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)
270001301753	311	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Senior	Public	9-12	500 E Paquin St	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 362-4431	253	17	14.8	35.6%	227 (89.7%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$15,960							40.4	42.9	291	20
271896000075	312	Martin County West Senior High	Public	9-12	16 W 5th St	Sherburn	56171	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 764-4671	224	13	16.8	47.8%	205 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$16,005							40.4	69.7	129	183
270933000375	313	Cleveland Secondary	Public	7-12	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 931-5953	265	15	18.1	28.3%	235 (88.7%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$10,725							40.2	42.7	292	21
270000801514	314	Cherry Secondary	Public	7-12	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 258-8991	250	20	12.2	42.4%	213 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	$17,767							40.1	57.9	208	106
273384004429	315	Washington Technology Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8830	1,766	97	18.2	88.1%	79 (4.5%)	442 (25.0%)	259 (14.7%)	900 (51.0%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (4.1%)	$16,340							40.1	36.8	332	17
273885001676	316	Lincoln Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	101 Knight Ave S	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	Yes	No	No	(218) 681-7432	570	34	16.9	31.2%	479 (84.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$13,665							39.6	52.2	243	73
270010200134	317	Sibley East-Arlington Senior High	Public	9-12	202 3rd Ave NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	356	16	21.6	42.4%	238 (66.9%)	2 (0.6%)	104 (29.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,081							39.5	43.2	289	28
272124001035	318	South High	Public	9-12	3131 19th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4300	1,466	73	20	66.2%	419 (28.6%)	471 (32.1%)	328 (22.4%)	41 (2.8%)	149 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.9%)	$14,870							38.7	38.9	317	1
270013805534	319	CVA Fusion High School (9-12)	Public, Charter	9-12	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	57	0		26.3%	39 (68.4%)	7 (12.3%)	4 (7.0%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								38.4	79	84	235
270024503573	320	Metro College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	445	15	30.6	96.9%	1 (0.2%)	444 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,659							38.4	38.1	324	4

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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

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

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