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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | CHISHOLM SECONDARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.2% | -13.7pp |
| 1202 | North Metro Flex Middle School NORTH SAINT PAUL · North Metro Flex Academy | Middle | 36.1% | -13.8pp |
| 1203 | FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY · FILLMORE CENTRAL | High | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 1204 | Fridley Middle FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Middle | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 1205 | Wakanda Virtual Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 1206 | Tri-City United High School MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | High | 36.0% | -13.9pp |
| 1207 | Forest View Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -14.1pp |
| 1208 | Noble Academy Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Middle | 35.8% | -14.1pp |
| 1209 | WAUBUN SECONDARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | High | 35.8% | -14.1pp |
| 1210 | Wm. M. Kelley Secondary SILVER BAY · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 1211 | MADISON ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 1212 | EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 1213 | RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.7% | -14.2pp |
| 1214 | WINSTED ELEMENTARY WINSTED · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1215 | ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1216 | BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY BUTTERFIELD · Butterfield-Odin Public Schools | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1217 | GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY GLENVILLE · GLENVILLE-EMMONS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1218 | Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School SAINT PAUL · Quantum STEAM Academy Charter | Middle | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1219 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.6% | -14.3pp |
| 1220 | Bultum Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Bultum Academy Charter School | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 1221 | Star of the North - East Bethel EAST BETHEL · Star of the North Academy Charter S | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 1222 | Banaadir Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 1223 | Fisher Elementary FISHER · Fisher Public School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 1224 | Green Central Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.4pp |
| 1225 | Trek North Middle School BEMIDJI · TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 35.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1226 | GOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY GOODRIDGE · GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 1227 | Laporte Middle School LAPORTE · Laporte Public School District | Middle | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 1228 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 35.4% | -14.5pp |
| 1229 | Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 35.3% | -14.6pp |
| 1230 | Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 35.2% | -14.7pp |
| 1231 | LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 35.2% | -14.7pp |
| 1232 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS HIGH SCHOOL PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.2% | -14.7pp |
| 1233 | Rochester Beacon Academy ROCHESTER · Rochester Beacon Academy | High | 35.1% | -14.8pp |
| 1234 | LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.1% | -14.8pp |
| 1235 | I.J. Holton Intermediate School AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Middle | 35.1% | -14.8pp |
| 1236 | St. Cloud Math & Science Middle SAINT CLOUD · Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ | Middle | 35.0% | -14.9pp |
| 1237 | Browns Valley Elementary BROWNS VALLEY · Browns Valley Public School Dist | Elementary | 35.0% | -14.9pp |
| 1238 | BAGLEY ELEMENTARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.9% | -15.0pp |
| 1239 | TRUMAN SECONDARY TRUMAN · TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.9% | -15.0pp |
| 1240 | Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | -15.1pp |
| 1241 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District | High | 34.8% | -15.1pp |
| 1242 | Franklin Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -15.2pp |
| 1243 | FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.7% | -15.2pp |
| 1244 | TEAM ACADEMY WASECA · TEAM ACADEMY | Elementary | 34.7% | -15.2pp |
| 1245 | Nokomis Montessori South Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 34.6% | -15.3pp |
| 1246 | Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion FRIDLEY · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 1247 | MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY MOUNTAIN LAKE · MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 1248 | ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 1249 | South High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 34.5% | -15.4pp |
| 1250 | LANCASTER SECONDARY LANCASTER · LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.4% | -15.5pp |
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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.