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)
270048005509	71	Ada-Borup-West Secondary	Public	6-12	604 W Thorpe Ave	Ada	56510	Norman County	Ada-Borup-West Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 784-5332	343	25	13.8	45.2%	260 (75.8%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)								81	80	74	3
273180002660	72	Century Senior High	Public	8-12	2525 Viola Rd NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5100	1,698	39	44	31.3%	1,005 (59.2%)	242 (14.3%)	169 (10.0%)	170 (10.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (6.4%)	$12,712							80.7			(n/a)
272820001245	73	Pequot Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	30805 Olson St	Pequot Lakes	56472	Crow Wing County	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 568-9210	620	37	16.6	33.1%	588 (94.8%)	10 (1.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$3,311							80.5	69.8	128	55
272520002651	74	Maple Grove Senior High	Public	9-12	9800 Fernbrook Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8700	2,324	99	23.4	20.7%	1,617 (69.6%)	278 (12.0%)	118 (5.1%)	162 (7.0%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (6.1%)	$13,100							80.2	82.3	65	9
272832001252	75	Healy Secondary	Public	7-12	112 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 468-6458	642	36	17.6	35.0%	620 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$10,509							80.1	83.3	59	16
271854000858	76	Mabel-Canton Secondary	Public	7-12	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	118	12	9.8	41.5%	113 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$13,378							80.1	96.7	8	68
270035804828	77	LILA Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	19850 Fenway Avenue N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-8989	593	35	17	15.5%	446 (75.2%)	11 (1.9%)	84 (14.2%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	$11,480							79.7	88	39	38
271119000502	78	Eden Valley Secondary	Public	7-12	298 Brooks St N	Eden Valley	55329	Meeker County	Eden Valley-Watkins School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 453-2900	458	29	16	28.6%	424 (92.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,078							79.7	84.6	53	25
271422000735	79	Eden Prairie Senior High	Public	9-12	17185 Valley View Rd	Eden Prairie	55346	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 975-8000	2,833	155	18.2	31.2%	1,418 (50.1%)	534 (18.8%)	284 (10.0%)	417 (14.7%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	174 (6.1%)	$13,776							79.1	89.1	36	43
273378001532	80	St. Louis Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6100	1,483	67	22.2	43.0%	744 (50.2%)	365 (24.6%)	196 (13.2%)	44 (3.0%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	123 (8.3%)	$14,273							78.6	78.7	86	6

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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.

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