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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 102 | OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 103 | Dakota Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 104 | Hopkins North Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.3% | -9.3pp |
| 105 | Roosevelt Middle BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 106 | Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 107 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Middle | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 108 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 109 | Prairie Winds Middle School MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 110 | WCA Middle School BARRETT · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Middle | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 111 | CENTRAL MIDDLE EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | Middle | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 112 | BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.8% | -10.8pp |
| 113 | Gentry Academy Middle VADNAIS HEIGHTS · Gentry Academy Charter School | Middle | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 114 | Albany Area Middle School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 115 | BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 116 | BOLD Middle School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 117 | BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 118 | Forest Lake Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Middle | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 119 | La Crescent-Hokah Middle School LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Middle | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 120 | ADRIAN MIDDLE ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
| 121 | SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 16.8% | -11.8pp |
| 122 | John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 123 | ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 124 | BECKER MIDDLE BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 125 | St. Francis Middle SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 126 | Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 127 | KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 128 | DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | Middle | 16.3% | -12.3pp |
| 129 | Mariner Middle School WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 130 | OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 131 | Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 132 | Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 133 | Windom Middle WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Middle | 16.0% | -12.6pp |
| 134 | ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 135 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Middle | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 136 | Cook County Middle GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 137 | Owatonna Middle School OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 138 | Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 139 | HUTCHINSON MIDDLE HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 140 | Westwood Intermediate & Middle Sch BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 141 | Hidden River Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 142 | Highland Park Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 143 | Bemidji Middle BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Middle | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 144 | WINONA MIDDLE WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 145 | COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 146 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 15.1% | -13.5pp |
| 147 | Anoka Middle School for the Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 14.9% | -13.7pp |
| 148 | A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | Middle | 14.9% | -13.7pp |
| 149 | ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Middle | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
| 150 | Hastings Middle School HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Middle | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
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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.