Best High Schools in Minnesota

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Minnesota high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
272124001037	51	Southwest High	Public	9-12	3414 W 47th St	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3030	1,484	53	27.9	29.1%	946 (63.7%)	282 (19.0%)	133 (9.0%)	48 (3.2%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.1%)	$13,735							84.2	74.7	100	49
272823001248	52	Perham Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6500	505			35.6%	411 (81.4%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$11,207							84.1	86.9	43	9
271404000727	53	Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary	Public	6-12	301 N Summit Ave	Hills	56138	Rock County	Hills-Beaver Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 962-3240	196	16	12.3	27.0%	179 (91.3%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	5 (2.6%)	$11,164							84	86	49	4
274106001722	54	Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary	Public	7-12	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 565-3559	274	19	14.1	32.8%	245 (89.4%)	8 (2.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,974							83.8	68.1	142	88
270035504151	55	Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	115	11	10.8	26.1%	93 (80.9%)	2 (1.7%)	12 (10.4%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$17,389							83.7	98.5	4	51
271188000578	56	Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	685	54	12.6	33.1%	599 (87.4%)	12 (1.8%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$21,254							83.3	83	60	4
270318003170	57	Andover High School	Public	9-12	2115 Andover Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8400	1,758	86	20.4	18.9%	1,411 (80.3%)	97 (5.5%)	74 (4.2%)	74 (4.2%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.3%)	$12,030							82.9	77.2	91	34
279144902322	58	Win-E-Mac Secondary	Public	7-12	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 563-2900	205	9	22.5	51.7%	195 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,363							82.9	92.4	20	38
273381001550	59	Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	2665 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4409	1,979	45	43.9	21.2%	1,150 (58.1%)	228 (11.5%)	192 (9.7%)	254 (12.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	151 (7.6%)	$11,603							82.5	90.9	25	34
270010101695	60	Norman County East Secondary	Public	7-12	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 584-5151	94	9	10.1	54.3%	73 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.7%)	$16,037							82.4	43.6	285	225

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Minnesota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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