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Dakota County schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 15 schools in Dakota County, Minnesota with reported Science scores. Minnesota state average: 28.6%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH
ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
High70.5%+41.9pp
2EAGAN SENIOR HIGH
EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
High65.5%+36.9pp
3Two Rivers High School
MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
High44.3%+15.7pp
4EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH
APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
High42.7%+14.1pp
5Hastings High School
HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District
High34.0%+5.4pp
6South St. Paul High School
SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist
High32.4%+3.7pp
7APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH
APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
High28.6%-0.0pp
8LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
High28.0%-0.6pp
9FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High24.9%-3.7pp
10SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS
High23.1%-5.6pp
11LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
High21.1%-7.5pp
12BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL
BLOOMINGTON · BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL
High17.1%-11.6pp
13FIT Academy High School
APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy
High16.3%-12.3pp
14Burnsville High School
BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
High12.1%-16.5pp
15RANDOLPH SECONDARY
RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High6.2%-22.4pp

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 Science test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Dakota County, Minnesota with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Minnesota statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Minnesota ranking.