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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Middle | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 152 | WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 153 | Shakopee West Middle School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Middle | 45.7% | -4.2pp |
| 154 | Aspire Academy Middle School SHAKOPEE · Aspire Academy Charter School | Middle | 45.6% | -4.3pp |
| 155 | MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE MONTEVIDEO · MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 45.6% | -4.3pp |
| 156 | Highland Park Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 45.5% | -4.4pp |
| 157 | Kaleidoscope Middle School OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 45.3% | -4.6pp |
| 158 | Edgewood Middle School MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
| 159 | New Code Academy Middle School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 45.2% | -4.7pp |
| 160 | Avalon Middle School SAINT PAUL · AVALON SCHOOL | Middle | 45.1% | -4.8pp |
| 161 | Hidden River Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 45.0% | -4.9pp |
| 162 | MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 45.0% | -4.9pp |
| 163 | North Branch Area Middle School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | Middle | 44.8% | -5.1pp |
| 164 | ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.8% | -5.1pp |
| 165 | BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | Middle | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 166 | Twin Bluff School RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Middle | 44.6% | -5.3pp |
| 167 | OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 44.5% | -5.4pp |
| 168 | MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 169 | WCA Middle School BARRETT · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Middle | 44.4% | -5.5pp |
| 170 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Middle | 44.3% | -5.6pp |
| 171 | ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.2% | -5.7pp |
| 172 | Art & Science Academy Middle School ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Middle | 44.1% | -5.8pp |
| 173 | Windom Middle WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Middle | 44.0% | -5.9pp |
| 174 | GSL Junior High School GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.0% | -5.9pp |
| 175 | John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 43.9% | -6.1pp |
| 176 | Success Academy Bloomington Middle BLOOMINGTON · Success Academy | Middle | 43.8% | -6.2pp |
| 177 | Coon Rapids Middle School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 178 | ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.5% | -6.4pp |
| 179 | Memorial Middle School ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 180 | ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLE LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 181 | Willow Creek Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 182 | OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 183 | Westwood Intermediate & Middle Sch BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 184 | Isanti Middle School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Middle | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 185 | Falcon View Online Middle School STILLWATER · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | Middle | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 186 | DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 187 | COMMUNITY MIDDLE LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Middle | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 188 | CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 189 | Hopkins West Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.3% | -7.6pp |
| 190 | iQ Academy 6-8 FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 42.3% | -7.7pp |
| 191 | GREENWAY MIDDLE COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.2% | -7.7pp |
| 192 | Cook County Middle GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | Middle | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 193 | Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Middle | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 194 | Valley Middle School of STEM APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 195 | Murray Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 196 | Southland Middle ADAMS · Southland Public School District | Middle | 41.8% | -8.2pp |
| 197 | Willmar Middle School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 198 | LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 199 | Staples-Motley Middle School STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 200 | FRANKLIN MIDDLE THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.6% | -9.3pp |
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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.