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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | KELLIHER SECONDARY KELLIHER · KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 1052 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Middle | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 1053 | FRAZEE ELEMENTARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 1054 | BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 1055 | Kingsland Elementary School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 1056 | LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 1057 | Sumner Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 1058 | Red Wing Senior High RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | High | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 1059 | Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | High | 15.8% | -12.9pp |
| 1060 | ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1061 | Cook County Middle GRAND MARAIS · Cook County Public Schools | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1062 | HINCKLEY ELEMENTARY HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1063 | Owatonna Middle School OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1064 | Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8 ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1065 | HUTCHINSON MIDDLE HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1066 | WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 1067 | OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 1068 | Westwood Intermediate & Middle Sch BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 1069 | Hidden River Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 1070 | SWANVILLE SECONDARY SWANVILLE · SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 1071 | Universal Academy Middle/High MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | High | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 1072 | Highland Park Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 1073 | Bemidji Middle BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Middle | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 1074 | CLEVELAND SECONDARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 1075 | Yellow Medicine East Secondary GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | High | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 1076 | Montrose Elementary School of Innov MONTROSE · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 15.3% | -13.4pp |
| 1077 | WINONA MIDDLE WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 1078 | ROTHSAY SECONDARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 1079 | COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Middle | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 1080 | CARLTON SECONDARY CARLTON · CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 1081 | HOOVER ELEMENTARY NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 1082 | LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 1083 | MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY MOUNTAIN LAKE · MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 1084 | The Heights Community School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 1085 | W.H.A. Elementary WALKER · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist | Elementary | 15.1% | -13.5pp |
| 1086 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Middle | 15.1% | -13.5pp |
| 1087 | PINE CITY ELEMENTARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1088 | Discovery Charter Elementary School INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · Discovery Charter School | Elementary | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1089 | LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1090 | NRHEG ELEMENTARY ELLENDALE · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1091 | Noble Academy Elementary BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Elementary | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1092 | North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | High | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1093 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS ELEMENTARY PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 1094 | Anoka Middle School for the Arts ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 14.9% | -13.7pp |
| 1095 | A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | Middle | 14.9% | -13.7pp |
| 1096 | Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ SAINT CLOUD · Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ | Elementary | 14.9% | -13.7pp |
| 1097 | ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Middle | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
| 1098 | Franklin Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
| 1099 | Hastings Middle School HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Middle | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
| 1100 | MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 14.8% | -13.8pp |
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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.