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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
270345005397	411	Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	64	5	13.1	68.8%	37 (57.8%)	5 (7.8%)	17 (26.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)		15.8			(n/a)
270021103272	412	Sage Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 85th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Sage Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 315-4020	61	11	5.3	60.7%	17 (27.9%)	27 (44.3%)	7 (11.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.1%)	$18,703	15.8	8.6	432	20
273015001287	413	Randolph Secondary	Public	7-12	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-2151	408	20	20.2	19.6%	387 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,367	15.6	41.1	307	106
271188001021	414	Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	102	7	15.2	66.7%	72 (70.6%)	5 (4.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (10.8%)	$11,105	15.2	34	344	70
270038904696	415	DREAM Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1705 16th Street NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 262-5640	95	3	34.4	76.8%	45 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$18,642	14.9			(n/a)
270011504163	416	Community of Peace Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4630	261	11	24.3	84.7%	16 (6.1%)	76 (29.1%)	78 (29.9%)	75 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$14,996	14.8	11.9	418	2
270021403275	417	New Century Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	950 School Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Century Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-3660	117	5	25.7	56.4%	100 (85.5%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$16,803	14.5	42.5	294	123
270942002236	418	Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	87	7	13.2	78.2%	49 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.4%)	$18,351	13.9	4.2	468	50
270034304133	419	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10220 Goldenrod St. NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 786-4799	202	11	17.9	70.8%	92 (45.5%)	53 (26.2%)	28 (13.9%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	$19,164	13.5	5.7	456	37
270003602351	420	Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1405 3rd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Wright Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(763) 684-2200	91	6	14.7	57.1%	61 (67.0%)	6 (6.6%)	17 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)		13.4			(n/a)

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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)
270345005397	411	Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	64	5	13.1	68.8%	37 (57.8%)	5 (7.8%)	17 (26.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								15.8			(n/a)
270021103272	412	Sage Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 85th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Sage Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 315-4020	61	11	5.3	60.7%	17 (27.9%)	27 (44.3%)	7 (11.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.1%)	$18,703							15.8	8.6	432	20
273015001287	413	Randolph Secondary	Public	7-12	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 263-2151	408	20	20.2	19.6%	387 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,367							15.6	41.1	307	106
271188001021	414	Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	102	7	15.2	66.7%	72 (70.6%)	5 (4.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (10.8%)	$11,105							15.2	34	344	70
270038904696	415	DREAM Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1705 16th Street NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 262-5640	95	3	34.4	76.8%	45 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$18,642							14.9			(n/a)
270011504163	416	Community of Peace Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4630	261	11	24.3	84.7%	16 (6.1%)	76 (29.1%)	78 (29.9%)	75 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$14,996							14.8	11.9	418	2
270021403275	417	New Century Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	950 School Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Century Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-3660	117	5	25.7	56.4%	100 (85.5%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$16,803							14.5	42.5	294	123
270942002236	418	Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	87	7	13.2	78.2%	49 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.4%)	$18,351							13.9	4.2	468	50
270034304133	419	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10220 Goldenrod St. NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 786-4799	202	11	17.9	70.8%	92 (45.5%)	53 (26.2%)	28 (13.9%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	$19,164							13.5	5.7	456	37
270003602351	420	Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1405 3rd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Wright Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(763) 684-2200	91	6	14.7	57.1%	61 (67.0%)	6 (6.6%)	17 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								13.4			(n/a)