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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | EAGAN SENIOR HIGH EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 69.0% | +19.0pp |
| 102 | Turtle Lake Elementary SHOREVIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 68.9% | +19.0pp |
| 103 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 68.8% | +18.9pp |
| 104 | Brandon-Evansville High School BRANDON · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.8% | +18.8pp |
| 105 | FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 68.7% | +18.8pp |
| 106 | Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 68.6% | +18.7pp |
| 107 | LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 68.6% | +18.7pp |
| 108 | FOLEY ELEMENTARY FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 68.5% | +18.6pp |
| 109 | Jefferson Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 68.5% | +18.6pp |
| 110 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 68.5% | +18.6pp |
| 111 | ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | High | 68.3% | +18.4pp |
| 112 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 68.3% | +18.4pp |
| 113 | DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Elementary | 68.2% | +18.3pp |
| 114 | WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE WAYZATA · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 68.2% | +18.3pp |
| 115 | Nova Classical Academy Lower School SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy | Elementary | 68.2% | +18.3pp |
| 116 | FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 68.2% | +18.3pp |
| 117 | Seven Hills - Richfield Middle RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Middle | 68.2% | +18.2pp |
| 118 | EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 68.1% | +18.2pp |
| 119 | Byron Intermediate School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +18.1pp |
| 120 | HAWLEY ELEMENTARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.9% | +18.0pp |
| 121 | Central Senior High NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.9% | +18.0pp |
| 122 | Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 67.9% | +18.0pp |
| 123 | Washington Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +18.0pp |
| 124 | Anthony Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 67.8% | +17.9pp |
| 125 | PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL NORTHFIELD · PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 67.8% | +17.9pp |
| 126 | PIONEER ELEMENTARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.7% | +17.8pp |
| 127 | CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 67.5% | +17.6pp |
| 128 | GOA School of Logic FARMINGTON · Great Oaks Academy Charter School | Middle | 67.3% | +17.4pp |
| 129 | Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 67.3% | +17.4pp |
| 130 | Andover Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +17.3pp |
| 131 | Delano High School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.2% | +17.3pp |
| 132 | Woodbury Leadership Elementary WOODBURY · Woodbury Leadership Academy | Elementary | 67.2% | +17.3pp |
| 133 | East Lake Elementary School LAKEVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 134 | CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 135 | ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 136 | Byron Middle School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +17.2pp |
| 137 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.0% | +17.1pp |
| 138 | BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY BATTLE LAKE · BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.9% | +17.0pp |
| 139 | CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHATFIELD · CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +17.0pp |
| 140 | West Elementary SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | Elementary | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 141 | HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 142 | BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | High | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 143 | DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY WAYZATA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 144 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School MAZEPPA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +16.9pp |
| 145 | CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 146 | Howe Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 147 | MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 148 | Rum River Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 149 | THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
| 150 | Woodbury High School WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 66.7% | +16.8pp |
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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.