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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Weaver Elementary MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 12.1% | -16.6pp |
| 652 | Marcy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.0% | -16.6pp |
| 653 | Emerson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 11.7% | -16.9pp |
| 654 | New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER · New Millennium Academy | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 655 | WILSON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 656 | ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 657 | EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 658 | Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 659 | LAKE PARK AUDUBON ELEMENTARY AUDUBON · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 660 | Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 11.3% | -17.3pp |
| 661 | North Lakes Academy Elementary FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 662 | PINE BEND ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 663 | Willow Lane Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 664 | Kennedy Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 10.8% | -17.8pp |
| 665 | BIRCH GROVE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 10.7% | -17.9pp |
| 666 | Wakanda Virtual Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 10.6% | -18.0pp |
| 667 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 10.5% | -18.1pp |
| 668 | GLOBAL ACADEMY NEW BRIGHTON · GLOBAL ACADEMY | Elementary | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 669 | Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 670 | Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER · ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 10.2% | -18.4pp |
| 671 | North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 10.1% | -18.5pp |
| 672 | Universal Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | Elementary | 10.0% | -18.6pp |
| 673 | Lakeland Elementary School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 674 | Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 675 | SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 676 | Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 9.7% | -18.9pp |
| 677 | INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 9.7% | -18.9pp |
| 678 | Pinewood Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 9.6% | -19.0pp |
| 679 | LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 680 | Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 681 | EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 682 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | Elementary | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 683 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 684 | MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 685 | Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 686 | Edward Neill Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 8.6% | -20.0pp |
| 687 | Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 688 | Star of the North - East Bethel EAST BETHEL · Star of the North Academy Charter S | Elementary | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 689 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 690 | Bryn Mawr Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 691 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 692 | PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 693 | Folwell Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 694 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 695 | Whittier Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 7.8% | -20.8pp |
| 696 | NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 697 | Rochester Math & Science Elementary ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 698 | Sky Oaks Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 699 | AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 700 | Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 7.5% | -21.1pp |
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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.