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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Cass Lake-Bena Middle School CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 202 | GFW Middle School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | Middle | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 203 | Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Middle | 9.2% | -19.4pp |
| 204 | INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Middle | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 205 | MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 9.0% | -19.6pp |
| 206 | Isanti Middle School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Middle | 9.0% | -19.6pp |
| 207 | PLYMOUTH MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 208 | South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 209 | Willmar Middle School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 210 | FARIBAULT MIDDLE FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 211 | Shakopee West Middle School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -19.8pp |
| 212 | Lyle Middle LYLE · LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.7% | -19.9pp |
| 213 | ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.7% | -19.9pp |
| 214 | Sandburg Middle School GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.6% | -20.0pp |
| 215 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 216 | WORTHINGTON MIDDLE WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 217 | ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.0% | -20.6pp |
| 218 | GSL Junior High School GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 219 | NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 220 | Andersen Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 221 | Hennepin Schools Upper Campus MINNEAPOLIS · Hennepin Schools | Middle | 7.8% | -20.8pp |
| 222 | Community School of Excellence - MS SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Middle | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 223 | Ellis Middle AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Middle | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 224 | Memorial Middle School ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.5% | -21.1pp |
| 225 | TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.3% | -21.3pp |
| 226 | WAUBUN ELEMENTARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Middle | 7.3% | -21.3pp |
| 227 | Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Middle | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 228 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 229 | MN International Middle Chr School MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Middle | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 230 | Pipestone Middle PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Middle | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 231 | Brooklyn Middle STEAM School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 232 | E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 233 | KIPP North Star Academy MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 234 | Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 6.5% | -22.1pp |
| 235 | STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Middle | 6.5% | -22.2pp |
| 236 | Eagle Ridge Middle School SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 237 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 6.0% | -22.6pp |
| 238 | Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Middle | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 239 | Noble Academy Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Middle | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 240 | North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 5.6% | -23.0pp |
| 241 | Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Middle | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
| 242 | Hmong College Prep Academy MS SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | Middle | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
| 243 | Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 4.6% | -24.0pp |
| 244 | Anwatin Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 4.3% | -24.3pp |
| 245 | Washington Technology Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 4.0% | -24.6pp |
| 246 | Farnsworth Aerospace Upper SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 3.8% | -24.8pp |
| 247 | Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | Middle | 3.4% | -25.2pp |
| 248 | AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 3.4% | -25.2pp |
| 249 | Community of Peace Academy Middle SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | Middle | 3.3% | -25.3pp |
| 250 | Saint Paul Online Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 3.2% | -25.4pp |
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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.