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Minnesota schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 880 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 45.6%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
251Pinecrest Elementary
HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District
Elementary61.7%+16.0pp
252ALBANY ELEMENTARY
ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.5%+15.9pp
253Lincoln Elementary
ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District
Elementary61.4%+15.7pp
254NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY
BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Elementary61.4%+15.7pp
255ASHBY ELEMENTARY
ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.3%+15.7pp
256CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY
MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.2%+15.5pp
257Stevens Elementary
DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Elementary61.1%+15.5pp
258JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.9%+15.3pp
259EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.8%+15.2pp
260WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL.
KENSINGTON · WEST CENTRAL AREA
Elementary60.8%+15.1pp
261ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY
MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.7%+15.1pp
262Lake Ripley Elementary
LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District
Elementary60.7%+15.0pp
263NICOLLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.6%+15.0pp
264EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY
LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools
Elementary60.6%+15.0pp
265Chelsea Heights Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary60.5%+14.9pp
266MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY
WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools
Elementary60.4%+14.8pp
267Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng
COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary60.4%+14.8pp
268Redtail Ridge Elementary School
SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Elementary60.4%+14.8pp
269Kingsland Elementary School
SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.4%+14.7pp
270ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY
ROCKVILLE · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.3%+14.6pp
271HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY
PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.3%+14.6pp
272KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY
WANAMINGO · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.3%+14.6pp
273BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY
BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.3%+14.6pp
274Riverside Elementary
JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist.
Elementary60.2%+14.6pp
275ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY
DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Elementary60.2%+14.6pp
276Vadnais Heights Elementary
WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District
Elementary60.2%+14.6pp
277ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY
SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.2%+14.5pp
278Maple River Elementary
MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.1%+14.5pp
279Windom Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary60.1%+14.5pp
280Bishop Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary60.0%+14.4pp
281ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY
ELLSWORTH · ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.0%+14.4pp
282FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
PRESTON · FILLMORE CENTRAL
Elementary60.0%+14.4pp
283J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY
RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Elementary60.0%+14.4pp
284RICHMOND ELEMENTARY
RICHMOND · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.0%+14.4pp
285Johnsville Elementary
BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary59.9%+14.3pp
286SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON
GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.9%+14.3pp
287NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary59.8%+14.2pp
288Longfellow Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary59.7%+14.1pp
289FALCON RIDGE
NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Elementary59.7%+14.1pp
290LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY
LAKE ELMO · Stillwater Area Public Schools
Elementary59.6%+13.9pp
291Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary
ARGYLE · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
Elementary59.5%+13.9pp
292Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary59.5%+13.9pp
293HENDRICKS ELEMENTARY
HENDRICKS · HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.5%+13.8pp
294Gibbs Elementary School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
Elementary59.4%+13.7pp
295Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Elementary59.4%+13.7pp
296Matoska International
WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District
Elementary59.4%+13.7pp
297Mora Elementary School
MORA · Mora Public Schools
Elementary59.4%+13.7pp
298WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.2%+13.5pp
299GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY
COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools
Elementary59.2%+13.5pp
300WARROAD ELEMENTARY
WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.2%+13.5pp
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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 Mathematics 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.