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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Pinecrest Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 51.0% | +22.4pp |
| 102 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | Elementary | 51.0% | +22.4pp |
| 103 | OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 50.9% | +22.3pp |
| 104 | Xinxing Academy HOPKINS · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.9% | +22.3pp |
| 105 | ADRIAN SECONDARY ADRIAN · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 106 | EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 107 | Folwell Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 108 | Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter SAINT PAUL · Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter | Middle | 50.0% | +21.4pp |
| 109 | BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 48.9% | +20.3pp |
| 110 | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.7% | +20.1pp |
| 111 | Solway Elementary SOLWAY · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 48.6% | +20.0pp |
| 112 | Minnewaska Area Intermediate School GLENWOOD · MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 48.5% | +19.9pp |
| 113 | Northrop Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 48.5% | +19.9pp |
| 114 | FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FALCON HEIGHTS · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.4% | +19.8pp |
| 115 | FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.4% | +19.8pp |
| 116 | Armatage Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 48.3% | +19.7pp |
| 117 | John Marshall High School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | High | 48.3% | +19.7pp |
| 118 | North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.2% | +19.6pp |
| 119 | East High School DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.2% | +19.6pp |
| 120 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 48.1% | +19.5pp |
| 121 | St. Peter High School SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.0% | +19.3pp |
| 122 | SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER · SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL | High | 47.9% | +19.3pp |
| 123 | ORONO SENIOR HIGH LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.9% | +19.3pp |
| 124 | Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.8% | +19.2pp |
| 125 | S.G. Reinertsen Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 47.8% | +19.2pp |
| 126 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA · Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District | High | 47.8% | +19.2pp |
| 127 | PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL EAGAN · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 47.7% | +19.1pp |
| 128 | CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.6% | +19.0pp |
| 129 | Waite Park Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 47.5% | +18.9pp |
| 130 | CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.4% | +18.8pp |
| 131 | NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY BLAINE · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.3% | +18.7pp |
| 132 | CONGDON ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.3% | +18.6pp |
| 133 | DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY WAYZATA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.2% | +18.6pp |
| 134 | Southland Senior High ADAMS · Southland Public School District | High | 47.2% | +18.6pp |
| 135 | NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.2% | +18.6pp |
| 136 | Kennedy High School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | High | 47.1% | +18.5pp |
| 137 | WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. KENSINGTON · WEST CENTRAL AREA | Elementary | 47.1% | +18.5pp |
| 138 | HANCOCK SEC. HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.0% | +18.4pp |
| 139 | NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.0% | +18.4pp |
| 140 | HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 141 | La Crescent Montessori & STEM Acad LA CRESCENT · La Crescent Montessori & STEM Schoo | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 142 | Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr | Elementary | 46.7% | +18.1pp |
| 143 | KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY WANAMINGO · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.6% | +18.0pp |
| 144 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elem JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | Elementary | 46.5% | +17.9pp |
| 145 | O.H. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.5% | +17.9pp |
| 146 | DOVER-EYOTA HIGH SCHOOL EYOTA · DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.5% | +17.9pp |
| 147 | Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | +17.7pp |
| 148 | HGA Junior High SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | Middle | 46.2% | +17.6pp |
| 149 | ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTHFIELD · ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 46.1% | +17.5pp |
| 150 | BECKER SENIOR HIGH BECKER · BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | +17.5pp |
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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.