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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.4% | -10.2pp |
| 302 | UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS · United South Central Schools | High | 18.4% | -10.3pp |
| 303 | WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL WARROAD · WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.3% | -10.4pp |
| 304 | New Century Academy HUTCHINSON · New Century Academy | High | 18.2% | -10.4pp |
| 305 | Austin Senior High AUSTIN · Austin Public School District | High | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 306 | CHISHOLM SECONDARY CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.1% | -10.5pp |
| 307 | Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD · Sejong Academy of Minnesota | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 308 | Bertha Secondary BERTHA · BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 309 | LANESBORO SECONDARY LANESBORO · LANESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.9% | -10.7pp |
| 310 | GFW High School WINTHROP · GFW Public Schools | High | 17.6% | -11.0pp |
| 311 | GOODRIDGE SECONDARY GOODRIDGE · GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.5% | -11.1pp |
| 312 | Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 313 | RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD · RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 17.1% | -11.5pp |
| 314 | BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL BLOOMINGTON · BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 17.1% | -11.6pp |
| 315 | Banaadir Academy MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 17.0% | -11.6pp |
| 316 | Onamia High School ONAMIA · ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 317 | Tartan Senior High OAKDALE · North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 318 | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. BELGRADE · BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST | High | 16.9% | -11.7pp |
| 319 | FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY · FILLMORE CENTRAL | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 320 | HENNING SECONDARY HENNING · HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 321 | PINE CITY SECONDARY PINE CITY · PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.7% | -11.9pp |
| 322 | Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY · Fridley Public School District | High | 16.5% | -12.1pp |
| 323 | MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY · MACCRAY School District | High | 16.4% | -12.3pp |
| 324 | FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy | High | 16.3% | -12.3pp |
| 325 | Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 16.3% | -12.4pp |
| 326 | PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.1% | -12.5pp |
| 327 | KELLIHER SECONDARY KELLIHER · KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.9% | -12.7pp |
| 328 | LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY LESTER PRAIRIE · LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. | High | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 329 | Red Wing Senior High RED WING · Red Wing Public School District | High | 15.8% | -12.8pp |
| 330 | Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS · HIAWATHA ACADEMIES | High | 15.8% | -12.9pp |
| 331 | WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH WORTHINGTON · WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.6% | -13.0pp |
| 332 | SWANVILLE SECONDARY SWANVILLE · SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 333 | Universal Academy Middle/High MINNEAPOLIS · Universal Academy Charter School | High | 15.4% | -13.2pp |
| 334 | CLEVELAND SECONDARY CLEVELAND · CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 335 | Yellow Medicine East Secondary GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST | High | 15.3% | -13.3pp |
| 336 | ROTHSAY SECONDARY ROTHSAY · ROTHSAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.2% | -13.4pp |
| 337 | CARLTON SECONDARY CARLTON · CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 338 | MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY MOUNTAIN LAKE · MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 15.2% | -13.5pp |
| 339 | LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY BAUDETTE · LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 340 | North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus FOREST LAKE · NORTH LAKES ACADEMY | High | 15.0% | -13.6pp |
| 341 | WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN · WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SCHOOL DIST. | High | 14.7% | -13.9pp |
| 342 | GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY GLENVILLE · GLENVILLE-EMMONS SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 14.6% | -14.0pp |
| 343 | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. WALKER · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist | High | 14.6% | -14.0pp |
| 344 | Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 14.1% | -14.5pp |
| 345 | Highland Park Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 14.0% | -14.6pp |
| 346 | St. Paul City High School SAINT PAUL · St. Paul City School | High | 13.9% | -14.7pp |
| 347 | Medford Secondary MEDFORD · Medford Public School District | High | 13.8% | -14.8pp |
| 348 | NORTH WOODS SECONDARY COOK · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 13.8% | -14.9pp |
| 349 | Community of Peace Academy High Sch SAINT PAUL · COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY | High | 13.6% | -15.0pp |
| 350 | AFSA High School VADNAIS HEIGHTS · AFSA High School | High | 13.5% | -15.1pp |
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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.