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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | New Century School SAINT PAUL · New Century School | Elementary | 22.5% | -27.4pp |
| 1452 | LIFE Prep SAINT PAUL · LIFE PREP | Elementary | 22.4% | -27.5pp |
| 1453 | CAMPBELL-TINTAH ELEMENTARY CAMPBELL · Campbell-Tintah Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 1454 | HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | High | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 1455 | INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 1456 | MN Virtual Secondary School ROSEVILLE · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 22.2% | -27.7pp |
| 1457 | Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD · Success Academy | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.0pp |
| 1458 | Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS · Northeast College Prep | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.0pp |
| 1459 | Bryn Mawr Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.0pp |
| 1460 | Cherokee Heights Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 21.8% | -28.1pp |
| 1461 | Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS · Hennepin Schools | Elementary | 21.7% | -28.2pp |
| 1462 | Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM BROOKLYN CENTER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -28.2pp |
| 1463 | MMSA Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Math and Science Academy | High | 21.6% | -28.3pp |
| 1464 | Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 21.5% | -28.4pp |
| 1465 | Camden High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 21.4% | -28.5pp |
| 1466 | Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Middle | 21.4% | -28.5pp |
| 1467 | RANDOLPH SECONDARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 21.3% | -28.6pp |
| 1468 | Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | High | 21.3% | -28.6pp |
| 1469 | MMSA Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Math and Science Academy | Elementary | 21.3% | -28.6pp |
| 1470 | Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 21.0% | -28.9pp |
| 1471 | Hmong College Prep Academy ES SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | Elementary | 21.0% | -28.9pp |
| 1472 | North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 20.9% | -29.0pp |
| 1473 | Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud SAINT CLOUD · Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud | Elementary | 20.7% | -29.2pp |
| 1474 | AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 20.7% | -29.2pp |
| 1475 | Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Middle | 20.7% | -29.2pp |
| 1476 | Sullivan Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 20.6% | -29.3pp |
| 1477 | Twin Lakes STEM Academy BROOKLYN PARK · Twin Lakes STEM Academy | Elementary | 20.6% | -29.3pp |
| 1478 | Voyageurs Expeditionary MS BEMIDJI · VOYAGEURS EXPEDITIONARY | Middle | 20.5% | -29.4pp |
| 1479 | Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 20.4% | -29.5pp |
| 1480 | MNSync Online Secondary ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 20.4% | -29.5pp |
| 1481 | NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.2% | -29.7pp |
| 1482 | Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm MINNEAPOLIS · Friendship Academy of the Arts | Middle | 20.1% | -29.8pp |
| 1483 | Hmong College Prep Academy MS SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | Middle | 19.8% | -30.1pp |
| 1484 | Pillsbury Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -30.1pp |
| 1485 | EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER BROOKLYN PARK · EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER | Elementary | 19.6% | -30.3pp |
| 1486 | CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 19.6% | -30.3pp |
| 1487 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 19.6% | -30.3pp |
| 1488 | Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · Quantum STEAM Academy Charter | Elementary | 19.5% | -30.4pp |
| 1489 | Park Terrace Elementary SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.5% | -30.4pp |
| 1490 | American Indian Magnet School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -30.5pp |
| 1491 | East African Magnet School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1492 | Humboldt High School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 19.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1493 | GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN CENTER · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.1% | -30.8pp |
| 1494 | Webster Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 19.1% | -30.8pp |
| 1495 | KIPP North Star Academy MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 18.8% | -31.1pp |
| 1496 | Community School of Excellence Elem SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Elementary | 18.8% | -31.1pp |
| 1497 | Cass Lake-Bena Middle School CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 18.8% | -31.2pp |
| 1498 | MPS Online 6-12 MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 18.8% | -31.2pp |
| 1499 | Gage Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 18.7% | -31.2pp |
| 1500 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | High | 18.7% | -31.2pp |
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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.