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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH KENYON · KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.1% | +17.5pp |
| 152 | HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.1% | +17.5pp |
| 153 | HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 46.0% | +17.3pp |
| 154 | Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | +17.2pp |
| 155 | GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.8% | +17.2pp |
| 156 | Southwest High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 45.8% | +17.2pp |
| 157 | Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.6% | +17.0pp |
| 158 | FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.6% | +17.0pp |
| 159 | Staples-Motley Senior High STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.6% | +17.0pp |
| 160 | ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | High | 45.5% | +16.9pp |
| 161 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 45.4% | +16.8pp |
| 162 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.4% | +16.8pp |
| 163 | MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.4% | +16.8pp |
| 164 | Barton Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +16.6pp |
| 165 | NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.2% | +16.6pp |
| 166 | Hill City Elementary HILL CITY · Hill City Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | +16.6pp |
| 167 | LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | +16.4pp |
| 168 | Island Lake Elementary SHOREVIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 45.0% | +16.4pp |
| 169 | NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | High | 45.0% | +16.4pp |
| 170 | Centennial High School CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | High | 44.9% | +16.3pp |
| 171 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | High | 44.9% | +16.3pp |
| 172 | Southview Elementary MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.9% | +16.3pp |
| 173 | MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH MONTEVIDEO · MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.8% | +16.2pp |
| 174 | Sanford Elementary School MONTEVIDEO · MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.8% | +16.2pp |
| 175 | PIM Arts High School EDEN PRAIRIE · PIM Arts High School | High | 44.7% | +16.1pp |
| 176 | BLUE EARTH AREA MIDDLE BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | Middle | 44.6% | +16.0pp |
| 177 | Turtle Lake Elementary SHOREVIEW · Mounds View Public School District | Elementary | 44.5% | +15.9pp |
| 178 | Alexandria Area High School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | High | 44.5% | +15.9pp |
| 179 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | High | 44.4% | +15.8pp |
| 180 | Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | High | 44.3% | +15.7pp |
| 181 | Kennedy Elementary HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | Elementary | 44.3% | +15.7pp |
| 182 | BOLD-Bird Island Elementary OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | Elementary | 44.2% | +15.6pp |
| 183 | NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 44.2% | +15.6pp |
| 184 | ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.1% | +15.5pp |
| 185 | GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 44.1% | +15.5pp |
| 186 | McKinley Elementary HAM LAKE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 44.1% | +15.5pp |
| 187 | VANDYKE ELEMENTARY COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.1% | +15.5pp |
| 188 | OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.0% | +15.4pp |
| 189 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY NEW ULM · NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | +15.4pp |
| 190 | Sunrise Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 191 | LINCOLN SECONDARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 192 | ROSSMAN ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 193 | Central Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 194 | NEVIS SECONDARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.8% | +15.2pp |
| 195 | COHASSET ELEMENTARY COHASSET · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.8% | +15.1pp |
| 196 | Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | High | 43.6% | +15.0pp |
| 197 | Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.5% | +14.9pp |
| 198 | Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | Elementary | 43.5% | +14.9pp |
| 199 | Byron Intermediate School BYRON · Byron Public School District | Elementary | 43.5% | +14.9pp |
| 200 | Washington Technology Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 43.4% | +14.8pp |
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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.