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)
274143001728	161	Wabasso Secondary	Public	7-12	1333 May St	Wabasso	56293	Redwood County	Wabasso Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 342-5114	232	11	21.6	43.5%	216 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$12,297							67.2	63.4	172	11
274081001705	162	Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary	Public	7-12	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 596-8853	126	9	13.8	39.7%	101 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.9%)	$14,248							67.1	48.6	260	98
273342001473	163	St. Anthony Village Senior High	Public	9-12	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1100	705	25	27.8	32.6%	413 (58.6%)	96 (13.6%)	94 (13.3%)	52 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	$13,239							66.7	64.4	163
270038504735	164	Red Lake County Central High School	Public	7-12	201 Governor St	Oklee	56742	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	No	(218) 796-5136	162	14	11.5	43.2%	143 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$16,245							66.7	51.5	246	82
271894000892	165	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	400 Tiger Dr	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6920	876	46	18.8	44.4%	555 (63.4%)	67 (7.6%)	144 (16.4%)	73 (8.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.7%)	$12,243							66.6	65.2	157	8
271317000934	166	Bigfork Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 743-3444	126	10	12.3	64.3%	105 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$18,817							66.5	51.5	245	79
271428000749	167	Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	211	17	12.6	30.8%	199 (94.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,858							66.4	40.5	310	143
273390001644	168	Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Wadena County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 894-2431	335	19	17.9	36.1%	298 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$13,669							66.4	61.7	185	17
272067000924	169	Milaca Secondary High	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7206	772	41	18.8	44.8%	714 (92.5%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$12,646							66.4	71	116	53
273178001318	170	Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High	Public	9-12	10635 36th Ave N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8801	1,832	61	30.2	44.9%	887 (48.4%)	430 (23.5%)	243 (13.3%)	91 (5.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	169 (9.2%)	$12,963							65.9	65.5	155	15

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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.