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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Spero Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Spero Academy | Elementary | 18.7% | -31.2pp |
| 1502 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.3% | -31.6pp |
| 1503 | HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | Elementary | 18.2% | -31.7pp |
| 1504 | Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 17.6% | -32.3pp |
| 1505 | Gateway STEM Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE · Gateway STEM Academy | Elementary | 17.5% | -32.4pp |
| 1506 | VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 17.4% | -32.5pp |
| 1507 | Valley View Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 17.2% | -32.7pp |
| 1508 | Washington Technology Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 17.1% | -32.8pp |
| 1509 | Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -32.9pp |
| 1510 | RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.0% | -32.9pp |
| 1511 | MTS HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 16.9% | -33.0pp |
| 1512 | Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 16.7% | -33.2pp |
| 1513 | TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.2% | -33.7pp |
| 1514 | CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.2% | -33.7pp |
| 1515 | CLIMAX ELEMENTARY CLIMAX · CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 16.1% | -33.8pp |
| 1516 | The Heights Community School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 16.1% | -33.8pp |
| 1517 | J.W. Smith Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 16.0% | -33.9pp |
| 1518 | HOPE Community Academy Middle SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | Middle | 16.0% | -33.9pp |
| 1519 | Sumner Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 15.8% | -34.1pp |
| 1520 | Las Estrellas Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 15.3% | -34.6pp |
| 1521 | Highwood Hills Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 15.3% | -34.6pp |
| 1522 | Aspire Academy Elementary SHAKOPEE · Aspire Academy Charter School | Elementary | 15.2% | -34.8pp |
| 1523 | SciTech Academy Charter School RICHFIELD · SciTech Academy Charter School | Elementary | 15.1% | -34.8pp |
| 1524 | Hall Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 15.0% | -34.9pp |
| 1525 | Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Middle | 14.7% | -35.2pp |
| 1526 | Franklin Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 14.7% | -35.2pp |
| 1527 | STEAM Academy Charter School INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · STEAM Academy Charter School | Elementary | 14.6% | -35.3pp |
| 1528 | Stonebridge World School MINNEAPOLIS · Stonebridge World School | Elementary | 14.6% | -35.3pp |
| 1529 | North High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 14.5% | -35.4pp |
| 1530 | Whittier Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -35.6pp |
| 1531 | Battle Creek Middle SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 13.9% | -36.0pp |
| 1532 | Mississippi Creative Arts Elem SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 13.9% | -36.0pp |
| 1533 | St. Paul City High School SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | High | 13.9% | -36.0pp |
| 1534 | Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 13.8% | -36.1pp |
| 1535 | Cityview Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -36.2pp |
| 1536 | Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 13.3% | -36.6pp |
| 1537 | Ella Baker Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 13.2% | -36.7pp |
| 1538 | Saint Paul Online Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 13.0% | -36.9pp |
| 1539 | Spero Academy Brooklyn Park BROOKLYN PARK · Spero Academy | Elementary | 13.0% | -36.9pp |
| 1540 | Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.9% | -37.0pp |
| 1541 | Hazel Park Preparatory Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.8% | -37.1pp |
| 1542 | The Journey School SAINT PAUL · The Journey School | Elementary | 12.7% | -37.2pp |
| 1543 | Community of Peace Academy Elem SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | Elementary | 12.6% | -37.3pp |
| 1544 | ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | Middle | 12.6% | -37.3pp |
| 1545 | Venture Academy High School MINNEAPOLIS · Venture Academy | High | 12.5% | -37.4pp |
| 1546 | Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.3% | -37.6pp |
| 1547 | Bruce F Vento Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.1% | -37.8pp |
| 1548 | Folwell Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 11.9% | -38.0pp |
| 1549 | Brooklyn Center Elementary School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | Elementary | 11.7% | -38.2pp |
| 1550 | Sojourner Truth Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Sojourner Truth Academy | Elementary | 11.5% | -38.4pp |
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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.