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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | REDWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.4% | -1.5pp |
| 752 | John Marshall High School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 48.3% | -1.6pp |
| 753 | Stephen-Argyle Central High School STEPHEN · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 48.3% | -1.6pp |
| 754 | DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Middle | 48.3% | -1.6pp |
| 755 | SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH ARLINGTON · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.2% | -1.7pp |
| 756 | Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -1.7pp |
| 757 | Forest Lake Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Middle | 48.2% | -1.7pp |
| 758 | ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -1.8pp |
| 759 | RTR Elementary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | -1.8pp |
| 760 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 761 | Mississippi Heights Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 762 | Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 763 | CHATFIELD SECONDARY CHATFIELD · CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 48.0% | -1.9pp |
| 764 | WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY WALNUT GROVE · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.0pp |
| 765 | MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.9% | -2.0pp |
| 766 | Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.0pp |
| 767 | ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY ROCKVILLE · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 768 | Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 769 | S.G. Reinertsen Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 770 | William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 771 | BIGFORK SECONDARY BIGFORK · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 772 | MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.1pp |
| 773 | MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 47.8% | -2.2pp |
| 774 | BADGER SECONDARY BADGER · BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 775 | Lowell Elementary DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 776 | LANCASTER ELEMENTARY LANCASTER · LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 777 | PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 778 | Owatonna Middle School OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.7% | -2.2pp |
| 779 | AQUILA ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 780 | INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 781 | ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.6% | -2.3pp |
| 782 | New City School MINNEAPOLIS · NEW CITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 47.5% | -2.4pp |
| 783 | APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 47.5% | -2.4pp |
| 784 | LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.5% | -2.4pp |
| 785 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 47.5% | -2.4pp |
| 786 | Prairie Winds Middle School MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.4% | -2.5pp |
| 787 | OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 47.4% | -2.5pp |
| 788 | Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 789 | CLOQUET SENIOR CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 790 | PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 791 | NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.3% | -2.6pp |
| 792 | CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SAINT PAUL · CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 47.2% | -2.7pp |
| 793 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.2% | -2.7pp |
| 794 | BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 795 | Sunrise River Elementary School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 796 | Dakota Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 797 | LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 798 | WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 47.1% | -2.8pp |
| 799 | ASHBY SECONDARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.0% | -2.9pp |
| 800 | NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.0% | -2.9pp |
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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.