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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 67.3% | +38.7pp |
| 2 | St. Croix Prep Academy Middle STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Middle | 52.5% | +23.9pp |
| 3 | Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter SAINT PAUL · Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter | Middle | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 4 | Minnewaska Area Intermediate School GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.5% | +19.9pp |
| 5 | HGA Junior High SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Middle | 46.2% | +17.6pp |
| 6 | BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | Middle | 44.6% | +16.0pp |
| 7 | Delano Intermediate School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.1% | +13.5pp |
| 8 | ORONO MIDDLE LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 9 | WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 10 | SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 38.6% | +10.0pp |
| 11 | MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 12 | MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.3% | +8.7pp |
| 13 | WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 35.3% | +6.7pp |
| 14 | VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 35.1% | +6.5pp |
| 15 | Grandview Middle School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Middle | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 16 | Southwest Middle ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | +5.3pp |
| 17 | WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE WAYZATA · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 18 | Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 19 | MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.4% | +4.8pp |
| 20 | Seven Hills - Richfield Middle RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Middle | 33.0% | +4.4pp |
| 21 | DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Middle | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 22 | ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | Middle | 32.4% | +3.8pp |
| 23 | ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 24 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 ELGIN · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Middle | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 25 | ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 26 | Browns Valley Middle BROWNS VALLEY · Browns Valley Public School Dist | Middle | 30.0% | +1.4pp |
| 27 | Stillwater Middle School STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Middle | 29.9% | +1.3pp |
| 28 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 29.6% | +1.0pp |
| 29 | Anthony Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 29.5% | +0.9pp |
| 30 | Cambridge Middle School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Middle | 29.1% | +0.5pp |
| 31 | PINE ISLAND MIDDLE PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | Middle | 29.0% | +0.4pp |
| 32 | WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 28.9% | +0.3pp |
| 33 | St. Michael-Albertville Middle West ALBERTVILLE · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Middle | 28.9% | +0.3pp |
| 34 | Kasson-Mantorville Middle School KASSON · Kasson-Mantorville School District | Middle | 28.7% | +0.1pp |
| 35 | Kaleidoscope Middle School OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 28.6% | -0.0pp |
| 36 | Oak View Middle ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 28.3% | -0.3pp |
| 37 | Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 28.1% | -0.5pp |
| 38 | Kennedy Middle School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 39 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 40 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 41 | Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Middle | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 42 | OLSON MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 26.9% | -1.7pp |
| 43 | KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.6% | -2.1pp |
| 44 | Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Middle | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 45 | JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 46 | DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 47 | Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | Middle | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 48 | NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 49 | New Ulm Middle School NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.9% | -2.7pp |
| 50 | Pillager Middle School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.7% | -2.9pp |
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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.