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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 202 | Dowling Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 203 | DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 204 | Horace May Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 205 | Gibbs Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 37.6% | +9.0pp |
| 206 | Pleasantview Elementary LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 37.5% | +8.9pp |
| 207 | CONCORD ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 208 | CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 209 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 210 | OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 211 | Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 212 | HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 213 | LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 214 | Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 215 | RED ROCK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 216 | PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 217 | Robert Asp Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 218 | WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 219 | OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.8% | +8.2pp |
| 220 | Spring Creek Elementary NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.8% | +8.2pp |
| 221 | MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 222 | WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 223 | DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 224 | SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 225 | A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARY ATWATER · A.C.G.C. Public School District | Elementary | 36.6% | +8.0pp |
| 226 | FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | +7.9pp |
| 227 | Paynesville Area Elementary PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | Elementary | 36.5% | +7.9pp |
| 228 | Andover Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 36.5% | +7.8pp |
| 229 | COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | +7.8pp |
| 230 | Laketown Elementary WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.5% | +7.8pp |
| 231 | CORNELIA ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.4% | +7.8pp |
| 232 | HENNING ELEMENTARY HENNING · HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.4% | +7.8pp |
| 233 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.4% | +7.8pp |
| 234 | Eagle Point Elementary OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 36.3% | +7.7pp |
| 235 | East Lake Elementary School LAKEVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 36.3% | +7.7pp |
| 236 | Southgate Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 36.3% | +7.7pp |
| 237 | FAIR School Pilgrim Lane PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.2% | +7.6pp |
| 238 | Burnside Elementary RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Elementary | 36.2% | +7.6pp |
| 239 | TRACY ELEMENTARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.2% | +7.6pp |
| 240 | J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 36.1% | +7.5pp |
| 241 | POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 36.0% | +7.4pp |
| 242 | Jackson Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | +7.3pp |
| 243 | BRIDGES COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.9% | +7.3pp |
| 244 | Forest View Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 35.8% | +7.2pp |
| 245 | Pinewood Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 35.6% | +7.0pp |
| 246 | WINSTED ELEMENTARY WINSTED · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 35.6% | +7.0pp |
| 247 | DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 35.6% | +7.0pp |
| 248 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.6% | +7.0pp |
| 249 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 35.4% | +6.8pp |
| 250 | SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.4% | +6.8pp |
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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.