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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Lincoln Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 41.2% | -8.7pp |
| 1052 | Pinewood Elementary MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -8.7pp |
| 1053 | SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.1% | -8.8pp |
| 1054 | RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.1% | -8.8pp |
| 1055 | WOODBURY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 41.0% | -8.9pp |
| 1056 | HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Elementary | 41.0% | -8.9pp |
| 1057 | Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | High | 40.9% | -9.0pp |
| 1058 | Yellow Medicine East Secondary GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | High | 40.8% | -9.1pp |
| 1059 | SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.7% | -9.2pp |
| 1060 | HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.7% | -9.2pp |
| 1061 | TRACY SECONDARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.6% | -9.3pp |
| 1062 | FRANKLIN MIDDLE THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.6% | -9.3pp |
| 1063 | Art and Science Academy ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 1064 | Pine Point Elementary PONSFORD · Pine Point Public School District | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 1065 | Kaposia Education Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 1066 | LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.4pp |
| 1067 | Fisher Secondary FISHER · Fisher Public School District | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 1068 | PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 1069 | ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 1070 | FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 1071 | PLYMOUTH MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.4% | -9.5pp |
| 1072 | BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY BLACKDUCK · BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 1073 | Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 1074 | Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 1075 | BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL BLOOMINGTON · BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 40.3% | -9.6pp |
| 1076 | MESABI EAST SECONDARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 1077 | Willmar Senior High WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 1078 | Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 40.2% | -9.7pp |
| 1079 | NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.1% | -9.8pp |
| 1080 | DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.1% | -9.8pp |
| 1081 | EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.1% | -9.8pp |
| 1082 | Austin Senior High AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 1083 | ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 1084 | SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | Elementary | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 1085 | WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY WESTBROOK · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | High | 40.0% | -9.9pp |
| 1086 | A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | High | 39.9% | -10.0pp |
| 1087 | UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.8% | -10.1pp |
| 1088 | Ramsey Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 39.8% | -10.1pp |
| 1089 | SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.8% | -10.1pp |
| 1090 | EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 1091 | CANBY SECONDARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 1092 | Paynesville Area Secondary School PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | High | 39.7% | -10.2pp |
| 1093 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 1094 | MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 1095 | MOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN LAKE · MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 1096 | LANESBORO SECONDARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.6% | -10.3pp |
| 1097 | Carver Elementary MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 1098 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Middle | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 1099 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
| 1100 | Pipestone Senior High PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | High | 39.5% | -10.4pp |
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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.