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Minnesota schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,564 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 45.6%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
251LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District
Elementary63.0%+17.3pp
252Bay View Elementary
DULUTH · Proctor Public School District
Elementary62.9%+17.3pp
253Cleveland Elementary
FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District
Elementary62.9%+17.3pp
254Lakeside El.
CHISAGO CITY · Chisago Lakes School District
Elementary62.9%+17.3pp
255FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY
FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.9%+17.2pp
256Barton Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Elementary62.9%+17.2pp
257Chippewa Middle School
NORTH OAKS · Mounds View Public School District
Middle62.8%+17.1pp
258Anthony Middle
MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District
Middle62.8%+17.1pp
259Barnesville Elementary School
BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Elementary62.7%+17.0pp
260HOOVER ELEMENTARY
NORTH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.6%+17.0pp
261Oak Point Elementary
EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.6%+16.9pp
262MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY
MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
Elementary62.5%+16.9pp
263WABASSO SECONDARY
WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High62.5%+16.9pp
264LUVERNE MIDDLE
LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.3%+16.7pp
265GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY
NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.3%+16.7pp
266LUVERNE ELEMENTARY
LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.3%+16.7pp
267East Rapids Elementary
GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.3%+16.6pp
268Bear Cave Intermediate School
STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.2%+16.6pp
269La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Elementary62.2%+16.6pp
270UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
WELLS · United South Central Schools
Elementary62.2%+16.6pp
271Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion
DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.2%+16.5pp
272Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar
MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School
Elementary62.2%+16.5pp
273Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High
LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High62.2%+16.5pp
274ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY
WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools
Elementary62.1%+16.5pp
275Bel Air Elementary
NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District
Elementary62.1%+16.4pp
276Wyoming Elementary
WYOMING · Forest Lake Public School District
Elementary62.1%+16.4pp
277CHASKA MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST
CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Middle62.0%+16.4pp
278WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+16.4pp
279Ada-Borup-West Elementary
ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
Elementary62.0%+16.4pp
280Groveland Park Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary62.0%+16.3pp
281St. Anthony Park Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary61.9%+16.3pp
282LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY
COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.9%+16.2pp
283Golden Lake Elementary
CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District
Elementary61.8%+16.2pp
284Waconia Middle School
WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle61.8%+16.2pp
285Delano High School
DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High61.8%+16.1pp
286BAXTER ELEMENTARY
BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.8%+16.1pp
287MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH
MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High61.7%+16.1pp
288PILLAGER ELEMENTARY
PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.7%+16.0pp
289HOUSTON ELEMENTARY
HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.7%+16.0pp
290Pinecrest Elementary
HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District
Elementary61.7%+16.0pp
291ALBANY ELEMENTARY
ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.5%+15.9pp
292Chisago Lakes Middle
LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District
Middle61.4%+15.8pp
293Lincoln Elementary
ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District
Elementary61.4%+15.7pp
294NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY
BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Elementary61.4%+15.7pp
295Stillwater Middle School
STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools
Middle61.3%+15.7pp
296ASHBY ELEMENTARY
ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.3%+15.7pp
297CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY
MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary61.2%+15.5pp
298NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS
Middle61.1%+15.5pp
299Stevens Elementary
DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Elementary61.1%+15.5pp
300Albany Area Middle School
ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle61.1%+15.4pp
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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 Mathematics 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.