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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | High | 37.7% | -12.2pp |
| 1152 | Horace May Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -12.2pp |
| 1153 | LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | High | 37.6% | -12.3pp |
| 1154 | Kenwood Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -12.3pp |
| 1155 | SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | High | 37.6% | -12.3pp |
| 1156 | MADELIA SECONDARY MADELIA · MADELIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.6% | -12.3pp |
| 1157 | Castle Elementary OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 37.5% | -12.4pp |
| 1158 | Community of Peace Academy High Sch SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | High | 37.5% | -12.4pp |
| 1159 | ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.5% | -12.4pp |
| 1160 | Hidden Valley Elementary SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 37.4% | -12.5pp |
| 1161 | PINE BEND ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 37.4% | -12.5pp |
| 1162 | Sunset Terrace Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 37.4% | -12.5pp |
| 1163 | OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.4% | -12.5pp |
| 1164 | Pillager Senior High School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.4% | -12.5pp |
| 1165 | INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Middle | 37.4% | -12.6pp |
| 1166 | Modern Montessori Charter School CHAMPLIN · Modern Montessori Charter School | Elementary | 37.3% | -12.6pp |
| 1167 | SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.2% | -12.7pp |
| 1168 | RICHFIELD MIDDLE RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.2% | -12.7pp |
| 1169 | OGILVIE ELEMENTARY OGILVIE · OGILVIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | -12.8pp |
| 1170 | Bemidji Senior High BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | High | 37.1% | -12.8pp |
| 1171 | WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 37.1% | -12.8pp |
| 1172 | WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 1173 | NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY TWIN VALLEY · NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 1174 | Brooklyn Middle STEAM School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 1175 | Robert Asp Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 1176 | Washington Technology Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 37.0% | -12.9pp |
| 1177 | CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8) MINNEAPOLIS · CYBER VILLAGE ACADEMY | Middle | 36.8% | -13.1pp |
| 1178 | MADELIA ELEMENTARY MADELIA · MADELIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.8% | -13.1pp |
| 1179 | TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.8% | -13.1pp |
| 1180 | WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Elementary | 36.7% | -13.2pp |
| 1181 | KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.7% | -13.2pp |
| 1182 | LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY LITTLEFORK · LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 36.7% | -13.2pp |
| 1183 | Skyview Community Middle OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Middle | 36.7% | -13.2pp |
| 1184 | GLENVILLE EMMONS ELEMENTARY GLENVILLE · GLENVILLE-EMMONS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.6% | -13.3pp |
| 1185 | SLEEPY EYE SEC. SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.6% | -13.3pp |
| 1186 | A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARY ATWATER · A.C.G.C. Public School District | Elementary | 36.6% | -13.3pp |
| 1187 | Bertha Secondary BERTHA · BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 36.6% | -13.3pp |
| 1188 | BROWERVILLE ELEMENTARY BROWERVILLE · BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | -13.4pp |
| 1189 | WILSON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | -13.4pp |
| 1190 | OGILVIE SECONDARY OGILVIE · OGILVIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.5% | -13.4pp |
| 1191 | HINCKLEY ELEMENTARY HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | -13.5pp |
| 1192 | FRAZEE SECONDARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 36.4% | -13.5pp |
| 1193 | Northern Lights Community School WARBA · Northern Lights Community School | High | 36.4% | -13.5pp |
| 1194 | TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN · TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.4% | -13.5pp |
| 1195 | Johnson Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 36.3% | -13.6pp |
| 1196 | Southgate Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -13.6pp |
| 1197 | Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch GRANADA · Granada Huntley East Chain | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 1198 | ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 1199 | University Avenue Elementary - Aero BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 1200 | Burnside Elementary RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
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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.