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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Waseca Senior High WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 652 | Dayton Elementary DAYTON · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 653 | St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | High | 50.8% | +0.9pp |
| 654 | Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.8pp |
| 655 | Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 50.8% | +0.8pp |
| 656 | ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Middle | 50.7% | +0.8pp |
| 657 | GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
| 658 | SET Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Metro Schools Charter | Elementary | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
| 659 | Waconia High School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.6% | +0.7pp |
| 660 | GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.5% | +0.6pp |
| 661 | WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 50.5% | +0.6pp |
| 662 | A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | Middle | 50.5% | +0.5pp |
| 663 | ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH BURNSVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 50.4% | +0.5pp |
| 664 | Watertown Mayer High WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | High | 50.4% | +0.5pp |
| 665 | ADRIAN MIDDLE ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.4% | +0.5pp |
| 666 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary BROOTEN · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 667 | Chelsea Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 668 | Anoka Middle School for the Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 669 | CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 670 | EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 671 | Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 50.3% | +0.4pp |
| 672 | KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.2% | +0.3pp |
| 673 | MILACA SECONDARY HIGH MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.1% | +0.2pp |
| 674 | Bemidji Middle BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Middle | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 675 | 6-12th Grade Building GRACEVILLE · Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | High | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 676 | CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 677 | CENTRAL MIDDLE NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 678 | LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SILVER LAKE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 679 | Lakeville Online Academy-Middle LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Middle | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 680 | Le Center Pre K-8 LE CENTER · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 681 | Lonsdale Pre K-6 LONSDALE · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 682 | OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 683 | Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE · Ortonville Public Schools | High | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 684 | Pearson Elementary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 685 | Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | High | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 686 | Southside Family Charter School MINNEAPOLIS · Southside Family Charter School | Elementary | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 687 | ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY ULEN · ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST | High | 50.0% | +0.1pp |
| 688 | BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.1pp |
| 689 | Overland Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.1pp |
| 690 | BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Middle | 49.8% | -0.1pp |
| 691 | Universal Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 692 | Rice Elementary RICE · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 693 | LAKE PARK AUDUBON ELEMENTARY AUDUBON · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.7% | -0.2pp |
| 694 | WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 695 | CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 696 | MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | High | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 697 | NEWPORT ELEMENTARY NEWPORT · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 698 | Valentine Hills Elementary ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -0.3pp |
| 699 | Adams Magnet Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.4pp |
| 700 | Discovery Charter Elementary School INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · Discovery Charter School | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.4pp |
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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.