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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | BENSON SECONDARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1202 | Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1203 | EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1204 | Shakopee East Middle School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Middle | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1205 | Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1206 | LAKE PARK AUDUBON ELEMENTARY AUDUBON · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 1207 | Trek North Middle School BEMIDJI · TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 11.4% | -17.2pp |
| 1208 | SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 11.4% | -17.2pp |
| 1209 | Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 11.3% | -17.3pp |
| 1210 | LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 11.2% | -17.4pp |
| 1211 | North Lakes Academy Elementary FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 1212 | PINE BEND ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 1213 | Willow Lane Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -17.5pp |
| 1214 | Murray Middle School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 10.9% | -17.7pp |
| 1215 | Martin County West Junior High SHERBURN · Martin County West School District | Middle | 10.9% | -17.7pp |
| 1216 | North Branch Area Middle School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | Middle | 10.8% | -17.8pp |
| 1217 | Kennedy Elementary WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 10.8% | -17.8pp |
| 1218 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior ELGIN · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Middle | 10.7% | -17.9pp |
| 1219 | Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS · Metro Schools Charter | High | 10.7% | -17.9pp |
| 1220 | BIRCH GROVE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 10.7% | -17.9pp |
| 1221 | Wakanda Virtual Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 10.6% | -18.0pp |
| 1222 | SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 10.6% | -18.0pp |
| 1223 | DEER RIVER SECONDARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 10.5% | -18.1pp |
| 1224 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 10.5% | -18.1pp |
| 1225 | Skyview Community Middle OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Middle | 10.5% | -18.1pp |
| 1226 | EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 1227 | GLOBAL ACADEMY NEW BRIGHTON · GLOBAL ACADEMY | Elementary | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 1228 | ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLE LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 1229 | Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 1230 | Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER · ROUND LAKE-BREWSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 10.2% | -18.4pp |
| 1231 | North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 10.1% | -18.5pp |
| 1232 | FRANKLIN MIDDLE THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 10.1% | -18.5pp |
| 1233 | John Glenn Middle MAPLEWOOD · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | Middle | 10.1% | -18.5pp |
| 1234 | Ubah Academy HOPKINS · Ubah Academy | High | 10.0% | -18.6pp |
| 1235 | Universal Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | Elementary | 10.0% | -18.6pp |
| 1236 | Joseph Nicollet Middle School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 10.0% | -18.6pp |
| 1237 | VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Middle | 9.9% | -18.7pp |
| 1238 | Lakeland Elementary School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 1239 | Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS · BEST ACADEMY | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 1240 | SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Elementary | 9.8% | -18.8pp |
| 1241 | Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 9.7% | -18.9pp |
| 1242 | HOPE Community Academy Middle SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | Middle | 9.7% | -18.9pp |
| 1243 | INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 9.7% | -18.9pp |
| 1244 | Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | High | 9.6% | -19.0pp |
| 1245 | Pinewood Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 9.6% | -19.0pp |
| 1246 | Global Arts Plus Upper SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 9.6% | -19.0pp |
| 1247 | Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities Academy | High | 9.4% | -19.2pp |
| 1248 | Fridley Middle FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | Middle | 9.4% | -19.2pp |
| 1249 | Cass Lake-Bena Middle School CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 1250 | GFW Middle School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | Middle | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
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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.