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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | ORONO MIDDLE LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 252 | ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY LONG LAKE · ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 253 | STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 254 | Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | High | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 255 | CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 256 | Andover High School ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 257 | Washington Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 258 | Jeffers Pond Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 259 | LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.7% | +12.1pp |
| 260 | GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.6% | +12.0pp |
| 261 | Art and Science Academy ISANTI · Art and Science Academy | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 262 | MELROSE SECONDARY MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 263 | Brookside Elementary RAMSEY · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 264 | DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | High | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 265 | SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 40.5% | +11.8pp |
| 266 | DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 267 | HEALY SECONDARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 268 | WARREN ELEMENTARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 269 | Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 270 | AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARY LAKELAND · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 271 | Oxbow Creek Elementary CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.3% | +11.7pp |
| 272 | CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 40.2% | +11.6pp |
| 273 | GOODHUE SECONDARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | +11.4pp |
| 274 | Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 40.0% | +11.4pp |
| 275 | TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | Elementary | 39.9% | +11.3pp |
| 276 | Howe Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 277 | ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 278 | Maple River Elementary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 279 | Cleveland Elementary FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | Elementary | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 280 | MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU ELEMENTARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | Elementary | 39.6% | +11.0pp |
| 281 | PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.6% | +11.0pp |
| 282 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.5% | +10.9pp |
| 283 | Windom Senior High WINDOM · Windom Public School District | High | 39.5% | +10.9pp |
| 284 | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL MINNETONKA · EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 285 | Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | High | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 286 | LYND ELEMENTARY LYND · Lynd Public School District | Elementary | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 287 | Central Senior High NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 288 | WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 289 | MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 290 | Ada-Borup-West Elementary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | Elementary | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 291 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 292 | LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 293 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | High | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 294 | Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | High | 39.0% | +10.4pp |
| 295 | St. Anthony Park Elementary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | Elementary | 39.0% | +10.4pp |
| 296 | BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | Elementary | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 297 | KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 298 | MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 299 | Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.7% | +10.1pp |
| 300 | LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | Elementary | 38.7% | +10.1pp |
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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.