 | SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 239 | WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | High | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 240 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 241 | RTR Secondary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 242 | CHERRY SECONDARY IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 243 | Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 244 | GFW High School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | High | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 245 | Universal Academy Middle/High MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | High | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 246 | STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 247 | St. James Middle/High School SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 248 | DEER RIVER SECONDARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 249 | TWO HARBORS SECONDARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 250 | ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
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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.