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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.5% | +16.6pp |
| 152 | Jeffers Pond Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 66.5% | +16.6pp |
| 153 | Jordan High School JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.5% | +16.6pp |
| 154 | LINCOLN SECONDARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 155 | WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 156 | Waite Park Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 157 | SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | High | 66.4% | +16.5pp |
| 158 | ORONO SENIOR HIGH LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.2% | +16.3pp |
| 159 | Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Middle | 66.0% | +16.1pp |
| 160 | DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Middle | 65.9% | +16.0pp |
| 161 | Mounds View Senior High ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | High | 65.8% | +15.9pp |
| 162 | CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 65.7% | +15.7pp |
| 163 | ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 65.6% | +15.7pp |
| 164 | McKinley Elementary HAM LAKE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +15.7pp |
| 165 | Open World Learning Secondary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 65.6% | +15.7pp |
| 166 | GREAT EXPECTATIONS GRAND MARAIS · GREAT EXPECTATIONS | Elementary | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 167 | LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 168 | Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 169 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 170 | Carlos Elementary CARLOS · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 171 | HANCOCK SEC. HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 172 | CORNELIA ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 65.4% | +15.5pp |
| 173 | Great River Elementary School SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | Elementary | 65.3% | +15.4pp |
| 174 | HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.3% | +15.4pp |
| 175 | ROGERS ELEMENTARY ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +15.3pp |
| 176 | OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 65.2% | +15.2pp |
| 177 | Central Middle WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 65.1% | +15.2pp |
| 178 | Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 65.1% | +15.2pp |
| 179 | Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element HECTOR · Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart | Elementary | 65.1% | +15.2pp |
| 180 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 65.0% | +15.1pp |
| 181 | LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 65.0% | +15.1pp |
| 182 | Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | Middle | 64.9% | +15.0pp |
| 183 | Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.9% | +15.0pp |
| 184 | SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.9% | +15.0pp |
| 185 | HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY HENDRICKS · HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.9% | +15.0pp |
| 186 | Kennedy High School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | High | 64.8% | +14.9pp |
| 187 | DELANO ELEMENTARY DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.8% | +14.9pp |
| 188 | GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 64.7% | +14.8pp |
| 189 | BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI WINONA · BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI | Elementary | 64.7% | +14.8pp |
| 190 | HASSAN ELEMENTARY ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +14.7pp |
| 191 | Sartell Middle SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Middle | 64.6% | +14.7pp |
| 192 | Sunrise Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +14.7pp |
| 193 | Windom Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +14.7pp |
| 194 | JONATHAN ELEMENTARY CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 64.4% | +14.5pp |
| 195 | MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.4% | +14.5pp |
| 196 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 64.4% | +14.5pp |
| 197 | Century High School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 198 | RED ROCK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 199 | ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 200 | BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
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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.