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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | NEVIS ELEMENTARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.8% | +6.2pp |
| 402 | Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | High | 34.7% | +6.1pp |
| 403 | Roosevelt High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 404 | LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 405 | ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 406 | Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 407 | SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH ARLINGTON · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 408 | BARNUM ELEMENTARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 409 | Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion FRIDLEY · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 410 | Grandview Middle School MOUND · Westonka Public School District | Middle | 34.5% | +5.9pp |
| 411 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 34.4% | +5.8pp |
| 412 | WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY WILLOW RIVER · WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.4% | +5.8pp |
| 413 | Staples-Motley Elementary STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.3% | +5.7pp |
| 414 | Five Hawks Elementary PRIOR LAKE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 34.2% | +5.6pp |
| 415 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY WAVERLY · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 416 | MERRITT ELEMENTARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 417 | Hastings High School HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | High | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 418 | THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGAN · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 419 | Lincoln K-8 School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 420 | Southwest Middle ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | Middle | 34.0% | +5.3pp |
| 421 | RTR Secondary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | High | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 422 | Blue Heron Elementary LINO LAKES · Centennial Public School District | Elementary | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 423 | WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE WAYZATA · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 424 | Neveln Elementary AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 425 | Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS · Mounds View Public School District | Middle | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 426 | Madison Elementary BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 33.8% | +5.2pp |
| 427 | ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 428 | Glendale Elementary SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 429 | STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 430 | PIONEER ELEMENTARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.7% | +5.1pp |
| 431 | Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District | Elementary | 33.6% | +5.0pp |
| 432 | GARFIELD ELEMENTARY BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.6% | +5.0pp |
| 433 | REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | +4.9pp |
| 434 | East Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.5% | +4.9pp |
| 435 | MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE MINNETONKA · MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 33.4% | +4.8pp |
| 436 | OSSEO SENIOR HIGH OSSEO · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.4% | +4.8pp |
| 437 | Great River Elementary School SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 438 | HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 439 | MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY MABEL · Mabel-Canton Public School District | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 440 | MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY MINNEOTA · MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 441 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 442 | SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 443 | Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 444 | West Elementary SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 445 | William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | Elementary | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 446 | Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | High | 33.2% | +4.6pp |
| 447 | Coon Rapids High School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 448 | Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | Elementary | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 449 | OSAKIS SECONDARY OSAKIS · OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 450 | Seven Hills - Richfield Middle RICHFIELD · Seven Hills Preparatory Academy | Middle | 33.0% | +4.4pp |
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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 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.