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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Albert Lea Senior High ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | High | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 752 | CENTRAL MIDDLE NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 753 | Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 754 | NORTHOME SECONDARY NORTHOME · SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 755 | WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL · WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 756 | Morris Bye Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 757 | Bancroft Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 758 | Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 759 | Nicollet High School NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 760 | PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 761 | BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 762 | TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 763 | Urban Academy SAINT PAUL · Urban Academy | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 764 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 765 | Red Oak Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 766 | BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 767 | LILA Upper School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | High | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 768 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | High | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 769 | OSAKIS ELEMENTARY OSAKIS · OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 770 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 771 | SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | High | 23.1% | -5.6pp |
| 772 | STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 773 | Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 774 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY | Elementary | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 775 | Willmar Senior High WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 776 | PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY PARKERS PRAIRIE · PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 777 | SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 22.8% | -5.8pp |
| 778 | CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.8% | -5.8pp |
| 779 | L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.8% | -5.8pp |
| 780 | MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | High | 22.8% | -5.9pp |
| 781 | AVON ELEMENTARY AVON · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 782 | CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 783 | Stevens Elementary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | Elementary | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 784 | Sweeney Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 785 | FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 786 | Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 787 | Red Lake County Central Elementary PLUMMER · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH | Elementary | 22.6% | -6.0pp |
| 788 | Byron Middle School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Middle | 22.5% | -6.1pp |
| 789 | HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Middle | 22.5% | -6.1pp |
| 790 | EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON · EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 791 | EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 792 | Justice Page Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 793 | MELROSE ELEMENTARY MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 794 | New City School MINNEAPOLIS · NEW CITY SCHOOL | Elementary | 22.4% | -6.3pp |
| 795 | NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 22.3% | -6.3pp |
| 796 | RUSH CITY SECONDARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.3% | -6.3pp |
| 797 | HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | High | 22.2% | -6.4pp |
| 798 | SEBEKA ELEMENTARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 22.2% | -6.4pp |
| 799 | WAUBUN SECONDARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | High | 22.2% | -6.4pp |
| 800 | BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE · BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.1% | -6.5pp |
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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.