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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL · South St. Paul Public School Dist | High | 32.4% | +3.7pp |
| 152 | Murray County Central High School SLAYTON · Murray County Central Schools | High | 32.3% | +3.7pp |
| 153 | BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM · BARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.2% | +3.6pp |
| 154 | GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH COLERAINE · GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 32.1% | +3.5pp |
| 155 | Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO · Monticello Public School District | High | 31.9% | +3.3pp |
| 156 | Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 157 | Champlin Park High School CHAMPLIN · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 158 | GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH GLENCOE · GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.7% | +3.1pp |
| 159 | CANBY SECONDARY CANBY · CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 160 | GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW · GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.6% | +3.0pp |
| 161 | Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK · PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY | High | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 162 | Mound Westonka High School MINNETRISTA · Westonka Public School District | High | 31.4% | +2.8pp |
| 163 | Shakopee High School SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District | High | 31.3% | +2.7pp |
| 164 | PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH PARK RAPIDS · PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.3% | +2.6pp |
| 165 | BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE · BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 166 | RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 167 | Pillager Senior High School PILLAGER · PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 31.1% | +2.5pp |
| 168 | Chisago Lakes Senior High LINDSTROM · Chisago Lakes School District | High | 30.9% | +2.3pp |
| 169 | PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools | High | 30.8% | +2.2pp |
| 170 | ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY · ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS | High | 30.7% | +2.1pp |
| 171 | SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA · SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 172 | WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY WILLOW RIVER · WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.6% | +2.0pp |
| 173 | Hopkins High School MINNETONKA · HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.5% | +1.9pp |
| 174 | ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD · ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 175 | Aitkin Secondary School AITKIN · Aitkin Public School District | High | 30.3% | +1.7pp |
| 176 | BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA · BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN | High | 30.2% | +1.6pp |
| 177 | Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON · Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist | High | 30.1% | +1.5pp |
| 178 | SLEEPY EYE SEC. SLEEPY EYE · SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.9% | +1.2pp |
| 179 | CHERRY SECONDARY IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.7% | +1.1pp |
| 180 | WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ERSKINE · WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.6% | +1.0pp |
| 181 | FULDA SECONDARY FULDA · FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.6% | +0.9pp |
| 182 | Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE · RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH | High | 29.6% | +0.9pp |
| 183 | LAFAYETTE SECONDARY RED LAKE FALLS · RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 29.3% | +0.7pp |
| 184 | ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU · ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.3% | +0.7pp |
| 185 | BIGFORK SECONDARY BIGFORK · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.3% | +0.7pp |
| 186 | Cannon Falls Secondary CANNON FALLS · CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.1% | +0.5pp |
| 187 | FAIR High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 29.1% | +0.5pp |
| 188 | LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH LUVERNE · LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 29.1% | +0.5pp |
| 189 | OGILVIE SECONDARY OGILVIE · OGILVIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.8% | +0.2pp |
| 190 | APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN | High | 28.6% | -0.0pp |
| 191 | SPRING GROVE SECONDARY SPRING GROVE · SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.6% | -0.0pp |
| 192 | CLOQUET SENIOR CLOQUET · CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.4% | -0.2pp |
| 193 | ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH ROSEVILLE · ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.4% | -0.2pp |
| 194 | WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO · WABASSO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.3% | -0.3pp |
| 195 | NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY NEW YORK MILLS · NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 28.3% | -0.3pp |
| 196 | LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY · LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.2% | -0.4pp |
| 197 | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec LAKE CRYSTAL · LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL | High | 28.2% | -0.4pp |
| 198 | HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL · HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY | High | 28.0% | -0.6pp |
| 199 | LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 28.0% | -0.6pp |
| 200 | RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.9% | -0.7pp |
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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.