Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 407 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 45.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.6% | +4.9pp |
| 52 | Centennial High School CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | High | 50.5% | +4.9pp |
| 53 | Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 50.0% | +4.4pp |
| 54 | Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | High | 50.0% | +4.4pp |
| 55 | Washburn High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 50.0% | +4.4pp |
| 56 | ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH ROSEMOUNT · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 49.8% | +4.1pp |
| 57 | Prior Lake High School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | High | 49.6% | +4.0pp |
| 58 | CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 49.4% | +3.8pp |
| 59 | ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | High | 49.4% | +3.7pp |
| 60 | ROTHSAY SECONDARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 49.3% | +3.7pp |
| 61 | ASHBY SECONDARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 49.3% | +3.6pp |
| 62 | Maple River Secondary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 49.3% | +3.6pp |
| 63 | A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | High | 49.2% | +3.5pp |
| 64 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | High | 49.1% | +3.5pp |
| 65 | Waconia High School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 49.1% | +3.4pp |
| 66 | Woodbury High School WOODBURY · South Washington County Schools | High | 48.7% | +3.0pp |
| 67 | LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.3% | +2.6pp |
| 68 | NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH NORTHFIELD · NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.1% | +2.5pp |
| 69 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville High PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | High | 48.1% | +2.5pp |
| 70 | MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 48.1% | +2.4pp |
| 71 | Andover High School ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 47.8% | +2.2pp |
| 72 | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.8% | +2.1pp |
| 73 | Southwest High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 47.8% | +2.1pp |
| 74 | St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | High | 47.8% | +2.1pp |
| 75 | TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.7% | +2.1pp |
| 76 | ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | High | 47.7% | +2.1pp |
| 77 | NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | High | 47.4% | +1.8pp |
| 78 | KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.4% | +1.7pp |
| 79 | Nicollet High School NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 47.4% | +1.7pp |
| 80 | Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | High | 47.2% | +1.6pp |
| 81 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.9% | +1.3pp |
| 82 | EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 46.4% | +0.8pp |
| 83 | LAFAYETTE SECONDARY RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 46.2% | +0.6pp |
| 84 | Hastings High School HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | High | 46.0% | +0.3pp |
| 85 | UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.8% | +0.1pp |
| 86 | Open World Learning Secondary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 45.8% | +0.1pp |
| 87 | SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.8% | +0.1pp |
| 88 | Central Senior High NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.6% | -0.1pp |
| 89 | RTR Secondary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | High | 45.3% | -0.4pp |
| 90 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 45.2% | -0.4pp |
| 91 | FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.0% | -0.6pp |
| 92 | Kennedy High School FERGUS FALLS · Fergus Falls Public School District | High | 44.8% | -0.9pp |
| 93 | CHASKA HIGH SCHOOL CHASKA · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 44.3% | -1.3pp |
| 94 | MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.2% | -1.5pp |
| 95 | ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH ANNANDALE · ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.0% | -1.7pp |
| 96 | East High School DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.9% | -1.7pp |
| 97 | MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY MABEL · Mabel-Canton Public School District | High | 43.9% | -1.7pp |
| 98 | OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.9% | -1.7pp |
| 99 | BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH BUFFALO · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools | High | 43.6% | -2.0pp |
| 100 | PERHAM SENIOR HIGH PERHAM · PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.6% | -2.1pp |
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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 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.