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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD · STRIDE Academy | Elementary | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 702 | FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 703 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | Elementary | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 704 | Valley View Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 705 | Birch Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 706 | STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 707 | ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY SAINT PAUL · ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Elementary | 6.6% | -22.0pp |
| 708 | Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 709 | KIPP North Star Primary MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 710 | ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 6.1% | -22.5pp |
| 711 | ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | Elementary | 6.0% | -22.6pp |
| 712 | American Indian Magnet School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 713 | LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARY LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 5.8% | -22.9pp |
| 714 | LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 5.7% | -22.9pp |
| 715 | Hazel Park Preparatory Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 5.6% | -23.0pp |
| 716 | Hmong College Prep Academy ES SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | Elementary | 5.3% | -23.3pp |
| 717 | Gage Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 718 | Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 719 | Midway Star Academy SAINT PAUL · Midway Star Academy | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 720 | MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 721 | Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 722 | VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 723 | Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS · Northeast College Prep | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 724 | EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER BROOKLYN PARK · EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER | Elementary | 5.0% | -23.7pp |
| 725 | HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | Elementary | 4.9% | -23.7pp |
| 726 | Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Elementary | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
| 727 | HILLTOP ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
| 728 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
| 729 | GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 4.7% | -24.0pp |
| 730 | Pillsbury Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 4.6% | -24.0pp |
| 731 | ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 4.5% | -24.1pp |
| 732 | Las Estrellas Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 4.5% | -24.1pp |
| 733 | Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud SAINT CLOUD · Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud | Elementary | 4.3% | -24.3pp |
| 734 | Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 4.1% | -24.5pp |
| 735 | STEP Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | Elementary | 4.1% | -24.5pp |
| 736 | Vista View Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 4.1% | -24.5pp |
| 737 | Sullivan Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 4.1% | -24.5pp |
| 738 | Battle Creek Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 4.0% | -24.7pp |
| 739 | Mississippi Creative Arts Elem SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 3.7% | -24.9pp |
| 740 | SWANVILLE ELEMENTARY SWANVILLE · SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 3.3% | -25.3pp |
| 741 | Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 3.0% | -25.6pp |
| 742 | Progeny Academy Charter School BROOKLYN CENTER · Progeny Academy Charter School | Elementary | 3.0% | -25.6pp |
| 743 | Brooklyn Center Elementary School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | Elementary | 2.9% | -25.7pp |
| 744 | Twin Cities International Schools MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Elementary | 2.8% | -25.8pp |
| 745 | CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 2.8% | -25.8pp |
| 746 | Ella Baker Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 2.7% | -25.9pp |
| 747 | Gateway STEM Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE · Gateway STEM Academy | Elementary | 2.4% | -26.2pp |
| 748 | Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 2.4% | -26.2pp |
| 749 | Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 2.3% | -26.3pp |
| 750 | RED LAKE ELEMENTARY RED LAKE · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 2.2% | -26.4pp |
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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.