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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | WAUBUN ELEMENTARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | Middle | 7.3% | -21.3pp |
| 1302 | Jackson County Central Middle LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Middle | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 1303 | MTS HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 1304 | Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle SAINT PAUL · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 1305 | Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD · STRIDE Academy | Elementary | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 1306 | FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 1307 | MN International Middle Chr School MINNEAPOLIS · Twin Cities International Schools | Middle | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 1308 | Pipestone Middle PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | Middle | 6.9% | -21.7pp |
| 1309 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | Elementary | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 1310 | Brooklyn Middle STEAM School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 1311 | Aim Academy of Science & Technology MINNEAPOLIS · Aim Academy of Science & Technology | High | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 1312 | Valley View Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 1313 | E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY · Saint Paul Public Schools | Middle | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 1314 | Birch Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 1315 | KIPP North Star Academy MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 1316 | STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Elementary | 6.7% | -21.9pp |
| 1317 | ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY SAINT PAUL · ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Elementary | 6.6% | -22.0pp |
| 1318 | Northeast Middle MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Middle | 6.5% | -22.1pp |
| 1319 | STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville BURNSVILLE · STEP Academy | Middle | 6.5% | -22.2pp |
| 1320 | Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 1321 | Eagle Ridge Middle School SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Middle | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 1322 | KIPP North Star Primary MINNEAPOLIS · KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 6.4% | -22.2pp |
| 1323 | RANDOLPH SECONDARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 6.2% | -22.4pp |
| 1324 | CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 6.1% | -22.5pp |
| 1325 | ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 6.1% | -22.5pp |
| 1326 | Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Prodeo Academy | Middle | 6.0% | -22.6pp |
| 1327 | ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | Elementary | 6.0% | -22.6pp |
| 1328 | Career Pathways SAINT PAUL · Career Pathways | High | 5.9% | -22.7pp |
| 1329 | American Indian Magnet School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 1330 | Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | Middle | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 1331 | Noble Academy Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · NOBLE ACADEMY | Middle | 5.8% | -22.8pp |
| 1332 | LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARY LITTLE CANADA · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 5.8% | -22.9pp |
| 1333 | LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 5.7% | -22.9pp |
| 1334 | Cedar Mountain Middle/High School MORGAN · CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 5.7% | -22.9pp |
| 1335 | Hazel Park Preparatory Academy SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 5.6% | -23.0pp |
| 1336 | North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 5.6% | -23.0pp |
| 1337 | Hmong College Prep Academy ES SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | Elementary | 5.3% | -23.3pp |
| 1338 | MMSA Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Math and Science Academy | High | 5.3% | -23.3pp |
| 1339 | Gage Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 1340 | Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 1341 | Midway Star Academy SAINT PAUL · Midway Star Academy | Elementary | 5.2% | -23.4pp |
| 1342 | Lake Park Audubon High School LAKE PARK · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 5.2% | -23.5pp |
| 1343 | MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 1344 | Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 1345 | VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 1346 | Humboldt High School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 1347 | Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS · Northeast College Prep | Elementary | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 1348 | EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER BROOKLYN PARK · EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER | Elementary | 5.0% | -23.7pp |
| 1349 | HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | Elementary | 4.9% | -23.7pp |
| 1350 | Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | Elementary | 4.8% | -23.8pp |
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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.