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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 702 | SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY CULVER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 703 | FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.9% | -3.7pp |
| 704 | Anoka High School ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 705 | Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 706 | Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 707 | Columbia Heights Senior High COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | High | 24.8% | -3.9pp |
| 708 | Lincoln Middle School HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Middle | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 709 | FALLS ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 710 | ST. CLAIR SECONDARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 711 | Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | High | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 712 | Columbus Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 713 | EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | High | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 714 | ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 715 | Centerville Elementary CENTERVILLE · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 716 | Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 717 | ALBANY ELEMENTARY ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 718 | Hamline Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 719 | WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY WALNUT GROVE · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 720 | Oneka Elementary School HUGO · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 721 | WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 722 | WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 723 | BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 724 | Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 725 | KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 726 | Mora High School MORA · Mora Public Schools | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 727 | Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 728 | Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 729 | Stephen-Argyle Central High School STEPHEN · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 730 | BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 731 | C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 732 | FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 733 | FORESTVIEW MIDDLE BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 24.1% | -4.5pp |
| 734 | TRACY SECONDARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.1% | -4.5pp |
| 735 | NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Middle | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 736 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 737 | Northdale Middle COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 24.0% | -4.6pp |
| 738 | BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Middle | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 739 | Hibbing High HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | High | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 740 | PINE HILL ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 741 | Eagle Creek Elementary School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 23.9% | -4.8pp |
| 742 | Ramsey Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -4.8pp |
| 743 | Twin Bluff School RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | Middle | 23.8% | -4.8pp |
| 744 | WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 745 | ASHBY SECONDARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 746 | MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 747 | GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 748 | Johnson Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 749 | RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 750 | Banfield Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
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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.