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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | +14.7pp |
| 202 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.3% | +14.7pp |
| 203 | KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.3% | +14.7pp |
| 204 | Rum River Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 205 | HAWLEY ELEMENTARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 206 | Riverside Elementary JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 207 | Lincoln Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 208 | MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY WOODBURY · MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | High | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 209 | RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 210 | Blaine High School BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 211 | VICTORIA ELEMENTARY VICTORIA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 212 | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 213 | Windom Area Elementary WINDOM · Windom Public School District | Elementary | 43.0% | +14.4pp |
| 214 | Crooked Lake Elementary ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 42.9% | +14.3pp |
| 215 | Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | High | 42.9% | +14.3pp |
| 216 | EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 42.7% | +14.1pp |
| 217 | MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 42.7% | +14.1pp |
| 218 | Groveland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 42.6% | +14.0pp |
| 219 | GRYGLA ELEMENTARY GRYGLA · GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.5% | +13.9pp |
| 220 | ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | High | 42.5% | +13.9pp |
| 221 | Riverway Learning Community Charter WINONA · Riverway Learning Community Charter | Elementary | 42.4% | +13.8pp |
| 222 | JONATHAN ELEMENTARY CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 42.4% | +13.7pp |
| 223 | EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.3% | +13.7pp |
| 224 | JORDAN ELEMENTARY JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.3% | +13.7pp |
| 225 | Watertown Mayer High WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | High | 42.3% | +13.7pp |
| 226 | YINGHUA ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS · YINGHUA ACADEMY | Elementary | 42.3% | +13.7pp |
| 227 | Delano Intermediate School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.1% | +13.5pp |
| 228 | ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.1% | +13.5pp |
| 229 | Randolph Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 42.0% | +13.4pp |
| 230 | PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | +13.4pp |
| 231 | CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | +13.4pp |
| 232 | LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 41.9% | +13.3pp |
| 233 | ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | High | 41.9% | +13.3pp |
| 234 | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.9% | +13.3pp |
| 235 | Albany Area High School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | +13.2pp |
| 236 | ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | +13.2pp |
| 237 | BLACKDUCK SECONDARY BLACKDUCK · BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 238 | Dorothy Dodds Elementary School MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 239 | Jefferson Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 240 | KING ELEMENTARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 241 | Woodbury Leadership Elementary WOODBURY · Woodbury Leadership Academy | Elementary | 41.6% | +13.0pp |
| 242 | COLOGNE ACADEMY COLOGNE · COLOGNE ACADEMY | Elementary | 41.5% | +12.9pp |
| 243 | HARTLEY ELEMENTARY WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.4% | +12.8pp |
| 244 | REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 245 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY WELLS · United South Central Schools | Elementary | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 246 | EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 247 | TRITON HIGH SCHOOL DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 248 | SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.2% | +12.6pp |
| 249 | Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.1% | +12.5pp |
| 250 | PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.1% | +12.5pp |
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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.