Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 752 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 28.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 502 | ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 503 | Wilson Elementary ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 504 | RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.8% | -8.8pp |
| 505 | MADISON ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.8% | -8.8pp |
| 506 | MILACA ELEMENTARY MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 507 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 508 | WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL CHASKA · WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 509 | Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · Quantum STEAM Academy Charter | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 510 | UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 511 | Park Terrace Elementary SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 512 | MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 513 | Oak Hill Montessori Community SHOREVIEW · Oak Hill Montessori Community | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 514 | Tatanka Elementary STEM School BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 515 | Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 516 | CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY CROMWELL · CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 517 | OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 518 | COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.2% | -9.4pp |
| 519 | RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 520 | Kenwood Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.6pp |
| 521 | Le Center Pre K-8 LE CENTER · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.6pp |
| 522 | PACT Charter Elementary RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 19.0% | -9.6pp |
| 523 | VERNDALE ELEMENTARY VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 524 | WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 525 | Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 526 | BAGLEY ELEMENTARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.8pp |
| 527 | Community School of Excellence Elem SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.8pp |
| 528 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 529 | Modern Montessori Charter School CHAMPLIN · Modern Montessori Charter School | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 530 | Carver Elementary MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 531 | PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 532 | NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 533 | Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 534 | Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 535 | Jefferson Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 536 | SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 537 | Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.3pp |
| 538 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 539 | OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 540 | HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 541 | Nokomis Montessori South Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 542 | OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 543 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 544 | WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 545 | Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 546 | Lakeview Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 547 | HILLCREST ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 548 | Rice Elementary RICE · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 549 | VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 550 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
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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.