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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 202 | WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 64.3% | +14.4pp |
| 203 | NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DULUTH · NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 64.3% | +14.3pp |
| 204 | CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Middle | 64.2% | +14.3pp |
| 205 | RED ROCK ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 64.2% | +14.3pp |
| 206 | HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 64.1% | +14.2pp |
| 207 | NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.0% | +14.1pp |
| 208 | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 64.0% | +14.0pp |
| 209 | UPSALA SECONDARY UPSALA · UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.9% | +14.0pp |
| 210 | BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.8% | +13.9pp |
| 211 | RED PINE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 63.8% | +13.9pp |
| 212 | Oak View Middle ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 63.7% | +13.8pp |
| 213 | PARKER ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 63.7% | +13.8pp |
| 214 | Monticello Nature Based Education MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +13.7pp |
| 215 | PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 63.5% | +13.6pp |
| 216 | BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.5% | +13.6pp |
| 217 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL MINNETONKA · EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 63.5% | +13.6pp |
| 218 | Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | High | 63.4% | +13.5pp |
| 219 | LOWELL ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.4% | +13.5pp |
| 220 | EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.4% | +13.5pp |
| 221 | Watertown-Mayer Elementary School WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | Elementary | 63.4% | +13.5pp |
| 222 | Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Middle | 63.3% | +13.4pp |
| 223 | OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 63.3% | +13.4pp |
| 224 | AVON ELEMENTARY AVON · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 225 | Waconia Middle School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 226 | Pike Lake Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 227 | Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 63.2% | +13.3pp |
| 228 | Redtail Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 63.1% | +13.2pp |
| 229 | East High School DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 63.1% | +13.2pp |
| 230 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.1% | +13.2pp |
| 231 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | High | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 232 | HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 233 | ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTHFIELD · ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 234 | FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 235 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 236 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 237 | COHASSET ELEMENTARY COHASSET · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.1pp |
| 238 | Glendale Elementary SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 63.0% | +13.0pp |
| 239 | Mora Elementary School MORA · Mora Public Schools | Elementary | 62.9% | +13.0pp |
| 240 | DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 62.9% | +13.0pp |
| 241 | SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.8% | +12.9pp |
| 242 | CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 62.8% | +12.9pp |
| 243 | Spring Creek Elementary NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.8% | +12.9pp |
| 244 | Oxbow Creek Elementary CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +12.8pp |
| 245 | Kasson-Mantorville Elementary KASSON · Kasson-Mantorville School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +12.8pp |
| 246 | HOUSTON ELEMENTARY HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.6% | +12.7pp |
| 247 | DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 62.6% | +12.7pp |
| 248 | SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
| 249 | CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
| 250 | COKATO ELEMENTARY COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +12.6pp |
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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.