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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Jefferson Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 152 | KING ELEMENTARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 153 | Woodbury Leadership Elementary WOODBURY · Woodbury Leadership Academy | Elementary | 41.6% | +13.0pp |
| 154 | COLOGNE ACADEMY COLOGNE · COLOGNE ACADEMY | Elementary | 41.5% | +12.9pp |
| 155 | HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | +12.8pp |
| 156 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WELLS · United South Central Schools | Elementary | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 157 | EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 158 | SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.2% | +12.6pp |
| 159 | Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.1% | +12.5pp |
| 160 | ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 161 | CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 162 | Washington Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 163 | Jeffers Pond Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 164 | LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 165 | GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.6% | +12.0pp |
| 166 | Art and Science Academy ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 167 | Brookside Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 168 | SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.8pp |
| 169 | DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 170 | WARREN ELEMENTARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 171 | Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 172 | AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARY LAKELAND · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 173 | Oxbow Creek Elementary CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 174 | Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.0% | +11.4pp |
| 175 | TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 39.9% | +11.3pp |
| 176 | Howe Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 177 | Maple River Elementary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 178 | Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 179 | MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 39.6% | +11.0pp |
| 180 | PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.6% | +11.0pp |
| 181 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.5% | +10.9pp |
| 182 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL MINNETONKA · EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 183 | LYND ELEMENTARY LYND · Lynd Public School District | Elementary | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 184 | Ada-Borup-West Elementary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | Elementary | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 185 | LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 186 | St. Anthony Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 39.0% | +10.4pp |
| 187 | BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | Elementary | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 188 | LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 38.7% | +10.1pp |
| 189 | WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SHOREVIEW · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.6% | +10.0pp |
| 190 | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary DILWORTH · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | Elementary | 38.5% | +9.9pp |
| 191 | Scandia Elementary SCANDIA · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 38.5% | +9.9pp |
| 192 | GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 193 | GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 38.2% | +9.6pp |
| 194 | EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGLE LAKE · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 195 | NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 38.0% | +9.4pp |
| 196 | HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.0% | +9.4pp |
| 197 | SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.9% | +9.3pp |
| 198 | CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 199 | Tower-Soudan Elementary TOWER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 200 | Vadnais Heights Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
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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.