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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | LEROY SECONDARY LEROY · LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 27.8% | -0.8pp |
| 202 | MADELIA SECONDARY MADELIA · MADELIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.6% | -1.1pp |
| 203 | Tri-City United High School MONTGOMERY · Tri-City United School District | High | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 204 | BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.5% | -1.1pp |
| 205 | Bemidji Senior High BEMIDJI · Bemidji Public School District | High | 27.4% | -1.2pp |
| 206 | DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL DULUTH · DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.3% | -1.3pp |
| 207 | Eden Prairie Online Secondary EDEN PRAIRIE · EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 208 | Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview SHOREVIEW · LIONSGATE ACADEMY | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 209 | CHATFIELD SECONDARY CHATFIELD · CHATFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 210 | EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY · EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -1.6pp |
| 211 | LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK · LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. | High | 26.9% | -1.7pp |
| 212 | UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD · UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 213 | Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA · Rock Ridge Public Schools | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 214 | RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH RENVILLE · Renville County West Schools | High | 26.8% | -1.8pp |
| 215 | ISLE SECONDARY ISLE · ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.7% | -1.9pp |
| 216 | FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON · FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.5% | -2.1pp |
| 217 | WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA · WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.4% | -2.2pp |
| 218 | Wheaton Secondary WHEATON · Wheaton Area Public School District | High | 26.1% | -2.5pp |
| 219 | White Bear Lake Area High School WHITE BEAR LAKE · White Bear Lake School District | High | 25.9% | -2.8pp |
| 220 | MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY MOUNTAIN IRON · MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 221 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville High PLAINVIEW · Plainview-Elgin-Millville | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 222 | Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY · KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.8% | -2.8pp |
| 223 | FALLS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.7% | -2.9pp |
| 224 | MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL HENDERSON · Minnesota New Country School | High | 25.6% | -3.0pp |
| 225 | MILACA SECONDARY HIGH MILACA · MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 226 | Blooming Prairie High School BLOOMING PRAIRIE · Blooming Prairie Public Schools | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 227 | Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE · Ortonville Public Schools | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 228 | GREAT RIVER SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · GREAT RIVER SCHOOL | High | 25.4% | -3.2pp |
| 229 | CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY CROMWELL · CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 230 | MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY MAPLE LAKE · MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 231 | MESABI EAST SECONDARY AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 232 | SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY CULVER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -3.6pp |
| 233 | FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.9% | -3.7pp |
| 234 | Anoka High School ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 235 | Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR · LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 236 | Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY · Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. | High | 24.8% | -3.8pp |
| 237 | Columbia Heights Senior High COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · Columbia Heights Public School Dist | High | 24.8% | -3.9pp |
| 238 | ST. CLAIR SECONDARY SAINT CLAIR · ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 239 | Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH · Blue Earth Area School District | High | 24.6% | -4.0pp |
| 240 | EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools | High | 24.5% | -4.1pp |
| 241 | WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District | High | 24.4% | -4.2pp |
| 242 | BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY BRAHAM · BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 243 | KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY HALLOCK · KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 244 | Mora High School MORA · Mora Public Schools | High | 24.3% | -4.3pp |
| 245 | Stephen-Argyle Central High School STEPHEN · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | High | 24.2% | -4.4pp |
| 246 | TRACY SECONDARY TRACY · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.1% | -4.5pp |
| 247 | Hibbing High HIBBING · Hibbing Public School District | High | 23.9% | -4.7pp |
| 248 | ASHBY SECONDARY ASHBY · ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.7% | -4.9pp |
| 249 | Johnson Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
| 250 | Albert Lea Senior High ALBERT LEA · Albert Lea Public School District | High | 23.6% | -5.0pp |
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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.