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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | PLYMOUTH MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 202 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Middle | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 203 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 204 | Lynd Middle School LYND · Lynd Public School District | Middle | 39.3% | -10.6pp |
| 205 | STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Middle | 39.3% | -10.6pp |
| 206 | TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 39.1% | -10.8pp |
| 207 | South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Middle | 39.0% | -10.9pp |
| 208 | WINONA MIDDLE WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 38.9% | -11.0pp |
| 209 | Martin County West Junior High SHERBURN · Martin County West School District | Middle | 38.5% | -11.4pp |
| 210 | BOLD Middle School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | Middle | 38.2% | -11.7pp |
| 211 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 37.7% | -12.2pp |
| 212 | INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Middle | 37.4% | -12.6pp |
| 213 | SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.2% | -12.7pp |
| 214 | RICHFIELD MIDDLE RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.2% | -12.7pp |
| 215 | Brooklyn Middle STEAM School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 216 | CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8) MINNEAPOLIS · CYBER VILLAGE ACADEMY | Middle | 36.8% | -13.1pp |
| 217 | Skyview Community Middle OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Middle | 36.7% | -13.2pp |
| 218 | North Metro Flex Middle School NORTH SAINT PAUL · North Metro Flex Academy | Middle | 36.1% | -13.8pp |
| 219 | Fridley Middle FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Middle | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 220 | Noble Academy Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Middle | 35.8% | -14.1pp |
| 221 | Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School SAINT PAUL · Quantum STEAM Academy Charter | Middle | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 222 | Trek North Middle School BEMIDJI · TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 35.5% | -14.5pp |
| 223 | Laporte Middle School LAPORTE · Laporte Public School District | Middle | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 224 | I.J. Holton Intermediate School AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Middle | 35.1% | -14.8pp |
| 225 | St. Cloud Math & Science Middle SAINT CLOUD · Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ | Middle | 35.0% | -14.9pp |
| 226 | Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -15.1pp |
| 227 | Southwest Middle ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | -16.0pp |
| 228 | Eagle Ridge Middle School SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 229 | Round Lake-Brewster Middle School BREWSTER · ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 230 | MN International Middle Chr School MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Middle | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 231 | WORTHINGTON MIDDLE WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 232 | WAUBUN ELEMENTARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Middle | 32.3% | -17.6pp |
| 233 | Ellis Middle AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Middle | 31.6% | -18.3pp |
| 234 | Sandburg Middle School GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 31.5% | -18.4pp |
| 235 | John Glenn Middle MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Middle | 31.0% | -18.9pp |
| 236 | NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 30.6% | -19.3pp |
| 237 | Lyle Middle LYLE · LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 30.6% | -19.3pp |
| 238 | Pipestone Middle PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Middle | 29.8% | -20.1pp |
| 239 | E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 29.6% | -20.3pp |
| 240 | Hill City Middle School HILL CITY · Hill City Public School District | Middle | 29.5% | -20.4pp |
| 241 | Global Arts Plus Upper SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 29.3% | -20.6pp |
| 242 | 279Online Learning Program 6-8 BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 29.3% | -20.6pp |
| 243 | Joseph Nicollet Middle School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 28.8% | -21.1pp |
| 244 | Community School of Excellence - MS SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Middle | 28.8% | -21.1pp |
| 245 | Hennepin Schools Upper Campus MINNEAPOLIS · Hennepin Schools | Middle | 28.4% | -21.5pp |
| 246 | Level Up Academy Middle School WHITE BEAR LAKE · Level Up Academy | Middle | 28.1% | -21.8pp |
| 247 | Community of Peace Academy Middle SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | Middle | 28.0% | -21.9pp |
| 248 | Farnsworth Aerospace Upper SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 28.0% | -21.9pp |
| 249 | ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 27.6% | -22.3pp |
| 250 | FARIBAULT MIDDLE FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 27.5% | -22.4pp |
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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.