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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | NORTHOME SECONDARY NORTHOME · SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 252 | WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL · WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.5% | -5.1pp |
| 253 | Nicollet High School NICOLLET · NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.4% | -5.2pp |
| 254 | TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD · TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 23.3% | -5.3pp |
| 255 | LILA Upper School FOREST LAKE · Lakes International Language Academ | High | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 256 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary LONG PRAIRIE · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist | High | 23.1% | -5.5pp |
| 257 | SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS · INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS | High | 23.1% | -5.6pp |
| 258 | STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL · STEP Academy | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 259 | Willmar Senior High WILLMAR · Willmar Public School District | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 260 | PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY PARKERS PRAIRIE · PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 22.9% | -5.7pp |
| 261 | SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH SPRING LAKE PARK · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 22.8% | -5.8pp |
| 262 | MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools | High | 22.8% | -5.9pp |
| 263 | FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT · FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.7% | -5.9pp |
| 264 | EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON · EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.4% | -6.2pp |
| 265 | RUSH CITY SECONDARY RUSH CITY · RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.3% | -6.3pp |
| 266 | HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL · HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY | High | 22.2% | -6.4pp |
| 267 | WAUBUN SECONDARY WAUBUN · Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools | High | 22.2% | -6.4pp |
| 268 | BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE · BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 22.1% | -6.5pp |
| 269 | Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON · Bloomington Public Schools | High | 22.0% | -6.6pp |
| 270 | APOLLO SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 21.8% | -6.8pp |
| 271 | TWO HARBORS SECONDARY TWO HARBORS · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 21.8% | -6.8pp |
| 272 | WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SECONDARY WESTBROOK · WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS | High | 21.7% | -6.9pp |
| 273 | LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH THIEF RIVER FALLS · THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 21.6% | -7.0pp |
| 274 | North Senior High NORTH SAINT PAUL · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 21.6% | -7.0pp |
| 275 | Wm. M. Kelley Secondary SILVER BAY · LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 21.6% | -7.0pp |
| 276 | NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND · NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 21.4% | -7.3pp |
| 277 | Edison High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 21.2% | -7.4pp |
| 278 | McGregor Secondary MCGREGOR · McGregor Public School District | High | 21.1% | -7.5pp |
| 279 | LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH LAKEVILLE · Lakeville Area Schools | High | 21.1% | -7.5pp |
| 280 | ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY ULEN · ULEN-HITTERDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST | High | 21.1% | -7.6pp |
| 281 | Crookston Secondary CROOKSTON · Crookston Public School District | High | 21.0% | -7.6pp |
| 282 | FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.9% | -7.7pp |
| 283 | HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY HINCKLEY · HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.8% | -7.8pp |
| 284 | FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY FERTILE · FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.6% | -8.1pp |
| 285 | A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY · A.C.G.C. Public School District | High | 20.5% | -8.1pp |
| 286 | St. James Middle/High School SAINT JAMES · ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 287 | PACT CHARTER SECONDARY RAMSEY · PACT CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 20.4% | -8.2pp |
| 288 | Waconia High School WACONIA · WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 289 | HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD · HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 20.2% | -8.4pp |
| 290 | FRAZEE SECONDARY FRAZEE · FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 20.0% | -8.6pp |
| 291 | North Branch Area High School NORTH BRANCH · North Branch Area Public Schools | High | 19.7% | -8.9pp |
| 292 | BAGLEY SECONDARY BAGLEY · BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.6% | -9.0pp |
| 293 | Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.4% | -9.3pp |
| 294 | CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK · CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 19.2% | -9.4pp |
| 295 | LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON · Lac qui Parle Valley Schools | High | 19.1% | -9.5pp |
| 296 | HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy | High | 18.9% | -9.7pp |
| 297 | Lincoln International High School MINNEAPOLIS · Lincoln International High School | High | 18.8% | -9.9pp |
| 298 | Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE · BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 18.6% | -10.0pp |
| 299 | ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
| 300 | PINE RIVER-BACKUS HIGH SCHOOL PINE RIVER · PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.5% | -10.1pp |
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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 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.