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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 302 | Laurentian Elementary EVELETH · Rock Ridge Public Schools | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 303 | Brookview Elementary WOODBURY · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 32.1% | +3.5pp |
| 304 | NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DULUTH · NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 32.0% | +3.4pp |
| 305 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.9% | +3.3pp |
| 306 | BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI WINONA · BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.2pp |
| 307 | KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.2pp |
| 308 | Appleton-Milan Elementary APPLETON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.1pp |
| 309 | ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.1pp |
| 310 | GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 311 | Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 312 | SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.5% | +2.9pp |
| 313 | Schoolcraft Learning Community BEMIDJI · SCHOOLCRAFT LEARNING COMMUNITY CHTR | Elementary | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 314 | Great Oaks Academy - Grammar FARMINGTON · Great Oaks Academy Charter School | Elementary | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
| 315 | Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
| 316 | BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.2% | +2.6pp |
| 317 | Riverview Intermediate School SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Elementary | 31.2% | +2.6pp |
| 318 | Centerview Elementary BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 319 | Little Mountain Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 320 | Dayton Elementary DAYTON · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 321 | WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 322 | Golden Lake Elementary CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 323 | INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 324 | Lewiston-Altura Elementary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 325 | CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 326 | Hamilton Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 327 | Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary BURNSVILLE · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 328 | WARROAD ELEMENTARY WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 329 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 330 | Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Elementary | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 331 | CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 30.5% | +1.9pp |
| 332 | Bel Air Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 333 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 334 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 335 | WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 336 | ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 337 | WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 338 | Carver Elementary School CARVER · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 339 | Bay View Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 340 | Gideon Pond Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 341 | Mora Elementary School MORA · Mora Public Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 342 | RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 343 | La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 344 | HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 345 | Lino Lakes Elementary LINO LAKES · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 346 | Highview Elementary School LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 347 | Cedar Park Elementary STEM School APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 348 | Agamim Classical Academy EDINA · Agamim Classical Academy | Elementary | 30.0% | +1.4pp |
| 349 | LYLE ELEMENTARY LYLE · LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.0% | +1.4pp |
| 350 | Linwood Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | +1.4pp |
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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.