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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
| 502 | BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 31.2% | +2.6pp |
| 503 | Riverview Intermediate School SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Elementary | 31.2% | +2.6pp |
| 504 | BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE · BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 505 | Centerview Elementary BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 506 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 507 | Pillager Senior High School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 508 | Little Mountain Elementary MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 509 | Chisago Lakes Senior High LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | High | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 510 | Dayton Elementary DAYTON · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 511 | WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 512 | PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | High | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 513 | ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 514 | Golden Lake Elementary CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 515 | INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 516 | Lewiston-Altura Elementary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | Elementary | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 517 | ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | High | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 518 | CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 519 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 ELGIN · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Middle | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 520 | Hamilton Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 521 | Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary BURNSVILLE · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 522 | WARROAD ELEMENTARY WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 523 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 524 | SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 525 | Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Elementary | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 526 | WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY WILLOW RIVER · WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 527 | Hopkins High School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.5% | +1.9pp |
| 528 | CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 30.5% | +1.9pp |
| 529 | Bel Air Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 530 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 531 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 532 | WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.4% | +1.8pp |
| 533 | ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 534 | WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 535 | ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 536 | Aitkin Secondary School AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | High | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 537 | Carver Elementary School CARVER · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 538 | BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | High | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 539 | ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 540 | Bay View Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 541 | Gideon Pond Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 542 | Mora Elementary School MORA · Mora Public Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 543 | RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 544 | La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 545 | HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 546 | Lino Lakes Elementary LINO LAKES · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 547 | Highview Elementary School LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 548 | Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | High | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 549 | Cedar Park Elementary STEM School APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 550 | Agamim Classical Academy EDINA · Agamim Classical Academy | Elementary | 30.0% | +1.4pp |
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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.