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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | RUSH CITY SECONDARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.0% | -2.9pp |
| 802 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 47.0% | -3.0pp |
| 803 | STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.9% | -3.0pp |
| 804 | Taylors Falls Elementary TAYLORS FALLS · Chisago Lakes School District | Elementary | 46.8% | -3.1pp |
| 805 | Crookston Secondary CROOKSTON · Crookston Public School District | High | 46.8% | -3.1pp |
| 806 | MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.8% | -3.1pp |
| 807 | Champlin Park High School CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 46.8% | -3.1pp |
| 808 | Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 809 | WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 810 | COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 811 | Wilson Elementary ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 812 | Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 813 | Anoka High School ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 814 | La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad LA CRESCENT · La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo | Elementary | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 815 | Menahga High School MENAHGA · Menahga Public School District | High | 46.7% | -3.2pp |
| 816 | Coon Rapids High School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 817 | Irondale Senior High NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 818 | Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 819 | MINNEWASKA SECONDARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 820 | BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 821 | Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | High | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 822 | FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 823 | KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY WANAMINGO · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | -3.3pp |
| 824 | NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY COOK · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.4pp |
| 825 | GFW Middle School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | Middle | 46.5% | -3.4pp |
| 826 | UPSALA ELEMENTARY UPSALA · UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.4pp |
| 827 | Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Middle | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 828 | VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 829 | ST. CLAIR SECONDARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 830 | Bertha Elementary BERTHA · BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 46.4% | -3.5pp |
| 831 | Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -3.6pp |
| 832 | MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | High | 46.4% | -3.6pp |
| 833 | Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -3.6pp |
| 834 | HGA Junior High SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Middle | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 835 | MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 836 | Brandon-Evansville Middle School BRANDON · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 837 | Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.2% | -3.7pp |
| 838 | HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 839 | KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 840 | BEACON ACADEMY CRYSTAL · BEACON ACADEMY | Elementary | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 841 | BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | -3.8pp |
| 842 | WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL · WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 843 | Longfellow Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 844 | Marine Area Community School MARINE ON ST CROIX · Marine Area Community School | Elementary | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 845 | BECKER SENIOR HIGH BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.0% | -3.9pp |
| 846 | ISLE ELEMENTARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.0% | -4.0pp |
| 847 | Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.0pp |
| 848 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.0pp |
| 849 | Forest Lake Area Middle School FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Middle | 45.9% | -4.0pp |
| 850 | Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | -4.1pp |
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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.