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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | ROCKFORD MIDDLE ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 902 | WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL CHASKA · WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 903 | Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · Quantum STEAM Academy Charter | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 904 | UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 905 | OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 906 | Park Terrace Elementary SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.5% | -9.1pp |
| 907 | MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 908 | Oak Hill Montessori Community SHOREVIEW · Oak Hill Montessori Community | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 909 | Tatanka Elementary STEM School BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 910 | Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.2pp |
| 911 | CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY CROMWELL · CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 912 | Dakota Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 913 | Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 914 | OAK CREST ELEMENTARY BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 915 | Hopkins North Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 19.3% | -9.3pp |
| 916 | COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.2% | -9.4pp |
| 917 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.2% | -9.4pp |
| 918 | Roosevelt Middle BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 919 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | High | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 920 | RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 921 | Kenwood Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.6pp |
| 922 | Le Center Pre K-8 LE CENTER · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 19.1% | -9.6pp |
| 923 | PACT Charter Elementary RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 19.0% | -9.6pp |
| 924 | Sauk Centre Middle SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 925 | VERNDALE ELEMENTARY VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 926 | WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 927 | Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 928 | HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | High | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 929 | BAGLEY ELEMENTARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.8pp |
| 930 | Community School of Excellence Elem SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.8pp |
| 931 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 932 | Lincoln International High School MINNEAPOLIS · Lincoln International High School | High | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 933 | Modern Montessori Charter School CHAMPLIN · Modern Montessori Charter School | Elementary | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 934 | Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 935 | Carver Elementary MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 936 | PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 937 | NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 938 | Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 939 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Middle | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 940 | ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 941 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS HIGH SCHOOL PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 942 | Sand Creek Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 943 | CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Middle | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 944 | TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 945 | Jefferson Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 946 | SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 947 | Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -10.3pp |
| 948 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS · United South Central Schools | High | 18.4% | -10.3pp |
| 949 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 950 | OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
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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.