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)
270579000220	361	Kennedy Senior High	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5000	1,601	56	28.8	65.5%	422 (26.4%)	364 (22.7%)	579 (36.2%)	92 (5.7%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (8.4%)	$14,249							27.1	37.1	328	33
270345000148	362	Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,345	48	28.2	59.9%	639 (47.5%)	96 (7.1%)	420 (31.2%)	122 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.0%)	40 (3.0%)	$13,519							26.9	41.9	300	62
271806000832	363	Leroy Secondary	Public	6-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	138	11	12.6	31.2%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,605							26.6	52.6	238	125
273384005418	364	Saint Paul Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	252	15	16.7	82.1%	27 (10.7%)	70 (27.8%)	49 (19.4%)	80 (31.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)								26.2	33.5	346	18
273384001603	365	Johnson Senior High	Public	9-12	1349 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8890	1,144	60	19	83.2%	72 (6.3%)	244 (21.3%)	127 (11.1%)	620 (54.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.5%)	$16,960							25.9	34.7	339	26
270034204092	366	Hmong College Prep Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1515 Brewster St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	751	50	15	83.4%	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	739 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$14,522							25.6	29.1	368	2
271242000611	367	Fridley Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 502-5601	854	36	23.6	74.9%	196 (23.0%)	379 (44.4%)	147 (17.2%)	58 (6.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.1%)	$15,284							25.5	14.1	408	41
273180005405	368	RPS Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	152	12	12.3	62.5%	65 (42.8%)	40 (26.3%)	22 (14.5%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)								25.5			(n/a)
270011703264	369	Minnesota Virtual Schools	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1801 County Road B West Suite	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 746-7977	446	30	14.8	61.2%	278 (62.3%)	50 (11.2%)	51 (11.4%)	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	$9,090							25.3	27.1	374	5
270609001874	370	Independent School District (Isd) 181 Learning Center	Public	8-12	311 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-5400	157	11	14	65.0%	127 (80.9%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	$13,935							25.3	14.7	406	36

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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

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.