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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1002 | TWO HARBORS SECONDARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1003 | KNIGHT ELEMENTARY RANDALL · Little Falls Community Schools | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1004 | ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1005 | STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | High | 42.6% | -7.3pp |
| 1006 | Falcon View Online Middle School STILLWATER · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | Middle | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1007 | Wheaton Secondary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | High | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1008 | LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1009 | GRYGLA ELEMENTARY GRYGLA · GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1010 | DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1011 | FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.5% | -7.4pp |
| 1012 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | High | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 1013 | Riverway Learning Community Charter WINONA · Riverway Learning Community Charter | Elementary | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 1014 | COMMUNITY MIDDLE LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Middle | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 1015 | CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.4% | -7.5pp |
| 1016 | Hopkins West Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.3% | -7.6pp |
| 1017 | JORDAN ELEMENTARY JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.3% | -7.6pp |
| 1018 | iQ Academy 6-8 FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 42.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1019 | GREENWAY MIDDLE COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.2% | -7.7pp |
| 1020 | MACCRAY Elementary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -7.7pp |
| 1021 | Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -7.8pp |
| 1022 | FLOODWOOD SECONDARY FLOODWOOD · FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 42.1% | -7.8pp |
| 1023 | Cook County Middle GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | Middle | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 1024 | PINE CITY ELEMENTARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 1025 | Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Middle | 42.0% | -7.9pp |
| 1026 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 1027 | FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | High | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 1028 | Valley Middle School of STEM APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 1029 | Murray Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 41.9% | -8.0pp |
| 1030 | SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 1031 | Medford Secondary MEDFORD · Medford Public School District | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 1032 | Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 1033 | WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | -8.1pp |
| 1034 | Albert Lea Senior High ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | High | 41.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1035 | Southland Middle ADAMS · Southland Public School District | Middle | 41.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1036 | MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 1037 | Discovery Woods BRAINERD · Discovery Woods | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 1038 | Dorothy Dodds Elementary School MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 1039 | JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.2pp |
| 1040 | Tartan Senior High OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 41.6% | -8.3pp |
| 1041 | Willmar Middle School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 1042 | Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA · Rock Ridge Public Schools | High | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 1043 | LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 1044 | Staples-Motley Middle School STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.5% | -8.4pp |
| 1045 | HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | -8.5pp |
| 1046 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | -8.5pp |
| 1047 | KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 1048 | North Lakes Academy Elementary FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 1049 | LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | -8.6pp |
| 1050 | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | -8.7pp |
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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.