Best High Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
271824002780	441	Little Falls Continuing Education	Public	9-12	14800 Riverwood Drive	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 632-7951	94	5	19	68.1%	83 (88.3%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	$12,208	8.4	13.3	410	31
270318002029	442	Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	Public	9-12	1902 2nd Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7400	182	18	10	69.2%	72 (39.6%)	52 (28.6%)	24 (13.2%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.7%)	$18,609	8	6.8	444	2
271242002632	443	Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1317 Rice Creek Road	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5101	83	5	18.4	86.7%	9 (10.8%)	42 (50.6%)	19 (22.9%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	10 (12.0%)	$17,816	7.4			(n/a)
270019203145	444	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Public, Charter	6-12	126 8th Street NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-5423	49	5	9.6	83.7%	32 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	$15,073	7.4			(n/a)
270002604250	445	917 DCALS North	Public	9-12	150 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-8259	74	6	12.3	63.5%	20 (27.0%)	10 (13.5%)	36 (48.6%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)		7.1	4.8	464	19
271878000337	445	Central High Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	92	10	8.8	75.0%	47 (51.1%)	14 (15.2%)	12 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.4%)	$22,489	7.1			(n/a)
270039905179	447	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave.	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	213	18	11.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	203 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926	7	11.2	420	27
270624000273	448	Brooklyn Center High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	510	28	18.1	82.9%	21 (4.1%)	229 (44.9%)	134 (26.3%)	98 (19.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$16,952	6.7	8.1	435	13
274416002335	449	Learning Center	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	82	8	10.5	82.9%	10 (12.2%)	3 (3.7%)	61 (74.4%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	$19,912	6.7	7.1	441	8
273051001303	450	Red Lake Secondary	Public	9-12	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3733	344	25	13.7	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,026	6.4	9.3	427	23

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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.
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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)
271824002780	441	Little Falls Continuing Education	Public	9-12	14800 Riverwood Drive	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 632-7951	94	5	19	68.1%	83 (88.3%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	$12,208							8.4	13.3	410	31
270318002029	442	Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	Public	9-12	1902 2nd Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7400	182	18	10	69.2%	72 (39.6%)	52 (28.6%)	24 (13.2%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.7%)	$18,609							8	6.8	444	2
271242002632	443	Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1317 Rice Creek Road	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5101	83	5	18.4	86.7%	9 (10.8%)	42 (50.6%)	19 (22.9%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	10 (12.0%)	$17,816							7.4			(n/a)
270019203145	444	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Public, Charter	6-12	126 8th Street NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Discovery Public School - Faribault	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-5423	49	5	9.6	83.7%	32 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	$15,073							7.4			(n/a)
270002604250	445	917 DCALS North	Public	9-12	150 Marie Ave E	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-8259	74	6	12.3	63.5%	20 (27.0%)	10 (13.5%)	36 (48.6%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								7.1	4.8	464	19
271878000337	445	Central High Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	110 Fulton St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3047	92	10	8.8	75.0%	47 (51.1%)	14 (15.2%)	12 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.4%)	$22,489							7.1			(n/a)
270039905179	447	MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave.	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	213	18	11.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	203 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,926							7	11.2	420	27
270624000273	448	Brooklyn Center High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	510	28	18.1	82.9%	21 (4.1%)	229 (44.9%)	134 (26.3%)	98 (19.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$16,952							6.7	8.1	435	13
274416002335	449	Learning Center	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	82	8	10.5	82.9%	10 (12.2%)	3 (3.7%)	61 (74.4%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	$19,912							6.7	7.1	441	8
273051001303	450	Red Lake Secondary	Public	9-12	23990 Hwy 1 E	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3733	344	25	13.7	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,026							6.4	9.3	427	23