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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 38.6% | +10.0pp |
| 302 | WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SHOREVIEW · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.6% | +10.0pp |
| 303 | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary DILWORTH · DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON | Elementary | 38.5% | +9.9pp |
| 304 | Scandia Elementary SCANDIA · Forest Lake Public School District | Elementary | 38.5% | +9.9pp |
| 305 | GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 306 | Community School of Excellence High SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | High | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 307 | ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES · ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 308 | St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | High | 38.3% | +9.6pp |
| 309 | GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | Elementary | 38.2% | +9.6pp |
| 310 | MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 311 | EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGLE LAKE · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 312 | GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 313 | NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | Elementary | 38.0% | +9.4pp |
| 314 | HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 38.0% | +9.4pp |
| 315 | SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.9% | +9.3pp |
| 316 | CEDAR ISLAND ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 317 | Tower-Soudan Elementary TOWER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 318 | Vadnais Heights Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 319 | COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | Elementary | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 320 | La Crescent Senior High LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | High | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 321 | Dowling Elementary MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 322 | DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 323 | Horace May Elementary BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | +9.1pp |
| 324 | Gibbs Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 37.6% | +9.0pp |
| 325 | Minnesota Virtual Academy High HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.5% | +8.9pp |
| 326 | Pleasantview Elementary LAKEFIELD · Jackson County Central School Dist. | Elementary | 37.5% | +8.9pp |
| 327 | CONCORD ELEMENTARY EDINA · EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 328 | CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 329 | Proctor Senior High PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | High | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 330 | MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE EXCELSIOR · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 37.3% | +8.7pp |
| 331 | Prior Lake High School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | High | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 332 | WOODLAND ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 333 | OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | Elementary | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 334 | EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 335 | BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 336 | Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 337 | HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK · HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 338 | LILA Lower School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 339 | Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 340 | RED ROCK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 341 | Maple River Secondary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 342 | PARK SPANISH IMMERSION ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 343 | Robert Asp Elementary MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 344 | WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 37.0% | +8.4pp |
| 345 | HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.9% | +8.3pp |
| 346 | OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.8% | +8.2pp |
| 347 | Spring Creek Elementary NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 36.8% | +8.2pp |
| 348 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 349 | MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 350 | WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | Elementary | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
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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.