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)
270008800408	141	Lakeview Secondary	Public	7-12	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 423-5164	315	15	20.4	33.3%	290 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$11,704							69.7	60	195	54
272295001118	142	Irondale Senior High	Public	9-12	2425 Long Lake Rd	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6800	1,706	90	19	47.5%	844 (49.5%)	321 (18.8%)	263 (15.4%)	143 (8.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (7.4%)	$13,075							69.5	62.9	174	32
274227001779	143	Two Rivers High School	Public	9-12	1897 Delaware Ave	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7101	1,479	77	19.2	46.8%	680 (46.0%)	186 (12.6%)	460 (31.1%)	41 (2.8%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.7%)	$13,753							69.4	78.8	85	58
273252001404	144	Royalton High School	Public	9-12	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	308	18	17.1	25.3%	289 (93.8%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,173							68.9	82.8	62	82
272895001258	145	Pine Island Secondary	Public	9-12	223 1st Ave SE	Pine Island	55963	Goodhue County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 356-4849	432	24	17.6	19.4%	401 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,363							68.9	79.7	78	67
270579000219	146	Jefferson Senior High	Public	9-12	4001 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7600	1,637	48	34.3	29.0%	1,040 (63.5%)	193 (11.8%)	160 (9.8%)	114 (7.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (7.7%)	$14,453							68.8	86	48	98
272337001140	147	Nevis Secondary	Public	7-12	210 Pleasant St W	Nevis	56467	Hubbard County	Nevis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 652-1204	264	17	15.2	50.4%	228 (86.4%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$12,910							68.7	65	158	11
270012701648	148	Stephen Senior High	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Stephen	56757	Marshall County	Stephen-Argyle Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 478-3314	131	7	18.6	33.6%	116 (88.5%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$16,648							68.6	67.8	144	4
272805001228	149	Owatonna Senior High	Public	9-12	1455 18th St SE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8800	1,475	80	18.5	39.1%	1,110 (75.3%)	103 (7.0%)	213 (14.4%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.4%)	$13,052							68.5	61.8	184	35
270010402566	150	West Central Area Secondary	Public	9-12	301 County Rd 2	Barrett	56311	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	No	(320) 528-7400	250	20	12.7	41.2%	230 (92.0%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$21,120							68.4	68.5	139	11

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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