The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 20%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 45%
Top Ranked Cities With Best ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools in Minnesota (2025-26)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
Rank: #22.
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
Rank: #33.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Excelsior Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 73%) - Minnetonka West Middle School
Rank: #143 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 74%) - Minnewashta Elementary School
Rank: #258 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Excelsior, MN Schools
Rank: #44.
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
- Scenic Heights Elementary School
Rank: #9 of 1,773 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 83%) - Groveland Elementary School
Rank: #125 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 72%) - Minnetonka East Middle School
Rank: #135 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 75%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Minnetonka, MN Schools
Rank: #55.
44%
(4 out of 9)
(4 out of 9)
Rank: #66.
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Jeffers Pond Elementary School
Rank: #83 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 76%) - La Ola Del Lago At Grainwood
Rank: #142 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - Westwood Elementary School
Rank: #326 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Prior Lake, MN Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Big Woods Elementary School
Rank: #175 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 70%) - St. Michael Elementary School
Rank: #201 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 68%) - St. Michael-albertville Senior High School
Rank: #398 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Saint Michael, MN Schools
Rank: #99.
29%
(6 out of 21)
(6 out of 21)
- Lake Marion Elementary School
Rank: #202 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 74%) - Oak Hills Elementary School
Rank: #240 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%) - East Lake Elementary School
Rank: #275 of 1,773 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lakeville, MN Schools
Rank: #1010.
21%
(4 out of 19)
(4 out of 19)
- Oak Point Elementary School
Rank: #73 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 76%) - Prairie View Elementary School
Rank: #137 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 74%) - Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion
Rank: #160 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Eden Prairie, MN Schools
Rank: #1111.
20%
(4 out of 20)
(4 out of 20)
- Gate 4/5
Rank: #5 of 1,773 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%) - St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower
Rank: #15 of 1,773 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper
Rank: #117 of 1,773 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Stillwater, MN Schools
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