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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda HECTOR · Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart | High | 13.2% | -15.4pp |
| 1152 | BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY BLACKDUCK · BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 13.1% | -15.5pp |
| 1153 | Centennial Elementary CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -15.5pp |
| 1154 | REDWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 13.1% | -15.5pp |
| 1155 | NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN CENTER · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 13.0% | -15.6pp |
| 1156 | STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 13.0% | -15.6pp |
| 1157 | Lincoln Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Elementary | 13.0% | -15.6pp |
| 1158 | Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 12.9% | -15.7pp |
| 1159 | Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Middle | 12.9% | -15.7pp |
| 1160 | Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | Middle | 12.9% | -15.7pp |
| 1161 | Sejong Academy Lower School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | Elementary | 12.9% | -15.7pp |
| 1162 | Coon Rapids Middle School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Middle | 12.8% | -15.8pp |
| 1163 | Art & Science Academy Middle School ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Middle | 12.7% | -15.9pp |
| 1164 | LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 12.7% | -15.9pp |
| 1165 | Hopkins West Middle School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 12.7% | -15.9pp |
| 1166 | Community of Peace Academy Elem SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | Elementary | 12.6% | -16.0pp |
| 1167 | New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL · New Century School | High | 12.6% | -16.0pp |
| 1168 | Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 12.6% | -16.0pp |
| 1169 | LANESBORO ELEMENTARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.5% | -16.1pp |
| 1170 | MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.5% | -16.1pp |
| 1171 | NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.5% | -16.1pp |
| 1172 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.5% | -16.1pp |
| 1173 | Webster Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -16.1pp |
| 1174 | Cuyuna Range Elementary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | Elementary | 12.3% | -16.3pp |
| 1175 | Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.3% | -16.3pp |
| 1176 | FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.3% | -16.3pp |
| 1177 | NASHWAUK SECONDARY NASHWAUK · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 12.3% | -16.3pp |
| 1178 | SONNESYN ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 1179 | CALEDONIA MIDDLE CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 1180 | NEWPORT ELEMENTARY NEWPORT · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 1181 | COMMUNITY MIDDLE LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | Middle | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 1182 | KERKHOVEN SECONDARY KERKHOVEN · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | High | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 1183 | Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | High | 12.1% | -16.5pp |
| 1184 | Highwood Hills Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 12.1% | -16.5pp |
| 1185 | New Century School SAINT PAUL · New Century School | Elementary | 12.1% | -16.5pp |
| 1186 | SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | Elementary | 12.1% | -16.5pp |
| 1187 | DOVER-EYOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 12.1% | -16.6pp |
| 1188 | Weaver Elementary MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Elementary | 12.1% | -16.6pp |
| 1189 | Marcy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 12.0% | -16.6pp |
| 1190 | MN Virtual Secondary School ROSEVILLE · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 11.9% | -16.7pp |
| 1191 | WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 11.8% | -16.8pp |
| 1192 | 6-12th Grade Building GRACEVILLE · Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | High | 11.8% | -16.8pp |
| 1193 | iQ Academy 6-8 FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Middle | 11.8% | -16.8pp |
| 1194 | RICHFIELD MIDDLE RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 11.7% | -16.9pp |
| 1195 | Emerson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 11.7% | -16.9pp |
| 1196 | New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER · New Millennium Academy | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 1197 | WILSON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 1198 | Forest Lake Area Middle School FOREST LAKE · Forest Lake Public School District | Middle | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 1199 | ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 1200 | South High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
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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.