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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | Elementary | 57.2% | +28.6pp |
| 52 | Northern Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +28.4pp |
| 53 | PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | Elementary | 56.7% | +28.1pp |
| 54 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.7% | +28.1pp |
| 55 | ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 56.4% | +27.8pp |
| 56 | RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 56.3% | +27.7pp |
| 57 | Mounds View Senior High ARDEN HILLS · Mounds View Public School District | High | 56.2% | +27.6pp |
| 58 | MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 56.1% | +27.5pp |
| 59 | PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARY NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.1% | +27.5pp |
| 60 | Probstfield Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 55.9% | +27.3pp |
| 61 | Woodbury High School WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 55.8% | +27.2pp |
| 62 | EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.6% | +27.0pp |
| 63 | NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON · NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 55.3% | +26.7pp |
| 64 | NISSWA ELEMENTARY NISSWA · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.3% | +26.7pp |
| 65 | MENDOTA ELEMENTARY MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 55.3% | +26.7pp |
| 66 | GROVELAND ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.2% | +26.6pp |
| 67 | Nova Classical Academy Upper School SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy | High | 54.7% | +26.1pp |
| 68 | Nova Classical Academy Lower School SAINT PAUL · Nova Classical Academy | Elementary | 54.3% | +25.7pp |
| 69 | Rice Lake Elementary LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +25.6pp |
| 70 | EAGLE HEIGHTS SPANISH IMMERSION EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.2% | +25.6pp |
| 71 | Christa McAuliffe Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +25.4pp |
| 72 | BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.9% | +25.3pp |
| 73 | Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +25.1pp |
| 74 | La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 75 | OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 76 | HANOVER ELEMENTARY HANOVER · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 53.6% | +25.0pp |
| 77 | Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | Elementary | 53.5% | +24.9pp |
| 78 | MINNEOTA SECONDARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.3% | +24.7pp |
| 79 | Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN · Hermantown Community Schools | High | 53.2% | +24.6pp |
| 80 | Hutchinson Tiger Elementary HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.1% | +24.5pp |
| 81 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL MINNETONKA · EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 53.1% | +24.5pp |
| 82 | ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART SAINT PAUL · ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART | High | 53.0% | +24.4pp |
| 83 | CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY CHOKIO · Chokio-Alberta Public Schools | Elementary | 52.9% | +24.3pp |
| 84 | Kasson-Mantorville Senior High KASSON · Kasson-Mantorville School District | High | 52.7% | +24.1pp |
| 85 | CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 52.6% | +24.0pp |
| 86 | St. Croix Prep Academy Middle STILLWATER · ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Middle | 52.5% | +23.9pp |
| 87 | WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 52.5% | +23.9pp |
| 88 | PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.4% | +23.8pp |
| 89 | MINNEWASKA SECONDARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | +23.4pp |
| 90 | BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | High | 51.9% | +23.3pp |
| 91 | MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.9% | +23.2pp |
| 92 | DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH GLYNDON · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | High | 51.8% | +23.2pp |
| 93 | PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.7% | +23.1pp |
| 94 | AVALON SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · AVALON SCHOOL | High | 51.6% | +23.0pp |
| 95 | GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.5% | +22.9pp |
| 96 | McKinley Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 51.5% | +22.9pp |
| 97 | GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY STARBUCK · GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY | Elementary | 51.3% | +22.7pp |
| 98 | LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.3% | +22.7pp |
| 99 | Sartell Senior High SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District | High | 51.2% | +22.6pp |
| 100 | Creekstone Montessori RED WING · Creekstone Montessori Charter | Elementary | 51.1% | +22.5pp |
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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.