Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,573 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 49.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | FAIR High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 452 | HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 453 | PACT CHARTER SECONDARY RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 454 | PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARY NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.1% | +6.2pp |
| 455 | KING ELEMENTARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 456 | Maple Grove Middle School MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 457 | WARREN ELEMENTARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 458 | Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 459 | Shakopee High School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | High | 56.0% | +6.1pp |
| 460 | UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | +6.0pp |
| 461 | MONROE ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 462 | Albany Area Middle School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 463 | Bay View Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 464 | DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 465 | NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Middle | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 466 | Probstfield Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 55.9% | +6.0pp |
| 467 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.8% | +5.9pp |
| 468 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville High PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | High | 55.8% | +5.9pp |
| 469 | NEVIS ELEMENTARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.8% | +5.8pp |
| 470 | Gibbs Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 55.7% | +5.8pp |
| 471 | ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 472 | Bel Air Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 473 | J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 474 | PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 475 | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 476 | SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.6% | +5.7pp |
| 477 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 478 | Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | High | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 479 | Eden Prairie Online Secondary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.4% | +5.5pp |
| 480 | Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 55.4% | +5.4pp |
| 481 | ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 482 | Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 483 | NISSWA ELEMENTARY NISSWA · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 484 | MENDOTA ELEMENTARY MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 485 | NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL NERSTRAND · NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 486 | TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.3% | +5.4pp |
| 487 | BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.3% | +5.3pp |
| 488 | SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 55.2% | +5.3pp |
| 489 | FORESTVIEW MIDDLE BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 490 | KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 491 | Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 492 | GOODHUE SECONDARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 493 | MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 494 | Five Hawks Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 55.1% | +5.2pp |
| 495 | BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 496 | Voyager Elementary ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 497 | LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 55.0% | +5.1pp |
| 498 | HILLCREST ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 499 | FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Middle | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 500 | Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
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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.