In Minnesota, 26.0% of Black students are proficient in math at the typical school — against 59.8% of White students. That 34-point gap is among the widest in the country, in a state that ranks near the top for overall achievement. This tool helps you find the right one.
Search Minnesota schools ›Share of students meeting proficient at the typical Minnesota school. Groups are shown wherever Minnesota reports them; a group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
These figures come from MCA 2025, measuring proficient in ELA & Math · Grades 3–8. Across 116 districts, 523 Minnesota schools report enough results to be included.
At the typical Minnesota school the picture is black students at 28.8%, hispanic students at 25.4%, white students at 60.4% and asian students at 47.8%. That is a 35-point spread between the highest and lowest group, inside the same schools, the same districts and the same state — which is what this tool exists to make visible.
23.3% of Black students are proficient, against 57.4% of White students. Reading is 28 points. No Minnesota school has 70% of its Black students proficient.
Brookside Elementary reaches 67.9%. Morris Bye Elementary, in the same district, sits at 23.5%. Across 25 schools in one district, a child's address decides which end they land on.
Liberty Ridge Elementary in South Washington County leads at 68.9%. These schools are proof the ceiling is not fixed.
These are the schools where Black students most often meet proficient, among those with at least 25 Black student results reported. Every group's result is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Ridge ElementarySouth Washington County Schools | 78.9% | 68.9% | 63.6% | 84.1% | 74.7% |
| Blue Heron ElementaryCentennial Public School District | 63.4% | 68.2% | — | 66.3% | 42% |
| Brookside ElementaryAnoka-Hennepin Public School District | 67.8% | 67.9% | — | 74% | 50% |
| Twin Lakes ElementaryElk River Public School District | 78.8% | 67.3% | — | 80.7% | — |
| Prairie View Elementary SchoolElk River Public School District | 66.7% | 65.3% | — | 70.7% | 30% |
| Forest Hills ElementaryEden Prairie Public School District | 75.5% | 62.7% | 40% | 84.7% | 77.3% |
| Valley Crossing ElementarySouth Washington County Schools | 77.2% | 61.4% | 40% | 81.5% | 80.7% |
| Sunrise ElementaryAnoka-Hennepin Public School District | 72.3% | 60.5% | — | 76.9% | 63.9% |
| East Lake Elementary SchoolRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan | 66.9% | 59.6% | 75% | 67.8% | 75% |
| Red Pine ElementaryRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan | 66.5% | 58.1% | 39.1% | 71.9% | — |
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The same measure at the other end of the range. In many of these schools every group is falling short, which points at the school rather than at the students in it.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mts High SchoolMinnesota Transitions Charter School Charter | 9.4% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Four Seasons ElementarySaint Paul Public Schools Magnet | 5.1% | 1.1% | 3.7% | — | 7.7% |
| St. Paul City Primary SchoolSt. Paul City School Charter | 8% | 1.7% | 7.6% | — | 4.8% |
| Community Of Peace Academy Elementary SchoolCommunity Of Peace Academy Charter | 12.6% | 1.7% | 12.5% | — | 9.7% |
| Noble ElementaryRobbinsdale Public School District | 19.3% | 2.2% | — | 75% | — |
| Paul & Sheila Wellstone ElementarySaint Paul Public Schools Magnet | 14% | 2.6% | 8.7% | — | 35.1% |
| Franklin MiddleMinneapolis Public School District | 10.7% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 35.5% | — |
| Humboldt High SchoolSaint Paul Public Schools Magnet | 11.4% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 22.7% | 13.5% |
| Benjamin E Mays Ib World SchoolSaint Paul Public Schools Magnet | 4.8% | 4.2% | — | — | — |
| Creative Arts Secondary SchoolSaint Paul Public Schools Magnet | 15% | 4.5% | 13% | 34.7% | 12.1% |
In Anoka-Hennepin Public School District, Brookside Elementary reports 67.9% of Black students meeting the standard. Morris Bye Elementary, in the same district, reports 23.5%. That is a 44.4-point spread across 25 schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base — the clearest illustration of why address matters more than it should.
Districts with at least ten schools reporting Black student results, by school count. The percentage shown is the average across that district's schools for Black students.