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Minnesota schools ranked by test score

Latest MCA year (2024-25). 1,564 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 45.6%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
801WASECA JUNIOR HIGH
WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.8%-3.9pp
802Lincoln Elementary School for Arts
ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary41.8%-3.9pp
803HGA Secondary
SAINT PAUL · Higher Ground Academy
High41.7%-3.9pp
804Blaine High School
BLAINE · Anoka-Hennepin School District
High41.7%-4.0pp
805RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY
MAPLE GROVE · OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.7%-4.0pp
806Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary
CHISHOLM · CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.7%-4.0pp
807WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WASECA · WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.6%-4.0pp
808WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY
WABASHA · Wabasha-Kellogg School District
Elementary41.6%-4.1pp
809GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET
WEST SAINT PAUL · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
Elementary41.6%-4.1pp
810Mayo High School
ROCHESTER · Rochester Public School District
High41.5%-4.1pp
811Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion
FRIDLEY · SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary41.5%-4.1pp
812BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRANITE FALLS · YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Elementary41.5%-4.1pp
813PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY
PELICAN RAPIDS · Pelican Rapids Public Schools
High41.5%-4.1pp
814Harriet Bishop Elementary
SAVAGE · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
Elementary41.5%-4.1pp
815FLOODWOOD SECONDARY
FLOODWOOD · FLOODWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.5%-4.2pp
816FORESTVIEW MIDDLE
BAXTER · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.4%-4.2pp
817BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH
BRAINERD · BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.4%-4.2pp
818Owatonna Middle School
OWATONNA · OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.4%-4.2pp
819FALLS ELEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL FALLS · INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.4%-4.2pp
820Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.
NEW HOPE · ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.3%-4.4pp
821ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRAND RAPIDS · GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.2%-4.4pp
822RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY
LAMBERTON · RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.2%-4.5pp
823Art and Science Academy
ISANTI · Art and Science Academy
Elementary41.1%-4.5pp
824St. Peter High School
SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.1%-4.5pp
825Stephen-Argyle Central High School
STEPHEN · STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
High41.1%-4.6pp
826FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-4.6pp
827Red Oak Elementary
SHAKOPEE · Shakopee Public School District
Elementary41.0%-4.6pp
828St. Peter Middle School
SAINT PETER · ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-4.7pp
829FIT Academy
APPLE VALLEY · FIT Academy
Elementary41.0%-4.7pp
830CHERRY ELEMENTARY
IRON · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.9%-4.7pp
831MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY
MOOSE LAKE · MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.9%-4.7pp
832Greenbush-Middle River Secondary
GREENBUSH · Greenbush Middle River Schools
High40.9%-4.7pp
833Morris Bye Elementary
COON RAPIDS · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Elementary40.9%-4.8pp
834MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY
AURORA · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.8%-4.8pp
835VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELK RIVER · Elk River Public School District
Middle40.8%-4.8pp
836VERNDALE ELEMENTARY
VERNDALE · VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.8%-4.8pp
837Sartell Senior High
SARTELL · Sartell-St. Stephen School District
High40.7%-4.9pp
838Burnside Elementary
RED WING · Red Wing Public School District
Elementary40.7%-5.0pp
839Robert Asp Elementary
MOORHEAD · Moorhead Area Public Schools
Elementary40.6%-5.0pp
840ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY
ALDEN · ALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.6%-5.1pp
841AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.5%-5.1pp
842Tower-Soudan Elementary
TOWER · ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.5%-5.1pp
843EDGERTON SECONDARY
EDGERTON · EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.5%-5.1pp
844Anoka Middle School for the Arts
ANOKA · Anoka-Hennepin School District
Middle40.5%-5.2pp
845PINE HILL ELEMENTARY
COTTAGE GROVE · South Washington County Schools
Elementary40.5%-5.2pp
846RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
RUSHFORD · RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High40.4%-5.3pp
847SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY
EAST GRAND FORKS · East Grand Forks Public Schools
Elementary40.3%-5.3pp
848Adams Magnet Elementary
SAINT PAUL · Saint Paul Public Schools
Elementary40.3%-5.3pp
849BROWERVILLE SECONDARY
BROWERVILLE · BROWERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.3%-5.3pp
850HERON LAKE-OKABENA ELEMENTARY
HERON LAKE · HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.3%-5.3pp
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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 Mathematics 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.