Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,395 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 28.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Washburn High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 33.0% | +4.4pp |
| 452 | GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.9% | +4.3pp |
| 453 | JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | High | 32.9% | +4.3pp |
| 454 | GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 455 | PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 456 | PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.8% | +4.2pp |
| 457 | Rahn Elementary EAGAN · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 458 | KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 459 | Monroe Elementary School - MSE BROOKLYN PARK · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 460 | St. Francis Elementary SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 32.7% | +4.1pp |
| 461 | BRIDGEWATER ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 462 | Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 463 | FOLEY SENIOR HIGH FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 464 | Evansville Elementary EVANSVILLE · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 465 | Overland Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 466 | Park High School COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | High | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 467 | MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 468 | DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | Middle | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 469 | Falcon View Online High School STILLWATER · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 32.4% | +3.8pp |
| 470 | ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | Middle | 32.4% | +3.8pp |
| 471 | South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | High | 32.4% | +3.7pp |
| 472 | Murray County Central High School SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | High | 32.3% | +3.7pp |
| 473 | EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 32.3% | +3.7pp |
| 474 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 475 | BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 476 | BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 477 | Laurentian Elementary EVELETH · Rock Ridge Public Schools | Elementary | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 478 | Brookview Elementary WOODBURY · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 32.1% | +3.5pp |
| 479 | GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.1% | +3.5pp |
| 480 | NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DULUTH · NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 32.0% | +3.4pp |
| 481 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.9% | +3.3pp |
| 482 | Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | High | 31.9% | +3.3pp |
| 483 | BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI WINONA · BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.2pp |
| 484 | KIMBALL ELEMENTARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.2pp |
| 485 | Appleton-Milan Elementary APPLETON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.1pp |
| 486 | ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.8% | +3.1pp |
| 487 | Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 488 | Champlin Park High School CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 489 | GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 490 | GOODHUE ELEMENTARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 491 | CANBY SECONDARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 492 | Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 493 | GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 494 | SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.5% | +2.9pp |
| 495 | Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | High | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 496 | Schoolcraft Learning Community BEMIDJI · SCHOOLCRAFT LEARNING COMMUNITY CHTR | Elementary | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 497 | Mound Westonka High School MINNETRISTA · Westonka Public School District | High | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 498 | Shakopee High School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | High | 31.3% | +2.7pp |
| 499 | Great Oaks Academy - Grammar FARMINGTON · Great Oaks Academy Charter School | Elementary | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
| 500 | Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
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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.