MN Test Scores Released: These High Schools Saw The Biggest Gains In Math

ST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota's 2026 state test results are in, and while statewide scores held mostly steady, some high schools saw their math scores soar.

At one Minnesota high school, the share of students meeting state math standards jumped by nearly 20 percentage points in a single year.

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In all, 10 Minnesota high schools saw math proficiency climb by more than 10 points from 2025 to 2026, according to Minnesota Department of Education accountability data released Wednesday.

Just over half of the 283 high schools analyzed saw at least some improvement.

Statewide, 42.17 percent of students in all tested grades met math standards in 2026, down slightly from 42.61 percent in 2025, according to MDE's data.

Here are the Minnesota high schools with the largest gains in math proficiency from 2025 to 2026, per MDE data:

Note: Schools included have at least 100 students counted in both years. Two schools tied for 15th.

1. New London-Spicer Senior High (New London-Spicer Public Schools): 32.8% to 52%, up 19.2 points
2. Parkers Prairie Secondary (Parkers Prairie Public Schools): 32% to 47.5%, up 15.5 points
3. Pine Island High School (Pine Island Public Schools): 22.1% to 36.5%, up 14.4 points
4. New Prague Senior High (New Prague Area Schools): 25.5% to 38.3%, up 12.7 points
5. Dawson-Boyd Secondary (Dawson-Boyd Public Schools): 14.5% to 26.1%, up 11.6 points
6. Owatonna Senior High (Owatonna Public Schools): 15.3% to 26.6%, up 11.3 points
7. Lakeville South High (Lakeville Area Schools): 24.5% to 35.6%, up 11.1 points
8. Little Falls Senior High (Little Falls Community Schools): 22.7% to 33.6%, up 10.9 points
9. Madelia Secondary (Madelia Public Schools): 23.2% to 34.1%, up 10.8 points
10. Mayo High School (Rochester Public Schools): 35.2% to 45.3%, up 10.1 points
11. Holdingford Secondary (Holdingford Public Schools): 32.1% to 42.1%, up 10 points
12. Cleveland Secondary (Cleveland Public Schools): 33.3% to 43.3%, up 10 points
13. Westonka High School (Westonka Public Schools): 55% to 64.7%, up 9.7 points
14. Proctor Senior High (Proctor Public Schools): 26.9% to 36.6%, up 9.7 points
15. Springfield Secondary (Springfield Public Schools): 36.5% to 45.8%, up 9.3 points
15. Irondale Senior High (Mounds View Public Schools): 25.6% to 34.9%, up 9.3 points

Twin Cities-Area High Schools With Gains

Beyond the statewide top 15, these metro-area high schools also saw math proficiency rise by 4 points or more:

Rosemount Senior High (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan): 43.1% to 52%, up 8.9 points

Blaine High School (Anoka-Hennepin Schools): 37.5% to 46.3%, up 8.8 points

Open World Learning Secondary (St. Paul Public Schools): 41.3% to 48.8%, up 7.4 points

Central Senior High (St. Paul Public Schools): 24.2% to 31.4%, up 7.2 points

Mahtomedi Senior High (Mahtomedi Public Schools): 38.1% to 44.6%, up 6.5 points

Lakeville North High (Lakeville Area Schools): 24.4% to 30.9%, up 6.5 points

St. Anthony Village Senior High (St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools): 30.7% to 36.8%, up 6.1 points

Woodbury High School (South Washington County Schools): 24.9% to 30.8%, up 5.8 points

Fridley Senior High (Fridley Public Schools): 14.7% to 20.2%, up 5.5 points

Richfield Senior High (Richfield Public Schools): 12.6% to 18%, up 5.4 points

Johnson Senior High (St. Paul Public Schools): 6.2% to 11.4%, up 5.3 points

Maple Grove Senior High (Osseo Area Schools): 41.7% to 46.6%, up 4.9 points

Stillwater Area High School (Stillwater Area Public Schools): 40.4% to 45.1%, up 4.6 points

Prior Lake High School (Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools): 33.5% to 37.6%, up 4.1 points

State Points To "Profound Disruption"

In announcing the results Wednesday, MDE said student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments held steady across grades and subjects, despite a school year the department described as marked by "profound disruption" during Operation Metro Surge, the federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities area.

Students took the tests between March 2 and early May. Citing data compiled by the Minnesota Truth Council, MDE said three out of four schools reported increased absences during the operation, and 80 percent of public school leaders said it hurt students' ability to learn.

"We're asking more of our students and teachers," Education Commissioner Willie Jett said in a statement. "In this data, we see the hard work Minnesota educators are doing to create safe and supportive learning environments and implement new, rigorous standards."

MDE is also forming a 28-member Testing and Assessment Task Force to review Minnesota's testing system and recommend ways to modernize it.

How To Look Up Your School

Parents can find their school's results on the Minnesota Report Card here.

Click My School, type your school or district name in the search field and select it from the list to see how students did in math, reading and science over time.

Numbers on the Report Card may differ from those in this story, because MDE's accountability data counts students in tested grades who did not take the test.

The full accountability data used in this analysis is available in MDE's North Star file.