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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 252 | Wheaton Secondary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | High | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 253 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | High | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 254 | FLOODWOOD SECONDARY FLOODWOOD · FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.1% | -7.8pp |
| 255 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 256 | FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | High | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 257 | SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 258 | Medford Secondary MEDFORD · Medford Public School District | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 259 | Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 260 | WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 261 | Albert Lea Senior High ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | High | 41.8% | -8.2pp |
| 262 | MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 263 | Tartan Senior High OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 41.6% | -8.3pp |
| 264 | Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA · Rock Ridge Public Schools | High | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 265 | LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 266 | RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.1% | -8.8pp |
| 267 | Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | High | 40.9% | -9.0pp |
| 268 | Yellow Medicine East Secondary GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | High | 40.8% | -9.1pp |
| 269 | HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.7% | -9.2pp |
| 270 | TRACY SECONDARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.6% | -9.3pp |
| 271 | Fisher Secondary FISHER · Fisher Public School District | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 272 | PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 273 | FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 274 | BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL BLOOMINGTON · BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 275 | MESABI EAST SECONDARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 276 | Willmar Senior High WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 277 | Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 278 | DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.1% | -9.8pp |
| 279 | Austin Senior High AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 280 | ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 281 | WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY WESTBROOK · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 282 | A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | High | 39.9% | -10.0pp |
| 283 | UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.8% | -10.1pp |
| 284 | EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 285 | CANBY SECONDARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 286 | Paynesville Area Secondary School PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 287 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 288 | LANESBORO SECONDARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 289 | Pipestone Senior High PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | High | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 290 | SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 291 | South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | High | 39.2% | -10.7pp |
| 292 | BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | High | 39.1% | -10.8pp |
| 293 | McGregor Secondary MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District | High | 39.0% | -10.9pp |
| 294 | AFSA High School VADNAIS HEIGHTS · AFSA High School | High | 38.8% | -11.1pp |
| 295 | Kalon Prep Academy ALEXANDRIA · Kalon Prep Academy | High | 38.7% | -11.2pp |
| 296 | NORTH WOODS SECONDARY COOK · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.6% | -11.3pp |
| 297 | BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE · BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.6% | -11.3pp |
| 298 | SWANVILLE SECONDARY SWANVILLE · SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.6% | -11.3pp |
| 299 | BENSON SECONDARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.4% | -11.5pp |
| 300 | Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 38.4% | -11.5pp |
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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.