Best Schools for White Students in Minnesota (2026)
These are the Minnesota public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GATE 4/5 Stillwater | 95% | 95% | 36 | A+ |
| 2 | ATHENEUM ELEMENTARY Inver Grove Heights | 92% | 98% | 61 | A+ |
| 3 | ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER Stillwater | 92% | 98% | 144 | A+ |
| 4 | LAKE HARRIET LOWER ELEMENTARY Minneapolis | 92% | 92% | 85 | A+ |
| 5 | ARMATAGE ELEMENTARY Minneapolis | 92% | 92% | 196 | A+ |
| 6 | JIE MING MANDARIN IMMERSION ACADEMY Saint Paul | 90% | 90% | 24 | A+ |
| 7 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL Minnetonka | 87% | 92% | 140 | C+ |
| 8 | Seven Hills -Bloomington Elementary Bloomington | 87% | 87% | 165 | C+ |
| 9 | FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY Mankato | 82% | 92% | 162 | A+ |
| 10 | HALE ELEMENTARY Minneapolis | 82% | 92% | 168 | A+ |
| 11 | ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY Saint James | 82% | 92% | 109 | C |
| 12 | GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY Plymouth | 82% | 92% | 228 | B+ |
| 13 | KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY Plymouth | 87% | 87% | 178 | B+ |
| 14 | NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY Edina | 82% | 92% | 264 | A+ |
| 15 | MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY Ham Lake | 82% | 90% | 326 | B+ |
| 16 | ANDOVER ELEMENTARY Andover | 80% | 90% | 551 | A+ |
| 17 | RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY Maple Grove | 83% | 87% | 324 | C+ |
| 18 | OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY Lakeville | 87% | 82% | 200 | A |
| 19 | BURROUGHS ELEMENTARY Minneapolis | 82% | 87% | 284 | A+ |
| 20 | Windom Elementary Minneapolis | 82% | 87% | 128 | A+ |
| 21 | EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY Eden Prairie | 87% | 82% | 224 | A+ |
| 22 | PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY Eden Prairie | 87% | 82% | 244 | A+ |
| 23 | CONGDON ELEMENTARY Duluth | 87% | 82% | 255 | A |
| 24 | DELANO ELEMENTARY Delano | 82% | 87% | 173 | A+ |
| 25 | DASSEL ELEMENTARY Dassel | 82% | 87% | 139 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elementary Lighthouse Spring Lake Park | 95% | 85% | 32 | A+ |
| 2 | Justice Page Middle Minneapolis | 88% | 89% | 436 | B+ |
| 3 | MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE Excelsior | 89% | 87% | 1040 | A |
| 4 | CAPITOL HILL MAGNET/RONDO Saint Paul | 88% | 86% | 390 | B |
| 5 | St. Croix Prep Academy Middle Stillwater | 92% | 82% | 283 | A |
| 6 | International Spanish Language Acad Edina | 87% | 82% | 110 | C+ |
| 7 | MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE Minnetonka | 86% | 82% | 1045 | B+ |
| 8 | GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Mound | 81% | 85% | 491 | A+ |
| 9 | WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE Plymouth | 87% | 78% | 440 | A |
| 10 | WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE Plymouth | 83% | 82% | 724 | A |
| 11 | BARNESVILLE ELEMENTARY Barnesville | 82% | 82% | 254 | C+ |
| 12 | FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY Falcon Heights | 82% | 82% | 185 | A |
| 13 | ST. ANTHONY PARK ELEMENTARY Saint Paul | 82% | 82% | 144 | A |
| 14 | WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY Esko | 82% | 82% | 374 | A+ |
| 15 | YINGHUA ACADEMY Minneapolis | 77% | 87% | 283 | A+ |
| 16 | MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE Mahtomedi | 81% | 82% | 690 | B+ |
| 17 | WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE Wayzata | 84% | 77% | 522 | B+ |
| 18 | Delano Intermediate School Delano | 83% | 77% | 533 | A+ |
| 19 | SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE Edina | 83% | 77% | 663 | B |
| 20 | CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL Lakeville | 80% | 80% | 762 | A+ |
| 21 | SOUTHSIDE FAMILY CHARTER SCHOOL Minneapolis | 90% | 70% | 26 | B+ |
| 22 | ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY Saint Clair | 77% | 82% | 213 | B |
| 23 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY Springfield | 72% | 87% | 165 | A+ |
| 24 | Anwatin Middle Minneapolis | 82% | 77% | 71 | D |
| 25 | HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY Holdingford | 75% | 84% | 323 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY UPPER Stillwater | 92% | 98% | 80 | A+ |
| 2 | NOVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY UPPER SCHOOL Saint Paul | 92% | 92% | 220 | A+ |
| 3 | MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY Woodbury | 87% | 82% | 167 | A+ |
| 4 | EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH Apple Valley | 87% | 77% | 351 | A+ |
| 5 | WAYZATA HIGH Plymouth | 83% | 81% | 541 | A+ |
| 6 | CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH Saint Paul | 87% | 77% | 165 | A |
| 7 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Minnetonka | 82% | 82% | 192 | A+ |
| 8 | EAGAN SENIOR HIGH Eagan | 81% | 77% | 371 | A+ |
| 9 | Delano High School Delano | 76% | 80% | 544 | A+ |
| 10 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH Mahtomedi | 87% | 67% | 251 | A+ |
| 11 | LINCOLN SECONDARY Esko | 82% | 72% | 267 | A+ |
| 12 | Woodbury High School Woodbury | 77% | 76% | 291 | A+ |
| 13 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH Saint Michael | 81% | 72% | 462 | A+ |
| 14 | EDINA SENIOR HIGH Edina | 77% | 74% | 490 | A+ |
| 15 | MINNEOTA SECONDARY Minneota | 82% | 67% | 109 | A+ |
| 16 | GREAT RIVER SCHOOL Saint Paul | 82% | 67% | 118 | A+ |
| 17 | CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL Chaska | 77% | 72% | 286 | A+ |
| 18 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH Detroit Lakes | 77% | 72% | 181 | A+ |
| 19 | MELROSE SECONDARY Melrose | 67% | 82% | 93 | A |
| 20 | Washburn High Minneapolis | 77% | 72% | 227 | B+ |
| 21 | ORONO SENIOR HIGH Long Lake | 87% | 62% | 218 | A+ |
| 22 | ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH Saint Anthony | 82% | 67% | 109 | A+ |
| 23 | HIGHLAND PARK SENIOR HIGH Saint Paul | 82% | 67% | 135 | A |
| 24 | ROGERS SENIOR HIGH Rogers | 74% | 75% | 329 | A+ |
| 25 | LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH Lakeville | 78% | 69% | 381 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology