Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 255 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 28.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 52 | ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 53 | Litchfield Middle School LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 54 | ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 55 | Central Middle WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 56 | PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 57 | Lincoln Middle School HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Middle | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 58 | FORESTVIEW MIDDLE BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 24.1% | -4.5pp |
| 59 | NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Middle | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 60 | Northdale Middle COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 61 | BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Middle | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 62 | Twin Bluff School RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Middle | 23.8% | -4.8pp |
| 63 | WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 64 | CENTRAL MIDDLE NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 65 | PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 66 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 67 | CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 68 | Byron Middle School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Middle | 22.5% | -6.1pp |
| 69 | HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Middle | 22.5% | -6.1pp |
| 70 | Justice Page Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 71 | NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 22.3% | -6.3pp |
| 72 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School ZUMBROTA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District | Middle | 22.1% | -6.5pp |
| 73 | The FAIR School - Crystal CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 21.9% | -6.7pp |
| 74 | FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Middle | 21.8% | -6.8pp |
| 75 | Willow Creek Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 21.7% | -6.9pp |
| 76 | Centennial Middle LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Middle | 21.7% | -6.9pp |
| 77 | Sanford Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 21.6% | -7.0pp |
| 78 | ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 21.6% | -7.0pp |
| 79 | St. Peter Middle School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 21.5% | -7.1pp |
| 80 | Waconia Middle School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 21.4% | -7.2pp |
| 81 | Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 21.4% | -7.2pp |
| 82 | ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | Middle | 21.2% | -7.4pp |
| 83 | GREENWAY MIDDLE COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 21.2% | -7.4pp |
| 84 | Sartell Middle SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Middle | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 85 | Staples-Motley Middle School STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 86 | Dakota Meadows Middle School NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 87 | Prior Lake-Savage Middle School PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Middle | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 88 | Jackson Middle CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 89 | Oak-Land Middle School LAKE ELMO · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Middle | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 90 | FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 20.4% | -8.3pp |
| 91 | FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.4% | -8.3pp |
| 92 | PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.3% | -8.3pp |
| 93 | SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 20.1% | -8.5pp |
| 94 | Brandon-Evansville Middle School BRANDON · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 95 | GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 96 | MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 97 | Maple Grove Middle School MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.9% | -8.7pp |
| 98 | CLOQUET MIDDLE CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 99 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Middle | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 100 | Edgewood Middle School MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
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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.