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)
274275001812	261	Willow River Secondary	Public	7-12	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 372-3131	195	14	13.5	42.6%	183 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,122							49.1	40.2	312	51
273333001464	262	Spring Lake Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5100	1,947	94	20.7	45.7%	973 (50.0%)	341 (17.5%)	315 (16.2%)	173 (8.9%)	17 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (6.4%)	$12,602							49	37.4	327	65
271248000618	263	Fulda Secondary	Public	7-12	410 College Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 425-2514	176	12	14.6	50.0%	132 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (16.5%)	8 (4.5%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,508							49	72.8	108	155
270010502567	264	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	338	23	14.6	36.7%	300 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381							48.7	48.3	262	2
270037604694	265	Upper Mississippi High Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19 E Exchange St.	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Upper Mississippi Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 528-8091	131	0		31.3%	83 (63.4%)	6 (4.6%)	23 (17.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.2%)	$15,818							48.7	43.4	287	22
271113000496	266	East Grand Forks Senior High	Public	9-12	1420 4th Ave NW	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 773-2405	541	24	22.9	33.8%	415 (76.7%)	40 (7.4%)	50 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$13,016							48.5	53.9	229	37
270002401743	267	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Secondary	Public	6-12	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 745-4636	273	17	15.6	41.8%	223 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$13,593							48.5	45.4	272	5
273180001015	268	John Marshall Senior High	Public	8-12	1510 14th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5400	1,573	37	42.9	43.2%	785 (49.9%)	316 (20.1%)	126 (8.0%)	209 (13.3%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	124 (7.9%)	$12,155							48.4			(n/a)
270573000213	269	Blackduck Secondary	Public	7-12	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 835-5209	310	15	20.3	58.7%	237 (76.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	$13,339							48.4	61.1	189	80
271224000591	270	Foley Senior High	Public	9-12	621 Penn St	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 968-7246	621	18	34.6	29.5%	599 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,301							48.4	52.5	240	30

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.