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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 852 | Sartell Middle SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | Middle | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 853 | Staples-Motley Middle School STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 854 | TRITON ELEMENTARY DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.7% | -7.9pp |
| 855 | EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 856 | WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 857 | Dakota Meadows Middle School NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 858 | NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY HUTCHINSON · NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY | Elementary | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 859 | ROYALTON ELEMENTARY ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 860 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.6% | -8.0pp |
| 861 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.6% | -8.1pp |
| 862 | Prior Lake-Savage Middle School PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Middle | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 863 | Pike Lake Elementary DULUTH · Proctor Public School District | Elementary | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 864 | Jackson Middle CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 865 | A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | High | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 866 | CANBY ELEMENTARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 867 | St. James Middle/High School SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 868 | Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 869 | Oak-Land Middle School LAKE ELMO · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Middle | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 870 | PACT CHARTER SECONDARY RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 871 | FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 20.4% | -8.3pp |
| 872 | FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.4% | -8.3pp |
| 873 | PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.3% | -8.3pp |
| 874 | PULLMAN ELEMENTARY SAINT PAUL PARK · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 20.3% | -8.3pp |
| 875 | LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Elementary | 20.3% | -8.4pp |
| 876 | Harriet Bishop Elementary SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 877 | Waconia High School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 878 | ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 879 | HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 880 | SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 20.1% | -8.5pp |
| 881 | GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 20.1% | -8.5pp |
| 882 | Brandon-Evansville Middle School BRANDON · BRANDON-EVANSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 883 | FRAZEE SECONDARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 884 | GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 885 | LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SILVER LAKE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 886 | MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 887 | PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 888 | RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 889 | ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 890 | Wilson Elementary ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 891 | Maple Grove Middle School MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.9% | -8.7pp |
| 892 | RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.8% | -8.8pp |
| 893 | MADISON ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.8% | -8.8pp |
| 894 | CLOQUET MIDDLE CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 895 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Middle | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 896 | North Branch Area High School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | High | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 897 | Edgewood Middle School MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 898 | MILACA ELEMENTARY MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 899 | BAGLEY SECONDARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 900 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
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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.