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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | High | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 552 | CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY FRANKLIN · CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.7% | +3.8pp |
| 553 | La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 554 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 555 | Northdale Middle COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 556 | The FAIR School - Crystal CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 557 | OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +3.7pp |
| 558 | Sweeney Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 53.5% | +3.6pp |
| 559 | Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Elementary | 53.5% | +3.6pp |
| 560 | EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 561 | Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 562 | Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 563 | FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 564 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior ELGIN · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Middle | 53.4% | +3.5pp |
| 565 | Minnesota Virtual Academy High HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 566 | Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 567 | HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Middle | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 568 | Vadnais Heights Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 569 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | High | 53.3% | +3.4pp |
| 570 | CLOQUET MIDDLE CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.2% | +3.3pp |
| 571 | Hutchinson Tiger Elementary HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.1% | +3.2pp |
| 572 | Agamim Classical Academy EDINA · Agamim Classical Academy | Elementary | 53.1% | +3.2pp |
| 573 | Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Middle | 53.1% | +3.2pp |
| 574 | Nicollet High School NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | +3.1pp |
| 575 | Hopkins North Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 53.0% | +3.1pp |
| 576 | CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY CHOKIO · Chokio-Alberta Public Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 577 | Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 578 | MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 579 | NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +3.0pp |
| 580 | Roosevelt Middle BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 52.8% | +2.9pp |
| 581 | GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 52.8% | +2.9pp |
| 582 | Gentry Academy Middle VADNAIS HEIGHTS · Gentry Academy Charter School | Middle | 52.8% | +2.9pp |
| 583 | BECKER MIDDLE BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 52.7% | +2.8pp |
| 584 | Highland Elementary CROOKSTON · Crookston Public School District | Elementary | 52.7% | +2.8pp |
| 585 | WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 52.5% | +2.6pp |
| 586 | DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | High | 52.5% | +2.6pp |
| 587 | Southland Elementary ADAMS · Southland Public School District | Elementary | 52.4% | +2.5pp |
| 588 | Wyoming Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 52.4% | +2.5pp |
| 589 | St. Peter High School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.4% | +2.4pp |
| 590 | WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 591 | Chisago Lakes Senior High LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 592 | Osseo Middle School OSSEO · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 593 | Litchfield Middle School LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Middle | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 594 | Murray County Central High School SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | High | 52.3% | +2.4pp |
| 595 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Middle | 52.2% | +2.3pp |
| 596 | Greenbush-Middle River Secondary GREENBUSH · Greenbush Middle River Schools | High | 52.2% | +2.3pp |
| 597 | ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.1% | +2.2pp |
| 598 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 52.1% | +2.2pp |
| 599 | Cedar Creek Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
| 600 | Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | High | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
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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.