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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | High | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 502 | Crosslake Community Seat Based CROSSLAKE · CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 503 | ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 504 | FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.9% | +5.0pp |
| 505 | East Bethel Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 506 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 507 | GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 508 | HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 509 | Lakeside El. CHISAGO CITY · Chisago Lakes School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 510 | McGregor Elementary MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 511 | La Crescent Senior High LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | High | 54.8% | +4.9pp |
| 512 | BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.7% | +4.8pp |
| 513 | SPRING GROVE SECONDARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 54.7% | +4.8pp |
| 514 | CENTRAL MIDDLE EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | Middle | 54.7% | +4.8pp |
| 515 | St. Paul School of Northern Lights SAINT PAUL · St. Paul School of Northern Lights | Elementary | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 516 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 ELGIN · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Middle | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 517 | TRACY ELEMENTARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 518 | ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.6% | +4.7pp |
| 519 | Jackson Middle CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 54.5% | +4.6pp |
| 520 | Linwood Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 54.5% | +4.6pp |
| 521 | POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 54.5% | +4.6pp |
| 522 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ZUMBROTA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District | Middle | 54.4% | +4.5pp |
| 523 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.4% | +4.5pp |
| 524 | Dakota Meadows Middle School NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.4% | +4.5pp |
| 525 | Jackson Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +4.4pp |
| 526 | DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | Middle | 54.2% | +4.3pp |
| 527 | WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL CHASKA · WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 54.2% | +4.3pp |
| 528 | Little Mountain Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 529 | ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | High | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 530 | ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 531 | WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 532 | Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +4.2pp |
| 533 | Windom Senior High WINDOM · Windom Public School District | High | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 534 | PARKERS PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY PARKERS PRAIRIE · PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 535 | WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 536 | Christa McAuliffe Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +4.1pp |
| 537 | BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 538 | Oneka Elementary School HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 539 | SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.9% | +4.0pp |
| 540 | MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.9% | +3.9pp |
| 541 | REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.9% | +3.9pp |
| 542 | Carver Elementary School CARVER · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.9pp |
| 543 | Lincoln Middle School HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Middle | 53.8% | +3.9pp |
| 544 | JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | High | 53.8% | +3.9pp |
| 545 | BIGFORK ELEMENTARY BIGFORK · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.8pp |
| 546 | WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 547 | FRAZEE ELEMENTARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 548 | Ada-Borup-West Elementary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 549 | Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 550 | Hibbing High HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | High | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
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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.