Best High Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 480)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
271393000017	351	Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary	Public	7-12	124 N Minnesota Ave	Okabena	56161	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 853-4507	161	10	16.5	52.2%	109 (67.7%)	2 (1.2%)	40 (24.8%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$16,601							31	23.1	384	33
273384004680	352	Creative Arts Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	65 Kellogg Blvd E	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 292-3480	354	21	17	82.2%	76 (21.5%)	119 (33.6%)	58 (16.4%)	58 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$15,324							30.2	17.2	402	50
273175001315	353	Richfield Senior High	Public	9-12	7001 Harriet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 798-6100	1,270	65	19.6	64.9%	316 (24.9%)	190 (15.0%)	595 (46.9%)	47 (3.7%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (8.5%)	$16,095							29.9	33.2	347	6
271752000804	354	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	300 S Garden Street	Lake City	55041	Wabasha County	Lake City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 345-4553	587	33	17.6	34.1%	512 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$11,600							29.2	49.8	255	99
271176000558	355	Faribault Senior High	Public	9-12	330 9th Ave SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6100	981	60	16.3	61.1%	498 (50.8%)	166 (16.9%)	264 (26.9%)	21 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.0%)	$14,364							29.1	25.8	378	23
271302000650	356	Goodridge Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Osmund Ave	Goodridge	56725	Pennington County	Goodridge Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 378-4133	114	9	12.9	40.4%	104 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$17,525							28.7	40.8	309	47
270000800159	357	Northeast Range Secondary	Public	7-12	30 South Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 827-3101	115	12	9.3	51.3%	92 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)	$21,949							28.2			(n/a)
270009202487	358	Minnesota New Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	210 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 248-3353	135	13	10.6	42.2%	118 (87.4%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$17,031							27.5	22.9	387	29
274188001720	359	Waseca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	68	5	12.7	77.9%	33 (48.5%)	2 (2.9%)	21 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.6%)	$15,839							27.3			(n/a)
270011703694	360	Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	1350 Energy Lane Suite 230	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(800) 382-6010	2,889	83	34.8	53.8%	2,041 (70.6%)	258 (8.9%)	255 (8.8%)	57 (2.0%)	54 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	222 (7.7%)	$9,782							27.3	32.2	355	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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