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Century High School

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Century High School ranks 56 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 88% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

The subject of this summary is Century High School, a 9–12 comprehensive high school at 2525 Viola Rd NE in Rochester, Minnesota, enrolling 1,608 students as the second-largest campus in the Rochester Public School District, behind Mayo High School (1,787) and ahead of John Marshall High School (1,549). It ranks 56th of 473 Minnesota high schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — far above the district's own 227th-of-458 statewide standing — and has held in the 85th–90th percentile range for four consecutive years after sitting in the mid-60s a decade ago.

Century leads the district on proficiency in all three tested subjects: 49.6% in math versus 41.2% district and 44.9% state, 54.8% in reading versus 47.1% and 48.6%, and 42.9% in science versus 25.4% and 25.5%. It edges Mayo High School in every subject and outpaces John Marshall High School by 21.2 points in math, 13.2 in reading and 16.7 in science. Its graduation rate is 89.1% with the lowest dropout rate in the comparison group at 1.2%. About 29.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, close to Mayo's 27.9% and well below John Marshall's 40.7%.

Results vary widely by student group. Asian students rank 4th of 78 statewide (95th percentile), while English language learners, Hispanic students and multi-racial students fall between the 66th and 71st percentiles. Special education students (22nd percentile), low-income students (32nd) and African American students (24th) rank well below the school's overall standing, and all three lost ground in 2025–26. Reading proficiency also fell from 64.4% to 54.8% while district and state reading barely moved — a drop worth confirming, since exam labeling shifts between cycles. Science was state-suppressed in 2024–25. Nearby small programs such as Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL) and MNSync Online Secondary serve specialized populations with suppressed or non-comparable data.

1,608

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,712

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 Viola Rd NE
Rochester, MN 55906-8888

(507) 328-5100

District: Rochester Public School District

Feeder schools for Century High School:

Elementary:	Churchill Elementary School
	Gage Elementary School
	Gibbs Elementary School
	Hoover Elementary School
	More...
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Riverside Central Elementary School
Middle:	Kellogg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

African American:

15.0%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Minnesota high schools

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

56^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Rochester Public School District

227^th of 458Rochester Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	56 of 473	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	43 of 450	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	72 of 480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	33 of 472	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	163 of 492	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	119 of 494	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.8	174 of 489	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.3	75 of 489	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	40 of 504	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	35 of 483	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	40 of 534	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.2	32 of 539	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	25 of 545	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	20 of 540	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	14 of 234	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	90.3	18 of 460	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	29 of 463	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.8	27 of 450	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	66.1	223 of 452	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.1	136 of 433	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	72.1	23 of 95	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	31 of 109	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	8 of 102	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	55.0	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	58 of 103	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.0	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	15 of 78	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	18 of 76	76.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.8	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	43.7	47 of 102	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	68 of 85	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	76 of 398	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	44 of 358	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	64 of 403	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	30 of 388	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	66 of 339	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	210 of 401	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.6	117 of 395	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	39 of 135	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	32 of 124	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	22 of 135	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	81 of 101	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	93.7	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	255 of 377	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	134 of 333	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	215 of 389	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	69 of 312	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	34.1	200 of 270	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	289 of 370	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	233 of 374	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	47 of 395	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	45 of 377	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	85 of 405	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	50 of 403	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	154 of 351	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	128 of 411	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	121 of 398	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	7 of 74	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	175 of 224	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	122 of 178	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	135 of 221	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	84.4	17 of 214	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	55.8	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	112 of 220	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	49 of 394	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	26 of 376	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	40 of 402	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	40 of 401	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.0	93 of 364	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	133 of 412	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	110 of 414	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2026)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-56 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-64 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%+6 vs state

Math50%+5 vs state

Science43%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Century High School	Public	9-12	2525 Viola Rd NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5100	1,608	0	20.0	29.2%	930 (57.8%)	242 (15.0%)	149 (9.3%)	164 (10.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	117 (7.3%)	83.4	56^th of 473 public high schools	88.2%		87.3	43^rd of 450 public high schools	90.4%	13			54.8	54.8		42.9	42.9			49.6	49.6	$12,712
LEAP Launching Emerging Adults Prg	Public	9-12	3343 E Circle Dr NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 513-9205	7	0	35.2		2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)												$42,676
Southeast Regional Crisis Center	Public	5-12	2121 Campus Dr SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4467	7	0			5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
P-Technical 535	Public	9-12	851 30th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5212	3	0			1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
John Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1510 14th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5400	1,549	0	20.6	40.7%	729 (47.1%)	324 (20.9%)	151 (9.7%)	194 (12.5%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (9.2%)	50	256^th of 473 public high schools	45.9%		53.4	236^th of 450 public high schools	47.6%	20			41.6	41.6		26.2	26.2			28.4	28.4	$12,155
Project Search Mayo Clinic	Public	12	615 7th Street SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 512-0608	8	0	9.0		5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$4,107
Mayo High School	Public	9-12	1420 11th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5500	1,787	0	22.7	27.9%	1,062 (59.4%)	172 (9.6%)	297 (16.6%)	116 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (7.6%)	75.2	100^th of 473 public high schools	78.9%		78.3	91^st of 450 public high schools	79.8%	9			52.1	52.1		33.7	33.7			48.2	48.2	$12,352
Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)	Public	11-12	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5650	83	0	5.7	60.2%	42 (50.6%)	20 (24.1%)	10 (12.0%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$22,359
MNSync Online Secondary	Public, Virtual	7-12	2130 College View Road East	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	292	0	11.1	49.3%	143 (49.0%)	59 (20.2%)	30 (10.3%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.6%)	12.6	423^rd of 473 public high schools	10.6%		12.9	405^th of 450 public high schools	10.0%	18	26.7	21.4	20.8	22.6	0.0	9.1	5.9	20.0	0.0	10.0	10.3
Care & Treatment at ESC	Public	5-12	334 16th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4467	6	0	5.0		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)												$15,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Century High School

What is the racial makeup of Century High School?

Students at Century High School are 58% White, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Century High School a good school?

Century High School ranks 56^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Century High School?

Century High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Churchill Elementary School
Elementary : Gage Elementary School
Elementary : Gibbs Elementary School
Elementary : Hoover Elementary School
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Riverside Central Elementary School
Middle : Kellogg Middle School

How many students attend Century High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,608 students attended Century High School.

What district is Century High School in?

Rochester Public School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.