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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | RED PINE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 402 | East Bethel Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 26.0% | -2.6pp |
| 403 | Princeton Intermediate School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.0% | -2.6pp |
| 404 | CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 405 | CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 406 | Johnsville Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 407 | ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 408 | Farnsworth Aerospace Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 409 | MONROE ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 410 | CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 411 | Redtail Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 412 | Cedar Creek Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 413 | ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH BURNSVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 414 | FALLS ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 415 | Columbus Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 416 | ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 417 | Centerville Elementary CENTERVILLE · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 418 | Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 419 | ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 420 | Hamline Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 421 | WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY WALNUT GROVE · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 422 | Oneka Elementary School HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 423 | WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 424 | Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 425 | Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 426 | Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 427 | BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 428 | C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 429 | FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 430 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 431 | PINE HILL ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 432 | Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 23.9% | -4.8pp |
| 433 | Ramsey Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -4.8pp |
| 434 | MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 435 | GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 436 | RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 437 | Banfield Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 438 | Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 439 | Morris Bye Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 440 | Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 441 | Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 442 | BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 443 | Urban Academy SAINT PAUL · Urban Academy | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 444 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 445 | Red Oak Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 446 | BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 447 | OSAKIS ELEMENTARY OSAKIS · OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 448 | Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 449 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 450 | CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.8% | -5.8pp |
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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.