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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Pipestone Senior High PIPESTONE · Pipestone Area School District | High | 13.3% | -15.3pp |
| 352 | MAHNOMEN SECONDARY MAHNOMEN · MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 13.3% | -15.3pp |
| 353 | Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda HECTOR · Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart | High | 13.2% | -15.4pp |
| 354 | Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 12.9% | -15.7pp |
| 355 | New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL · New Century School | High | 12.6% | -16.0pp |
| 356 | NASHWAUK SECONDARY NASHWAUK · NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 12.3% | -16.3pp |
| 357 | KERKHOVEN SECONDARY KERKHOVEN · KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG | High | 12.2% | -16.4pp |
| 358 | Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools | High | 12.1% | -16.5pp |
| 359 | MN Virtual Secondary School ROSEVILLE · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 11.9% | -16.7pp |
| 360 | 6-12th Grade Building GRACEVILLE · Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | High | 11.8% | -16.8pp |
| 361 | South High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 11.6% | -17.0pp |
| 362 | BENSON SECONDARY BENSON · BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 11.5% | -17.1pp |
| 363 | SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE · SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 11.4% | -17.2pp |
| 364 | Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS · Metro Schools Charter | High | 10.7% | -17.9pp |
| 365 | DEER RIVER SECONDARY DEER RIVER · DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 10.5% | -18.1pp |
| 366 | EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY FINLAYSON · EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 10.3% | -18.3pp |
| 367 | Ubah Academy HOPKINS · Ubah Academy | High | 10.0% | -18.6pp |
| 368 | Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON · Dawson-Boyd Public School District | High | 9.6% | -19.0pp |
| 369 | Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL · Twin Cities Academy | High | 9.4% | -19.2pp |
| 370 | Martin County West Senior High SHERBURN · Martin County West School District | High | 9.1% | -19.5pp |
| 371 | HOUSTON SECONDARY HOUSTON · HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.8% | -19.8pp |
| 372 | HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY HOLDINGFORD · HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.3% | -20.3pp |
| 373 | Paynesville Area Secondary School PAYNESVILLE · Paynesville Area Schools | High | 8.2% | -20.4pp |
| 374 | RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 8.1% | -20.5pp |
| 375 | MTS HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS · Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch | High | 7.1% | -21.5pp |
| 376 | Aim Academy of Science & Technology MINNEAPOLIS · Aim Academy of Science & Technology | High | 6.8% | -21.8pp |
| 377 | RANDOLPH SECONDARY RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 6.2% | -22.4pp |
| 378 | CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY CASS LAKE · CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 6.1% | -22.5pp |
| 379 | Career Pathways SAINT PAUL · Career Pathways | High | 5.9% | -22.7pp |
| 380 | Cedar Mountain Middle/High School MORGAN · CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 5.7% | -22.9pp |
| 381 | MMSA Secondary School SAINT PAUL · Minnesota Math and Science Academy | High | 5.3% | -23.3pp |
| 382 | Lake Park Audubon High School LAKE PARK · LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 5.2% | -23.5pp |
| 383 | Humboldt High School SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools | High | 5.1% | -23.5pp |
| 384 | VERNDALE SECONDARY VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 4.2% | -24.4pp |
| 385 | North High MINNEAPOLIS · Minneapolis Public School District | High | 3.1% | -25.5pp |
| 386 | Robbinsdale Virtual Academy GOLDEN VALLEY · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 3.1% | -25.5pp |
| 387 | Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER · Brooklyn Center Community Schools | High | 2.9% | -25.7pp |
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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.