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Minnesota schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 752 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 28.6%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
451L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARY
MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary22.8%-5.8pp
452AVON ELEMENTARY
AVON · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary22.7%-5.9pp
453Stevens Elementary
DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Elementary22.7%-5.9pp
454Sweeney Elementary
SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District
Elementary22.7%-5.9pp
455Global Arts Plus Lower
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary22.7%-5.9pp
456Red Lake County Central Elementary
PLUMMER · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH
Elementary22.6%-6.0pp
457EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary22.4%-6.2pp
458MELROSE ELEMENTARY
MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary22.4%-6.2pp
459New City School
MINNEAPOLIS · NEW CITY SCHOOL
Elementary22.4%-6.3pp
460SEBEKA ELEMENTARY
SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary22.2%-6.4pp
461Voyager Elementary
ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District
Elementary22.1%-6.5pp
462NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY
BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools
Elementary22.0%-6.6pp
463North Star Elementary
HUGO · White Bear Lake School District
Elementary21.9%-6.7pp
464LA ACADEMIA
CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Elementary21.9%-6.7pp
465Southland Elementary
ADAMS · Southland Public School District
Elementary21.9%-6.7pp
466Hennepin Schools Lower Campus
MINNEAPOLIS · Hennepin Schools
Elementary21.7%-6.9pp
467Highland Elementary
CROOKSTON · Crookston Public School District
Elementary21.7%-6.9pp
468Taylors Falls Elementary
TAYLORS FALLS · Chisago Lakes School District
Elementary21.7%-6.9pp
469RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL
RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.7%-6.9pp
470KENNEDY ELEMENTARY
MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.7%-6.9pp
471Riverside Central Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary21.6%-7.0pp
472Elton Hills Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary21.6%-7.0pp
473Isanti Intermediate School
ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist
Elementary21.5%-7.1pp
474ADRIAN ELEMENTARY
ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.4%-7.2pp
475Adams Magnet Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary21.3%-7.3pp
476Seward Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary21.3%-7.3pp
477Lonsdale Pre K-6
LONSDALE · Tri-City United School District
Elementary21.3%-7.3pp
478Trimont Elementary
TRIMONT · Martin County West School District
Elementary21.3%-7.3pp
479HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY
BEAVER CREEK · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.2%-7.4pp
480Medford Elementary
MEDFORD · Medford Public School District
Elementary21.2%-7.4pp
481CHERRY ELEMENTARY
IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.1%-7.6pp
482Mississippi Heights Elementary
SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
Elementary21.1%-7.6pp
483Chelsea Heights Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary20.9%-7.7pp
484Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School
KEEWATIN · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.9%-7.7pp
485TRITON ELEMENTARY
DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.7%-7.9pp
486EAGLE VIEW
ELKO NEW MARKET · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Elementary20.6%-8.0pp
487WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY
SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.6%-8.0pp
488NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
HUTCHINSON · NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
Elementary20.6%-8.0pp
489ROYALTON ELEMENTARY
ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.6%-8.0pp
490WOODLAND ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.6%-8.0pp
491Pike Lake Elementary
DULUTH · Proctor Public School District
Elementary20.5%-8.1pp
492CANBY ELEMENTARY
CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.4%-8.2pp
493Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary20.4%-8.2pp
494PULLMAN ELEMENTARY
SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools
Elementary20.3%-8.3pp
495LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY
LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools
Elementary20.3%-8.4pp
496Harriet Bishop Elementary
SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
Elementary20.2%-8.4pp
497ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY
MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.2%-8.4pp
498GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY
WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools
Elementary20.1%-8.5pp
499LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY
SILVER LAKE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.0%-8.6pp
500PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.0%-8.6pp
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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). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Minnesota, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.