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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY NEW YORK MILLS · NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 52.0% | +2.1pp |
| 602 | Staples-Motley Senior High STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | +2.0pp |
| 603 | FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY FLOODWOOD · FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 604 | Pillager Middle School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 605 | GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 606 | Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 51.9% | +2.0pp |
| 607 | GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.9% | +1.9pp |
| 608 | MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +1.9pp |
| 609 | Pleasantview Elementary LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 51.8% | +1.8pp |
| 610 | PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 611 | Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 612 | Montrose Elementary School of Innov MONTROSE · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 613 | PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | High | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 614 | EXPO for Excellence Elementary Sch SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 615 | SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 616 | North Star Elementary HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 617 | BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 618 | SEBEKA ELEMENTARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.8pp |
| 619 | BARNUM ELEMENTARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.6% | +1.7pp |
| 620 | Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 621 | TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL BEMIDJI · TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 622 | BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 623 | Lino Lakes Elementary LINO LAKES · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 624 | GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 625 | McKinley Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.6pp |
| 626 | Monticello Middle MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Middle | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 627 | RICHMOND ELEMENTARY RICHMOND · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 628 | Brookview Elementary WOODBURY · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 629 | St. Francis Middle SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Middle | 51.4% | +1.5pp |
| 630 | PACT Charter Elementary RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.4pp |
| 631 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 51.4% | +1.4pp |
| 632 | Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 633 | Highland Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 634 | GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY STARBUCK · GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 635 | Aitkin Secondary School AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | High | 51.3% | +1.4pp |
| 636 | New Ulm Middle School NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 51.2% | +1.3pp |
| 637 | DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 51.2% | +1.3pp |
| 638 | FALLS ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 639 | Johnsville Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 640 | Sibley East Middle School ARLINGTON · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 641 | Creekstone Montessori RED WING · Creekstone Montessori Charter | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 642 | MURDOCK ELEMENTARY MURDOCK · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | Elementary | 51.1% | +1.2pp |
| 643 | Cambridge Intermediate School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 644 | Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 645 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 646 | KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 647 | Maple River Elementary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | +1.1pp |
| 648 | ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 649 | Hamilton Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 650 | ADRIAN ELEMENTARY ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
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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.