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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 1252 | Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 1253 | EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 9.3% | -19.3pp |
| 1254 | Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Middle | 9.2% | -19.4pp |
| 1255 | INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | Middle | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 1256 | Martin County West Senior High SHERBURN · Martin County West School District | High | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 1257 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | Elementary | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 1258 | MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 9.0% | -19.6pp |
| 1259 | Isanti Middle School ISANTI · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | Middle | 9.0% | -19.6pp |
| 1260 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1261 | PLYMOUTH MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1262 | South St. Paul Middle School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1263 | Willmar Middle School WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1264 | FARIBAULT MIDDLE FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1265 | MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1266 | Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Elementary | 8.9% | -19.7pp |
| 1267 | Shakopee West Middle School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -19.8pp |
| 1268 | HOUSTON SECONDARY HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.8% | -19.8pp |
| 1269 | Lyle Middle LYLE · LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.7% | -19.9pp |
| 1270 | ROBBINSDALE MIDDLE ROBBINSDALE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.7% | -19.9pp |
| 1271 | Sandburg Middle School GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.6% | -20.0pp |
| 1272 | Edward Neill Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 8.6% | -20.0pp |
| 1273 | Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 1274 | HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 1275 | Star of the North - East Bethel EAST BETHEL · Star of the North Academy Charter S | Elementary | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 1276 | Paynesville Area Secondary School PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | High | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 1277 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 1278 | Bryn Mawr Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 1279 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 1280 | PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 1281 | WORTHINGTON MIDDLE WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 1282 | PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 1283 | RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 1284 | Folwell Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 1285 | ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 8.0% | -20.6pp |
| 1286 | GSL Junior High School GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 1287 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 1288 | NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 1289 | Andersen Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 7.9% | -20.7pp |
| 1290 | Whittier Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 7.8% | -20.8pp |
| 1291 | Hennepin Schools Upper Campus MINNEAPOLIS · Hennepin Schools | Middle | 7.8% | -20.8pp |
| 1292 | NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 1293 | Rochester Math & Science Elementary ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 1294 | Sky Oaks Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 7.7% | -20.9pp |
| 1295 | AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 1296 | Community School of Excellence - MS SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | Middle | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 1297 | Ellis Middle AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Middle | 7.6% | -21.0pp |
| 1298 | Memorial Middle School ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.5% | -21.1pp |
| 1299 | Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 7.5% | -21.1pp |
| 1300 | TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 7.3% | -21.3pp |
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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.