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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +25.1pp |
| 52 | La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 53 | OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 54 | HANOVER ELEMENTARY HANOVER · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 55 | Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Elementary | 53.5% | +24.9pp |
| 56 | Hutchinson Tiger Elementary HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.1% | +24.5pp |
| 57 | CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY CHOKIO · Chokio-Alberta Public Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +24.3pp |
| 58 | CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 52.6% | +24.0pp |
| 59 | WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 52.5% | +23.9pp |
| 60 | PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.4% | +23.8pp |
| 61 | MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +23.2pp |
| 62 | PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +23.1pp |
| 63 | GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.5% | +22.9pp |
| 64 | McKinley Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +22.9pp |
| 65 | GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY STARBUCK · GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 51.3% | +22.7pp |
| 66 | LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.3% | +22.7pp |
| 67 | Creekstone Montessori RED WING · Creekstone Montessori Charter | Elementary | 51.1% | +22.5pp |
| 68 | Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 51.0% | +22.4pp |
| 69 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Elementary | 51.0% | +22.4pp |
| 70 | OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 50.9% | +22.3pp |
| 71 | Xinxing Academy HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.9% | +22.3pp |
| 72 | Folwell Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 73 | BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 48.9% | +20.3pp |
| 74 | Solway Elementary SOLWAY · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 48.6% | +20.0pp |
| 75 | Northrop Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 48.5% | +19.9pp |
| 76 | FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FALCON HEIGHTS · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.4% | +19.8pp |
| 77 | FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.4% | +19.8pp |
| 78 | Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 48.3% | +19.7pp |
| 79 | North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.2% | +19.6pp |
| 80 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | +19.5pp |
| 81 | Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | +19.2pp |
| 82 | S.G. Reinertsen Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | +19.2pp |
| 83 | PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 47.7% | +19.1pp |
| 84 | Waite Park Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 47.5% | +18.9pp |
| 85 | CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.4% | +18.8pp |
| 86 | NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.3% | +18.7pp |
| 87 | CONGDON ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.3% | +18.6pp |
| 88 | DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY WAYZATA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.2% | +18.6pp |
| 89 | WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 47.1% | +18.5pp |
| 90 | NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.0% | +18.4pp |
| 91 | HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 92 | La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad LA CRESCENT · La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 93 | Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 94 | KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY WANAMINGO · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | +18.0pp |
| 95 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | Elementary | 46.5% | +17.9pp |
| 96 | O.H. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | +17.9pp |
| 97 | Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | +17.7pp |
| 98 | HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.1% | +17.5pp |
| 99 | HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.0% | +17.3pp |
| 100 | Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | +17.2pp |
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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.