Minnesota schools ranked by test score
Latest MCA year (2024-25). 387 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 28.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Staples-Motley Senior High STAPLES · STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 45.6% | +17.0pp |
| 52 | ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS · Elk River Public School District | High | 45.5% | +16.9pp |
| 53 | DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES · DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 45.4% | +16.8pp |
| 54 | NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH NEW PRAGUE · NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS | High | 45.0% | +16.4pp |
| 55 | Centennial High School CIRCLE PINES · Centennial Public School District | High | 44.9% | +16.3pp |
| 56 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER · Stillwater Area Public Schools | High | 44.9% | +16.3pp |
| 57 | MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH MONTEVIDEO · MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.8% | +16.2pp |
| 58 | PIM Arts High School EDEN PRAIRIE · PIM Arts High School | High | 44.7% | +16.1pp |
| 59 | Alexandria Area High School ALEXANDRIA · Alexandria Public School District | High | 44.5% | +15.9pp |
| 60 | ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH SAINT MICHAEL · St. Michael-Albertville Schools | High | 44.4% | +15.8pp |
| 61 | Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | High | 44.3% | +15.7pp |
| 62 | ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH PLYMOUTH · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.1% | +15.5pp |
| 63 | OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.0% | +15.4pp |
| 64 | LINCOLN SECONDARY ESKO · ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 65 | Central Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 43.9% | +15.3pp |
| 66 | NEVIS SECONDARY NEVIS · NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.8% | +15.2pp |
| 67 | Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND · Pine Island Public School District | High | 43.6% | +15.0pp |
| 68 | Washington Technology Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 43.4% | +14.8pp |
| 69 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.3% | +14.7pp |
| 70 | MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY WOODBURY · MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | High | 43.2% | +14.6pp |
| 71 | Blaine High School BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 72 | MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.1% | +14.5pp |
| 73 | Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric MAPLE GROVE · Parnassus Preparatory School | High | 42.9% | +14.3pp |
| 74 | EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 42.7% | +14.1pp |
| 75 | ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ZIMMERMAN · Elk River Public School District | High | 42.5% | +13.9pp |
| 76 | Watertown Mayer High WATERTOWN · Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist | High | 42.3% | +13.7pp |
| 77 | ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District | High | 41.9% | +13.3pp |
| 78 | ROCORI SENIOR HIGH COLD SPRING · ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.9% | +13.3pp |
| 79 | Albany Area High School ALBANY · ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | +13.2pp |
| 80 | ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.8% | +13.2pp |
| 81 | BLACKDUCK SECONDARY BLACKDUCK · BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.7% | +13.1pp |
| 82 | REDWOOD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH REDWOOD FALLS · REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 83 | TRITON HIGH SCHOOL DODGE CENTER · TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.3% | +12.7pp |
| 84 | PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH PEQUOT LAKES · PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 41.1% | +12.5pp |
| 85 | STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE · STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.9% | +12.3pp |
| 86 | Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE · Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist | High | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 87 | Andover High School ANDOVER · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 40.8% | +12.2pp |
| 88 | MELROSE SECONDARY MELROSE · MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 89 | DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH COKATO · Dassel-Cokato Public Schools | High | 40.5% | +11.9pp |
| 90 | HEALY SECONDARY PIERZ · PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.4% | +11.8pp |
| 91 | CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL CHANHASSEN · EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 40.2% | +11.6pp |
| 92 | GOODHUE SECONDARY GOODHUE · GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | +11.4pp |
| 93 | ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTON · ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.7% | +11.1pp |
| 94 | Windom Senior High WINDOM · Windom Public School District | High | 39.5% | +10.9pp |
| 95 | Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD · Litchfield Public School District | High | 39.4% | +10.8pp |
| 96 | Central Senior High NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA · CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 97 | MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO · MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.2% | +10.6pp |
| 98 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH MAHTOMEDI · MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 99 | WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN | High | 39.1% | +10.5pp |
| 100 | Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA · Ada-Borup-West Public Schools | High | 39.0% | +10.4pp |
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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.