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)
273239001373	221	Apple Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	14450 Hayes Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8200	1,893	106	17.9	53.5%	736 (38.9%)	492 (26.0%)	406 (21.4%)	90 (4.8%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	155 (8.2%)	$14,525							57.8	58.4	204	17
270273000056	222	Adrian Secondary	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	176	12	14.2	44.9%	146 (83.0%)	3 (1.7%)	21 (11.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$14,223							57.7	68.6	138	84
270000701469	223	Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	233	15	15.5	27.9%	211 (90.6%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	$12,386							57.5	67.4	146	77
272301001135	224	Mountain Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 427-2325	244	15	15.9	57.0%	143 (58.6%)	3 (1.2%)	69 (28.3%)	21 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$14,285							57.1	47.3	264	40
279145102330	225	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Sec	Public	7-12	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	No	(507) 234-5181	349	25	13.9	35.0%	321 (92.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,329							56.7	53.6	231	6
271101000452	226	Dover-Eyota High School	Public	9-12	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	337	18	19.2	19.9%	311 (92.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$13,897							56.4	56.3	216	10
272835001254	227	Pillager Senior High School	Public	9-12	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 746-2117	360	23	15.4	42.8%	330 (91.7%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$12,067							56.3	81.6	68	159
272124001026	228	Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	4029 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4800	1,044	53	19.8	58.7%	432 (41.4%)	216 (20.7%)	311 (29.8%)	18 (1.7%)	28 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.5%)	$16,590							56.2	58.6	203	25
271426000613	229	Hopkins Senior High	Public	9-12	2400 Royals Dr	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4500	1,491	77	19.3	40.4%	722 (48.4%)	375 (25.2%)	190 (12.7%)	79 (5.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	117 (7.8%)	$15,803							56.2	58.3	205	24
270016200812	230	Lake Park Audubon Secondary	Public	7-12	611 Vigen Rd	Lake Park	56554	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 325-0754	363	22	16.5	36.6%	316 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$11,349							56	34.8	338	108

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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