Minnesota Test Results Are Out: See How Your Child’s School Performed In 2025

ST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota’s latest statewide test results are out. The 2025 data show reading and math scores barely budged from last year, while student attendance inched upward, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Families can now look up results for their child’s school or district through the Minnesota Report Card and MDE’s Data Center. The databases provide detailed breakdowns by district, school, grade level, and student group.

In 2025, 45.2 percent of Minnesota students were proficient in math, down slightly from 45.5 percent in 2024.

Roughly one-third, 32.2 percent, did not meet math standards. Reading scores showed a similar pattern, with statewide proficiency also hovering in the mid-40s.

Among English learners, most remain in the early or middle stages of proficiency.

On the ACCESS for ELLs exam, 37 percent tested at Level 3 (Developing), while just under 3 percent reached the highest levels. About 42 percent were at the two lowest levels.

Statewide, 75.5 percent of students attended at least 90 percent of enrolled school days in 2023–24, up from 74.5 percent the year before.

MDE noted that under federal reporting requirements, students who did not take the test are counted the same as students who are not proficient. That rule, part of the Every Student Succeeds Act, has an impact on statewide averages.

Commissioner Willie Jett said the results "reflect a moment in time," while long-term improvements are expected through initiatives like the Reading to Ensure Academic Development (READ) Act and expanded teacher recruitment and retention programs.

The department also published updated "North Star Accountability" results, which evaluate schools based on academic achievement, student growth, progress toward English proficiency, consistent attendance, and graduation rates. A total of 310 schools were identified for targeted support this year, the same as in 2022.

"Notably, there is a drop in schools receiving comprehensive support for student groups identified for two or more cycles, a sign that many districts are responding effectively to the initial support students need," MDE said.