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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Saint Paul Online Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 26.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1402 | Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S GRANADA · Granada Huntley East Chain | Middle | 26.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1403 | Kato Public Charter School MANKATO · Kato Public Charter School | High | 26.7% | -23.2pp |
| 1404 | INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | High | 26.5% | -23.4pp |
| 1405 | Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 26.5% | -23.4pp |
| 1406 | OGEMA ELEMENTARY OGEMA · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Elementary | 26.3% | -23.6pp |
| 1407 | Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD · STRIDE Academy | Elementary | 26.2% | -23.7pp |
| 1408 | Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities Academy | High | 26.2% | -23.7pp |
| 1409 | Justice Alan Page Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1410 | AFSA Elementary LITTLE CANADA · AFSA High School | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1411 | Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1412 | HILLTOP ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 26.1% | -23.8pp |
| 1413 | Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities RICHFIELD · Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 1414 | NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL NAYTAHWAUSH · NAYTAHWAUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 1415 | LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARY LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.0% | -23.9pp |
| 1416 | Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON · Success Academy | Elementary | 25.9% | -24.0pp |
| 1417 | Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 1418 | New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER · New Millennium Academy | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 1419 | CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 25.8% | -24.1pp |
| 1420 | ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY SAINT PAUL · ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Elementary | 25.7% | -24.2pp |
| 1421 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | Elementary | 25.6% | -24.3pp |
| 1422 | Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 25.5% | -24.4pp |
| 1423 | Farnsworth Aerospace Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -24.5pp |
| 1424 | Andersen Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 25.4% | -24.5pp |
| 1425 | Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -24.7pp |
| 1426 | BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY BUTTERFIELD · Butterfield-Odin Public Schools | High | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 1427 | Minnesota New Country Elementary HENDERSON · Minnesota New Country School | Elementary | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 1428 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 1429 | Progeny Academy Charter School BROOKLYN CENTER · Progeny Academy Charter School | Elementary | 25.0% | -24.9pp |
| 1430 | MAHNOMEN SECONDARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.8% | -25.1pp |
| 1431 | PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. RICHFIELD · PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. | Elementary | 24.7% | -25.2pp |
| 1432 | North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 24.7% | -25.2pp |
| 1433 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.4% | -25.5pp |
| 1434 | Paladin Career and Tech High School COON RAPIDS · Paladin Career and Tech High School | High | 24.4% | -25.5pp |
| 1435 | Lakeland Elementary School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -25.7pp |
| 1436 | Harambee Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.1% | -25.8pp |
| 1437 | CLIMAX SECONDARY CLIMAX · CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 24.0% | -25.9pp |
| 1438 | DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY WAITE PARK · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.9% | -26.0pp |
| 1439 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 1440 | Banfield Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 1441 | MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -26.3pp |
| 1442 | MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.5% | -26.4pp |
| 1443 | Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Elementary | 23.4% | -26.5pp |
| 1444 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.2% | -26.7pp |
| 1445 | Nokomis Montessori North Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -27.0pp |
| 1446 | New Century Academy HUTCHINSON · New Century Academy | High | 22.9% | -27.0pp |
| 1447 | Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.7% | -27.2pp |
| 1448 | Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.6% | -27.3pp |
| 1449 | BAGLEY SECONDARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.6% | -27.3pp |
| 1450 | Onamia High School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.5% | -27.4pp |
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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.