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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.3% | -0.3pp |
| 602 | NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY NEW YORK MILLS · NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 28.3% | -0.3pp |
| 603 | LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.2% | -0.4pp |
| 604 | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec LAKE CRYSTAL · LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL | High | 28.2% | -0.4pp |
| 605 | Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 28.1% | -0.5pp |
| 606 | HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | High | 28.0% | -0.6pp |
| 607 | LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 28.0% | -0.6pp |
| 608 | AQUILA ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 28.0% | -0.6pp |
| 609 | FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRESTON · FILLMORE CENTRAL | Elementary | 27.9% | -0.7pp |
| 610 | JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 27.9% | -0.7pp |
| 611 | RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.9% | -0.7pp |
| 612 | Cambridge Intermediate School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Elementary | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 613 | Kennedy Middle School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 614 | LEROY SECONDARY LEROY · LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 615 | Lowell Elementary DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 616 | MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 617 | PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 27.7% | -0.9pp |
| 618 | LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY LAKE ELMO · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 27.6% | -1.0pp |
| 619 | MADELIA SECONDARY MADELIA · MADELIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.6% | -1.1pp |
| 620 | FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 621 | ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SAINT CHARLES · ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 622 | Tri-City United High School MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | High | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 623 | BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 624 | Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El LAKE CRYSTAL · LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL | Elementary | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 625 | Roosevelt Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 626 | WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | Elementary | 27.4% | -1.2pp |
| 627 | Bemidji Senior High BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | High | 27.4% | -1.2pp |
| 628 | MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.4% | -1.2pp |
| 629 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 630 | DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 631 | Lincoln Elementary School for Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 632 | Richardson Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 633 | CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 634 | MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.1% | -1.5pp |
| 635 | Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Middle | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 636 | Eden Prairie Online Secondary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 637 | Gene Dillon Elementary School BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 638 | Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview SHOREVIEW · LIONSGATE ACADEMY | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 639 | NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY NEW YORK MILLS · NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 640 | Woodland Elementary School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | Elementary | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 641 | CHATFIELD SECONDARY CHATFIELD · CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 642 | EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 643 | SIBLEY EAST-GAYLORD ELEMENTARY GAYLORD · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 644 | Halverson Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 26.9% | -1.7pp |
| 645 | LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK · LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. | High | 26.9% | -1.7pp |
| 646 | OLSON MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 26.9% | -1.7pp |
| 647 | UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 648 | Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA · Rock Ridge Public Schools | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 649 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 650 | Wyoming Elementary WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
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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.