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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK · LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. | High | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 352 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | High | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 353 | Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | High | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 354 | WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 355 | HOUSTON SECONDARY HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 356 | FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 357 | New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL · New Century School | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 358 | ISLE SECONDARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 359 | Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | High | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 360 | Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 32.8% | -17.1pp |
| 361 | Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | High | 32.8% | -17.1pp |
| 362 | Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.7% | -17.2pp |
| 363 | North Branch Area High School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | High | 32.6% | -17.3pp |
| 364 | HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.5% | -17.4pp |
| 365 | PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.5% | -17.4pp |
| 366 | North Senior High NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 32.4% | -17.5pp |
| 367 | NORTHLAND SECONDARY REMER · NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 31.5% | -18.4pp |
| 368 | North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | High | 31.4% | -18.5pp |
| 369 | KELLIHER SECONDARY KELLIHER · KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.3% | -18.7pp |
| 370 | Cedar Mountain Middle/High School MORGAN · CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.4% | -19.5pp |
| 371 | Columbia Heights Senior High COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | High | 30.0% | -19.9pp |
| 372 | HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.6% | -20.3pp |
| 373 | NORTHOME SECONDARY NORTHOME · SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.4% | -20.5pp |
| 374 | APOLLO SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.3% | -20.6pp |
| 375 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS · United South Central Schools | High | 29.2% | -20.7pp |
| 376 | SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY CULVER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.1% | -20.8pp |
| 377 | VERNDALE SECONDARY VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.8% | -21.1pp |
| 378 | Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 379 | Crosslake Community 6-12 Online CROSSLAKE · CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 28.6% | -21.3pp |
| 380 | NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY BABBITT · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.2% | -21.7pp |
| 381 | Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 28.1% | -21.8pp |
| 382 | Red Wing Senior High RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | High | 28.1% | -21.9pp |
| 383 | Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 27.9% | -22.0pp |
| 384 | Martin County West Senior High SHERBURN · Martin County West School District | High | 27.9% | -22.0pp |
| 385 | GOODRIDGE SECONDARY GOODRIDGE · GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.9% | -22.0pp |
| 386 | LEROY SECONDARY LEROY · LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 27.8% | -22.1pp |
| 387 | GRYGLA SECONDARY GRYGLA · GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.3% | -22.6pp |
| 388 | WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.8% | -23.1pp |
| 389 | Kato Public Charter School MANKATO · Kato Public Charter School | High | 26.7% | -23.2pp |
| 390 | INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | High | 26.5% | -23.4pp |
| 391 | Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities Academy | High | 26.2% | -23.7pp |
| 392 | BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY BUTTERFIELD · Butterfield-Odin Public Schools | High | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 393 | MAHNOMEN SECONDARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.8% | -25.1pp |
| 394 | Paladin Career and Tech High School COON RAPIDS · Paladin Career and Tech High School | High | 24.4% | -25.5pp |
| 395 | CLIMAX SECONDARY CLIMAX · CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 24.0% | -25.9pp |
| 396 | New Century Academy HUTCHINSON · New Century Academy | High | 22.9% | -27.0pp |
| 397 | BAGLEY SECONDARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.6% | -27.3pp |
| 398 | Onamia High School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.5% | -27.4pp |
| 399 | HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | High | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 400 | MN Virtual Secondary School ROSEVILLE · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
Page 8 of 9
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.