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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 | Prairie Winds Middle School MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 952 | WCA Middle School BARRETT · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Middle | 18.3% | -10.3pp |
| 953 | WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.3% | -10.4pp |
| 954 | HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 955 | New Century Academy HUTCHINSON · New Century Academy | High | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 956 | Nokomis Montessori South Campus SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 957 | OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 958 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 959 | WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 960 | Austin Senior High AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | High | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 961 | CHISHOLM SECONDARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 962 | Pipestone Elementary PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 963 | Lakeview Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 964 | HILLCREST ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 965 | Rice Elementary RICE · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 966 | VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 967 | CENTRAL MIDDLE EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | Middle | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 968 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 18.0% | -10.6pp |
| 969 | Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 970 | Bertha Secondary BERTHA · BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 971 | LANESBORO SECONDARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 972 | BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.8% | -10.8pp |
| 973 | FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 17.8% | -10.8pp |
| 974 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 17.8% | -10.8pp |
| 975 | GFW High School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | High | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 976 | McGregor Elementary MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District | Elementary | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 977 | Zanewood Community School STEAM BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 978 | Gentry Academy Middle VADNAIS HEIGHTS · Gentry Academy Charter School | Middle | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 979 | FIT Academy APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | Elementary | 17.5% | -11.1pp |
| 980 | GOODRIDGE SECONDARY GOODRIDGE · GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.5% | -11.1pp |
| 981 | Albany Area Middle School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 982 | BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 983 | BOLD Middle School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | Middle | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 984 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary BROOTEN · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST | Elementary | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 985 | Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 17.4% | -11.2pp |
| 986 | HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 987 | Rippleside Elementary AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | Elementary | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 988 | BLACK HAWK MIDDLE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Middle | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 989 | Forest Lake Elementary FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Middle | 17.3% | -11.3pp |
| 990 | SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 991 | La Crescent-Hokah Middle School LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | Middle | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 992 | Adams Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 993 | Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 994 | RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 995 | Green Central Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 996 | Sibley Elementary ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 997 | BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL BLOOMINGTON · BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 17.1% | -11.6pp |
| 998 | ADRIAN MIDDLE ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
| 999 | Banaadir Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
| 1000 | Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
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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.