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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%.
Subject:ReadingMathematicsScience
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
551FALCON RIDGE
NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Elementary17.8%-10.8pp
552SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY
SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary17.8%-10.8pp
553McGregor Elementary
MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District
Elementary17.6%-11.0pp
554Zanewood Community School STEAM
BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary17.6%-11.0pp
555FIT Academy
APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy
Elementary17.5%-11.1pp
556Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
BROOTEN · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
Elementary17.4%-11.2pp
557Lyndale Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary17.4%-11.2pp
558HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY
COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools
Elementary17.3%-11.3pp
559Rippleside Elementary
AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District
Elementary17.3%-11.3pp
560SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Elementary17.1%-11.5pp
561Adams Elementary
COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary17.1%-11.5pp
562Green Central Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary17.1%-11.5pp
563Sibley Elementary
ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District
Elementary17.1%-11.5pp
564Loring Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary17.0%-11.6pp
565SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY
RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary17.0%-11.6pp
566NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.9%-11.7pp
567Intermediate School
WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.8%-11.8pp
568FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.7%-11.9pp
569Longfellow Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary16.7%-11.9pp
570MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY
MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.7%-11.9pp
571Morris Area Elementary
MORRIS · MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary16.7%-11.9pp
572Pinewood Elementary
MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District
Elementary16.5%-12.1pp
573Rosa Parks Elementary
MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.5%-12.1pp
574University Avenue Elementary - Aero
BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary16.5%-12.1pp
575BEACON ACADEMY
CRYSTAL · BEACON ACADEMY
Elementary16.4%-12.2pp
576Sunset Terrace Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary16.4%-12.2pp
577MURDOCK ELEMENTARY
MURDOCK · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
Elementary16.4%-12.2pp
578HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY
HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.3%-12.3pp
579Onamia Elementary School
ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.2%-12.4pp
580WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY
WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District
Elementary16.2%-12.4pp
581TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.2%-12.4pp
582WOODBURY ELEMENTARY
WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools
Elementary16.2%-12.4pp
583CLIMAX ELEMENTARY
CLIMAX · CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary16.1%-12.5pp
584Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM
BROOKLYN CENTER · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary16.1%-12.5pp
585Kaposia Education Center Elementary
SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist
Elementary16.1%-12.5pp
586BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY
LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary16.1%-12.6pp
587Hidden Valley Elementary
SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
Elementary16.1%-12.6pp
588J.W. Smith Elementary
BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District
Elementary16.0%-12.6pp
589Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch
OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary16.0%-12.6pp
590FRAZEE ELEMENTARY
FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Elementary15.9%-12.7pp
591BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY
ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.8%-12.8pp
592Kingsland Elementary School
SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.8%-12.8pp
593Sumner Elementary
AUSTIN · Austin Public School District
Elementary15.8%-12.8pp
594ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY
ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.6%-13.0pp
595HINCKLEY ELEMENTARY
HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.6%-13.0pp
596OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.4%-13.2pp
597Montrose Elementary School of Innov
MONTROSE · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Elementary15.3%-13.4pp
598HOOVER ELEMENTARY
NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.2%-13.5pp
599LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY
BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary15.2%-13.5pp
600The Heights Community School
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary15.2%-13.5pp
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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.