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)
274106005263	291	Falcon View Connections High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	724 Bielenberg Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	304	10	30.7	46.1%	241 (79.3%)	19 (6.3%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)								44.5	47.9	263	28
270014004749	292	HGA Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1471 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 369-7555	401	25	16.1	97.8%	2 (0.5%)	399 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,935							44.1	50.9	247	45
270357000165	293	Bagley Secondary	Public	7-12	1130 Main Ave N	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 694-3120	404	21	19.6	58.4%	289 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.1%)	$14,166							44	48.4	261	32
271712000023	294	Kerkhoven Secondary	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	395	22	17.9	36.5%	315 (79.7%)	5 (1.3%)	67 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,466							43.8	32.9	349	55
272817001243	295	Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	400	28	14.3	56.5%	202 (50.5%)	36 (9.0%)	132 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$14,018							43.1	39.2	315	20
273348001478	296	St. Clair Secondary	Public	7-12	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 245-3027	407	18	22.2	28.0%	384 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,369							42.6	36.6	333	37
271725000800	297	La Crescent Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-4484	369	26	14.3	21.1%	323 (87.5%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$21,003							42.6	34.7	340	43
270031505148	298	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	Public, Charter	7-12	599 Cardigan Road	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Lionsgate Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-2371	183	50	3.6	32.8%	115 (62.8%)	16 (8.7%)	16 (8.7%)	6 (3.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	$73,315							42.6	59.6	197	101
271500000761	299	Falls Secondary	Public	6-12	1515 11th St	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	International Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 283-2571	496	29	17.2	40.7%	418 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$14,695							42.5	42.5	293	6
270297000068	300	Albert Lea Senior High	Public	8-12	2000 Tiger Ln	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5340	1,229	75	16.3	55.5%	755 (61.4%)	27 (2.2%)	285 (23.2%)	123 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.0%)	$13,644							42.5	55.2	224	76

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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.