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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 34.4% | -15.5pp |
| 1252 | NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY TWIN VALLEY · NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.4% | -15.5pp |
| 1253 | Isanti Intermediate School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 34.4% | -15.6pp |
| 1254 | Ubah Academy HOPKINS · Ubah Academy | High | 34.3% | -15.6pp |
| 1255 | CARLTON SECONDARY CARLTON · CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.3% | -15.6pp |
| 1256 | LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 34.3% | -15.6pp |
| 1257 | Staples-Motley Elementary STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.3% | -15.6pp |
| 1258 | KERKHOVEN SECONDARY KERKHOVEN · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | High | 34.1% | -15.8pp |
| 1259 | Pratt Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -15.8pp |
| 1260 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY WAVERLY · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1261 | PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1262 | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. WALKER · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist | High | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1263 | CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL FARIBAULT · CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOL | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1264 | Midway Star Academy SAINT PAUL · Midway Star Academy | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1265 | Birch Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1266 | HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | -15.9pp |
| 1267 | Southwest Middle ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | -16.0pp |
| 1268 | EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON · EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.9% | -16.0pp |
| 1269 | Neveln Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 1270 | LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 1271 | LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK · LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. | High | 33.8% | -16.1pp |
| 1272 | Eagle Ridge Middle School SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 1273 | ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 1274 | EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 1275 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | High | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 1276 | Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | High | 33.7% | -16.2pp |
| 1277 | Round Lake-Brewster Middle School BREWSTER · ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 1278 | GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 1279 | Rochester Math & Science Elementary ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | Elementary | 33.6% | -16.3pp |
| 1280 | REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | -16.4pp |
| 1281 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -16.4pp |
| 1282 | BABBITT ELEMENTARY BABBITT · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 1283 | Crossroads Montessori SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 1284 | Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary COON RAPIDS · Innovation Sci & Tech Academy | Elementary | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 1285 | WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.3% | -16.6pp |
| 1286 | MN International Middle Chr School MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Middle | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 1287 | WORTHINGTON MIDDLE WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 1288 | Noble Academy Elementary BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Elementary | 33.1% | -16.8pp |
| 1289 | HOUSTON SECONDARY HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1290 | FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1291 | New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL · New Century School | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1292 | ISLE SECONDARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.0% | -16.9pp |
| 1293 | KELLIHER ELEMENTARY KELLIHER · KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.0pp |
| 1294 | Roosevelt Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.0pp |
| 1295 | STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 1296 | Level Up Academy WHITE BEAR LAKE · Level Up Academy | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 1297 | Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | High | 32.9% | -17.0pp |
| 1298 | Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 32.8% | -17.1pp |
| 1299 | Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | High | 32.8% | -17.1pp |
| 1300 | Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.7% | -17.2pp |
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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.