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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 | Coon Rapids Middle School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 952 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 953 | Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School KEEWATIN · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 954 | NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.6% | -6.3pp |
| 955 | Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.4pp |
| 956 | ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.5% | -6.4pp |
| 957 | TRITON ELEMENTARY DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 958 | BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 959 | OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.5pp |
| 960 | Rahn Elementary EAGAN · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 43.4% | -6.6pp |
| 961 | Seward Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 962 | AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 963 | SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 964 | HERON LAKE-OKABENA ELEMENTARY HERON LAKE · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 965 | Willow Lane Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 966 | Memorial Middle School ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 967 | WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | High | 43.3% | -6.6pp |
| 968 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 969 | Lincoln Elementary School for Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 970 | RTR Secondary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 971 | CHERRY SECONDARY IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 972 | Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | High | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 973 | Riverside Elementary JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 43.2% | -6.7pp |
| 974 | GFW High School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | High | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 975 | RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 976 | Trimont Elementary TRIMONT · Martin County West School District | Elementary | 43.1% | -6.8pp |
| 977 | Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 978 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 979 | ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLE LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 980 | Windom Area Elementary WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 981 | Willow Creek Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 982 | Universal Academy Middle/High MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | High | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 983 | ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -6.9pp |
| 984 | OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 985 | Westwood Intermediate & Middle Sch BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 986 | RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 987 | STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.9% | -7.0pp |
| 988 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 989 | St. James Middle/High School SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 990 | DEER RIVER SECONDARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 991 | RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 992 | Orchard Lake Elementary LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.1pp |
| 993 | OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 42.8% | -7.2pp |
| 994 | Isanti Middle School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Middle | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 995 | WABASSO ELEMENTARY WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 996 | MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 997 | NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 998 | BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.7% | -7.2pp |
| 999 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1000 | Morris Bye Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
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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.