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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Valentine Hills Elementary ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | +6.6pp |
| 252 | Orchard Lake Elementary LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 35.2% | +6.6pp |
| 253 | HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 35.1% | +6.5pp |
| 254 | Browns Valley Elementary BROWNS VALLEY · Browns Valley Public School Dist | Elementary | 35.0% | +6.4pp |
| 255 | DAVINCI ACADEMY HAM LAKE · DAVINCI ACADEMY | Elementary | 35.0% | +6.4pp |
| 256 | Windom Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 34.9% | +6.3pp |
| 257 | NEVIS ELEMENTARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.8% | +6.2pp |
| 258 | Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 259 | BARNUM ELEMENTARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 260 | Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion FRIDLEY · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 261 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 34.4% | +5.8pp |
| 262 | WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY WILLOW RIVER · WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.4% | +5.8pp |
| 263 | Staples-Motley Elementary STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.3% | +5.7pp |
| 264 | Five Hawks Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 34.2% | +5.6pp |
| 265 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY WAVERLY · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 266 | MERRITT ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 267 | THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 268 | Lincoln K-8 School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 269 | Blue Heron Elementary LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 270 | Neveln Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 271 | Madison Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 272 | ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 273 | Glendale Elementary SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 274 | STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 275 | PIONEER ELEMENTARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 276 | Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 33.6% | +5.0pp |
| 277 | GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.6% | +5.0pp |
| 278 | REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | +4.9pp |
| 279 | East Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | +4.9pp |
| 280 | Great River Elementary School SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 281 | MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 282 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 283 | Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 284 | West Elementary SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 285 | William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 286 | Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 287 | GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.9% | +4.3pp |
| 288 | GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 289 | PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 290 | PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 291 | Rahn Elementary EAGAN · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 292 | KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 293 | Monroe Elementary School - MSE BROOKLYN PARK · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 294 | St. Francis Elementary SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 295 | BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 296 | Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 297 | Evansville Elementary EVANSVILLE · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 298 | Overland Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 299 | EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 32.3% | +3.7pp |
| 300 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
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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.