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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 352 | ROSSMAN ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 353 | Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | Middle | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 354 | Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 355 | ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 356 | Mora High School MORA · Mora Public Schools | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 357 | Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | High | 59.1% | +9.2pp |
| 358 | LILA Upper School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | High | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 359 | MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 360 | Central Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 59.0% | +9.1pp |
| 361 | FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 59.0% | +9.0pp |
| 362 | PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.9% | +9.0pp |
| 363 | KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.9% | +9.0pp |
| 364 | Rippleside Elementary AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +8.9pp |
| 365 | CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 58.8% | +8.9pp |
| 366 | Prior Lake-Savage Middle School PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Middle | 58.8% | +8.8pp |
| 367 | Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 368 | Prior Lake High School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | High | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 369 | Albany Area High School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 370 | CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.7% | +8.8pp |
| 371 | Cannon Falls Secondary CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 372 | Pre-K - 5th Grade Building CLINTON · Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | Elementary | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 373 | CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.6% | +8.7pp |
| 374 | GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 375 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 376 | L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 377 | Proctor Senior High PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | High | 58.5% | +8.6pp |
| 378 | Alexandria Area High School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | High | 58.4% | +8.5pp |
| 379 | FULDA ELEMENTARY FULDA · FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.3% | +8.4pp |
| 380 | ROYALTON ELEMENTARY ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.3% | +8.3pp |
| 381 | GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 58.2% | +8.3pp |
| 382 | ASHBY ELEMENTARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.1% | +8.2pp |
| 383 | HUTCHINSON MIDDLE HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 58.1% | +8.2pp |
| 384 | FAIR School Pilgrim Lane PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.1pp |
| 385 | ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.1pp |
| 386 | MERRITT ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | +8.0pp |
| 387 | LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 388 | North Elementary School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 389 | FOLEY SENIOR HIGH FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 57.9% | +8.0pp |
| 390 | ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 391 | PINE ISLAND MIDDLE PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | Middle | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 392 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 393 | ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY ELLSWORTH · ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.8% | +7.9pp |
| 394 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 395 | ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 396 | CHERRY ELEMENTARY IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 397 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS ELEMENTARY PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 398 | ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 399 | BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | Elementary | 57.7% | +7.8pp |
| 400 | PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.6% | +7.7pp |
Page 8 of 32
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.