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)
270543000204	271	Bertha Secondary	Public	7-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	220	18	12.5	55.5%	198 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	$13,767							48.1	55.1	225	46
270566000147	272	BOLD Senior High School	Public	9-12	701 S 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	No	(320) 523-1031	224	20	11.4	43.8%	191 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,118							48	29.1	369	97
272124004884	273	FAIR High	Public	9-12	10 S 10th St	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1060	339	14	24.1	60.2%	126 (37.2%)	100 (29.5%)	64 (18.9%)	11 (3.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$15,811							47.8	30.7	360	87
270747000322	274	Canby Secondary	Public	7-12	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 223-2002	303	14	20.9	42.9%	280 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$11,785							47.7	34.5	341	67
270021303274	275	Watershed High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6541 16th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Watershed High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 871-4363	49	5	9.8	59.2%	23 (46.9%)	4 (8.2%)	11 (22.4%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.3%)	$13,041							47.2			(n/a)
274092001713	276	Verndale Secondary	Public	7-12	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 445-5184	245	16	15.4	58.8%	224 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$10,617							47	27.1	375	99
270031504325	277	Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka	Public, Charter	7-12	5605 Green Circle Drive	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Lionsgate Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 217-0436	154	35	4.3	24.0%	105 (68.2%)	16 (10.4%)	10 (6.5%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.0%)	$55,991							46.6	45.9	271	6
271304000155	278	Granada Huntley East Chain High School	Public	9-12	300 Reynolds St	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	97	6	15.9	49.5%	94 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$29,025							46.6	37.5	326	48
271258000044	279	GFW High School	Public	9-12	1001 N Cottonwood St	Winthrop	55396	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 647-5382	214	17	12.3	43.0%	165 (77.1%)	2 (0.9%)	40 (18.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$15,574							46.6	30.7	361	82
271428003187	280	Minnesota Virtual Academy High	Public, Virtual	9-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 896-5323	814	47	17.2	60.8%	548 (67.3%)	102 (12.5%)	73 (9.0%)	16 (2.0%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.6%)	$10,434							46	44	281	1

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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

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

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