Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 276 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Croix Prep Academy Middle STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Middle | 81.2% | +31.3pp |
| 2 | Grandview Middle School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Middle | 77.6% | +27.7pp |
| 3 | Delano Intermediate School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.9% | +27.0pp |
| 4 | SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.6% | +26.7pp |
| 5 | MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 76.2% | +26.3pp |
| 6 | VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 75.7% | +25.8pp |
| 7 | Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter SAINT PAUL · Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter | Middle | 75.0% | +25.1pp |
| 8 | MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 74.7% | +24.8pp |
| 9 | Minnewaska Area Intermediate School GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 72.8% | +22.9pp |
| 10 | WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 72.6% | +22.7pp |
| 11 | ORONO MIDDLE LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 72.0% | +22.1pp |
| 12 | WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 69.2% | +19.3pp |
| 13 | Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 68.6% | +18.7pp |
| 14 | WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE WAYZATA · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 68.2% | +18.3pp |
| 15 | Seven Hills - Richfield Middle RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Middle | 68.2% | +18.2pp |
| 16 | Anthony Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 67.8% | +17.9pp |
| 17 | GOA School of Logic FARMINGTON · Great Oaks Academy Charter School | Middle | 67.3% | +17.4pp |
| 18 | Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 67.3% | +17.4pp |
| 19 | ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 20 | Byron Middle School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 21 | MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 22 | Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Middle | 66.0% | +16.1pp |
| 23 | DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Middle | 65.9% | +16.0pp |
| 24 | LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 25 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 26 | Central Middle WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 65.1% | +15.2pp |
| 27 | Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | Middle | 64.9% | +15.0pp |
| 28 | Sartell Middle SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Middle | 64.6% | +14.7pp |
| 29 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 64.4% | +14.5pp |
| 30 | ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 31 | CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Middle | 64.2% | +14.3pp |
| 32 | Oak View Middle ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 63.7% | +13.8pp |
| 33 | PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 63.5% | +13.6pp |
| 34 | Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Middle | 63.3% | +13.4pp |
| 35 | Waconia Middle School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 36 | Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 37 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 38 | DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 62.9% | +13.0pp |
| 39 | St. Michael-Albertville Middle West ALBERTVILLE · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +12.2pp |
| 40 | NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.9% | +12.0pp |
| 41 | CALEDONIA MIDDLE CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 42 | PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.6% | +11.7pp |
| 43 | Kennedy Middle School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 61.3% | +11.4pp |
| 44 | LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 61.1% | +11.2pp |
| 45 | Kasson-Mantorville Middle School KASSON · Kasson-Mantorville School District | Middle | 61.0% | +11.1pp |
| 46 | ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +10.9pp |
| 47 | ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 60.8% | +10.9pp |
| 48 | Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | Middle | 60.5% | +10.6pp |
| 49 | Centennial Middle LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Middle | 60.2% | +10.3pp |
| 50 | NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 59.6% | +9.7pp |
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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.