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)
271356000699	11	Hawley Secondary	Public	7-12	714 Joseph St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3555	414	26	15.8	19.8%	386 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,598							94.9	94.5	14	3
271137004161	12	Rogers Senior High	Public	9-12	21000 141st Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3140	1,740	48	36.4	18.0%	1,374 (79.0%)	104 (6.0%)	101 (5.8%)	56 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (5.6%)	$11,544							94.8	88.2	37	25
273239000488	13	Eagan Senior High	Public	9-12	4185 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6900	2,171	110	19.7	22.8%	1,340 (61.7%)	209 (9.6%)	244 (11.2%)	235 (10.8%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	131 (6.0%)	$13,126							94.6	94.1	15	2
272127001068	14	Minneota Secondary	Public	7-12	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 872-6175	280	13	21.9	29.6%	256 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,109							94.2	95.4	13	1
272292001112	15	Mound Westonka High School	Public	8-12	5905 Sunnyfield Rd E	Minnetrista	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8100	947	54	17.6	19.2%	809 (85.4%)	16 (1.7%)	56 (5.9%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.8%)	$13,574							94	93.8	16	1
272295001121	16	Mounds View Senior High	Public	9-12	1900 Lake Valentine Rd	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7100	1,901	70	27.2	18.4%	1,254 (66.0%)	129 (6.8%)	116 (6.1%)	276 (14.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.4%)	$12,717							93.7	96.2	9	7
270366000170	17	Barnesville Secondary	Public	6-12	302 3rd St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 354-2228	408	23	18.1	22.3%	372 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,864							93.2	89.7	28	11
270033304817	18	Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric	Public, Charter	9-12	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	225	18	12.5	34.7%	97 (43.1%)	88 (39.1%)	15 (6.7%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$9,792							92.9	89.2	34	16
270027603615	19	Spectrum High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-9845	462	19	24.6	14.5%	403 (87.2%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$13,886							92.9	93.4	17	2
270735000307	20	Byron Senior High School	Public	9-12	1887 2nd Ave NW	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 775-2301	664	28	23.6	13.9%	595 (89.6%)	7 (1.1%)	33 (5.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$10,910							92.7	84	56	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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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