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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
| 1002 | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 1003 | Onamia High School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 1004 | Tartan Senior High OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 1005 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. BELGRADE · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 1006 | SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Middle | 16.8% | -11.8pp |
| 1007 | Intermediate School WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.8% | -11.8pp |
| 1008 | John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Middle | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1009 | FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1010 | FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY · FILLMORE CENTRAL | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1011 | HENNING SECONDARY HENNING · HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1012 | Longfellow Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1013 | MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1014 | Morris Area Elementary MORRIS · MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1015 | PINE CITY SECONDARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1016 | ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 1017 | Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | High | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 1018 | BECKER MIDDLE BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 1019 | Pinewood Elementary MOUNDS VIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 1020 | Rosa Parks Elementary MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 1021 | University Avenue Elementary - Aero BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 1022 | St. Francis Middle SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1023 | Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1024 | KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Middle | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1025 | BEACON ACADEMY CRYSTAL · BEACON ACADEMY | Elementary | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1026 | Sunset Terrace Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1027 | MURDOCK ELEMENTARY MURDOCK · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | Elementary | 16.4% | -12.2pp |
| 1028 | MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | High | 16.4% | -12.3pp |
| 1029 | DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH GLYNDON · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | Middle | 16.3% | -12.3pp |
| 1030 | FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | High | 16.3% | -12.3pp |
| 1031 | HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.3% | -12.3pp |
| 1032 | Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 16.3% | -12.4pp |
| 1033 | Mariner Middle School WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1034 | Onamia Elementary School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1035 | WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | Elementary | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1036 | OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1037 | TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1038 | Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1039 | WOODBURY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1040 | Chisago Lakes Middle LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | Middle | 16.2% | -12.4pp |
| 1041 | CLIMAX ELEMENTARY CLIMAX · CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 16.1% | -12.5pp |
| 1042 | Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM BROOKLYN CENTER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 16.1% | -12.5pp |
| 1043 | PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.1% | -12.5pp |
| 1044 | Kaposia Education Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 16.1% | -12.5pp |
| 1045 | BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 16.1% | -12.6pp |
| 1046 | Hidden Valley Elementary SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 16.1% | -12.6pp |
| 1047 | Windom Middle WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Middle | 16.0% | -12.6pp |
| 1048 | J.W. Smith Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 16.0% | -12.6pp |
| 1049 | Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch OTSEGO · KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 16.0% | -12.6pp |
| 1050 | ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
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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.