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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.7% | -1.9pp |
| 652 | ISLE SECONDARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.7% | -1.9pp |
| 653 | CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.6% | -2.0pp |
| 654 | Sunrise River Elementary School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | Elementary | 26.6% | -2.0pp |
| 655 | KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.6% | -2.1pp |
| 656 | FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.5% | -2.1pp |
| 657 | Hermantown Middle HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Middle | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 658 | JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 659 | WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 660 | DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 661 | GFW Elementary School GIBBON · GFW Public Schools | Elementary | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 662 | OGEMA ELEMENTARY OGEMA · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Elementary | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 663 | Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | Middle | 26.3% | -2.3pp |
| 664 | KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL SAINT JOSEPH · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 26.2% | -2.4pp |
| 665 | MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.2% | -2.4pp |
| 666 | NORTHFIELD MIDDLE NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 667 | RED PINE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 668 | Wheaton Secondary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | High | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 669 | East Bethel Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 26.0% | -2.6pp |
| 670 | Princeton Intermediate School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 26.0% | -2.6pp |
| 671 | New Ulm Middle School NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.9% | -2.7pp |
| 672 | White Bear Lake Area High School WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | High | 25.9% | -2.8pp |
| 673 | MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 674 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville High PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 675 | CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 676 | Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 677 | CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 678 | Johnsville Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 679 | Pillager Middle School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.7% | -2.9pp |
| 680 | FALLS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.7% | -2.9pp |
| 681 | LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 682 | ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 683 | MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL HENDERSON · Minnesota New Country School | High | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 684 | Litchfield Middle School LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Middle | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 685 | ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY BAYPORT · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 686 | MILACA SECONDARY HIGH MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 687 | ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 688 | Farnsworth Aerospace Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 689 | Blooming Prairie High School BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 690 | MONROE ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 691 | Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE · Ortonville Public Schools | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 692 | CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 693 | GREAT RIVER SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 694 | Redtail Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 695 | Cedar Creek Elementary School CEDAR · St. Francis Area Schools | Elementary | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 696 | Central Middle WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 25.2% | -3.4pp |
| 697 | CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY CROMWELL · CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 698 | ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH BURNSVILLE · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 699 | MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 700 | MESABI EAST SECONDARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
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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.