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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 102 | MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.9% | +10.3pp |
| 103 | Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE · BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.7% | +10.1pp |
| 104 | Community School of Excellence High SAINT PAUL · Community School of Excellence | High | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 105 | ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES · ST. CHARLES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.3% | +9.7pp |
| 106 | St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS · St. Francis Area Schools | High | 38.3% | +9.6pp |
| 107 | GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 38.1% | +9.5pp |
| 108 | La Crescent Senior High LA CRESCENT · La Crescent-Hokah School District | High | 37.8% | +9.2pp |
| 109 | Minnesota Virtual Academy High HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.5% | +8.9pp |
| 110 | Proctor Senior High PROCTOR · Proctor Public School District | High | 37.4% | +8.8pp |
| 111 | Prior Lake High School SAVAGE · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools | High | 37.2% | +8.6pp |
| 112 | EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 113 | BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE · BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 114 | Maple River Secondary MAPLETON · MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 37.1% | +8.5pp |
| 115 | HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY · HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.9% | +8.3pp |
| 116 | HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS · HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.7% | +8.1pp |
| 117 | LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Community Schools | High | 36.3% | +7.6pp |
| 118 | Delano High School DELANO · DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.2% | +7.6pp |
| 119 | Waseca Senior High WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 36.2% | +7.6pp |
| 120 | Irondale Senior High NEW BRIGHTON · Mounds View Public School District | High | 36.1% | +7.5pp |
| 121 | Morris Area Secondary MORRIS · MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 36.1% | +7.5pp |
| 122 | HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH HUTCHINSON · HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.6% | +7.0pp |
| 123 | BADGER SECONDARY BADGER · BADGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.5% | +6.9pp |
| 124 | BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.2% | +6.6pp |
| 125 | Jordan High School JORDAN · JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.1% | +6.5pp |
| 126 | UPSALA SECONDARY UPSALA · UPSALA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 35.1% | +6.5pp |
| 127 | MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY · ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.9% | +6.3pp |
| 128 | Open World Learning Secondary SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 34.9% | +6.3pp |
| 129 | WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA · WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.8% | +6.2pp |
| 130 | MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL MARSHALL · MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.8% | +6.2pp |
| 131 | Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON · Jackson County Central School Dist. | High | 34.7% | +6.1pp |
| 132 | Roosevelt High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 133 | LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD · LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 134 | ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH SAINT LOUIS PARK · ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 135 | SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH ARLINGTON · SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 34.6% | +6.0pp |
| 136 | Hastings High School HASTINGS · Hastings Public School District | High | 34.0% | +5.4pp |
| 137 | RTR Secondary School TYLER · RTR Public Schools | High | 33.9% | +5.3pp |
| 138 | OSSEO SENIOR HIGH OSSEO · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.4% | +4.8pp |
| 139 | HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. HOWARD LAKE · HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 140 | MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY MABEL · Mabel-Canton Public School District | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 141 | SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.3% | +4.7pp |
| 142 | Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High SAUK RAPIDS · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools | High | 33.2% | +4.6pp |
| 143 | Coon Rapids High School COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 144 | OSAKIS SECONDARY OSAKIS · OSAKIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 33.1% | +4.5pp |
| 145 | Washburn High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 33.0% | +4.4pp |
| 146 | JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE · JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON | High | 32.9% | +4.3pp |
| 147 | FOLEY SENIOR HIGH FOLEY · FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.6% | +4.0pp |
| 148 | Park High School COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools | High | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 149 | MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH NEWFOLDEN · MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 32.5% | +3.9pp |
| 150 | Falcon View Online High School STILLWATER · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 32.4% | +3.8pp |
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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.