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)
272124004188	431	MPS Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	1250 W Broadway Ave	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(612) 668-0726	320	20	16.3	78.1%	55 (17.2%)	157 (49.1%)	36 (11.3%)	18 (5.6%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$19,989							11.2			(n/a)
270036104105	432	Academic Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	60 E Marie Ave Ste #220	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	Academic Arts High School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 457-7427	104	12	8.8	24.0%	49 (47.1%)	17 (16.3%)	27 (26.0%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$20,116							11.2	32.2	356	76
270807002234	433	Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	208 Central Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 335-2204	99	8	12	86.9%	6 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$21,734							10.9	3.1	474	41
271894002816	434	Matec	Public	5-12	305 S 2nd St	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6210	74	7	10.8	66.2%	49 (66.2%)	6 (8.1%)	16 (21.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$26,050							10.6	4	469	35
270011705279	435	Banaadir Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	1201 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 326-7200	95	8	11.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	95 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.5	10.5	423	12
270011703262	436	Mts High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2872 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-9013	176	16	11.2	91.5%	15 (8.5%)	72 (40.9%)	57 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.9%)	$30,961							10.4	9.1	429	7
271317002332	437	Grand Rapids Area Learning Center	Public	8-12	601 SW 7th St	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5750	119	4	29.6	70.6%	92 (77.3%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$11,995							9.7	8.6	433	4
273384001598	438	Humboldt High School	Public	6-12	30 Baker St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8600	1,031	56	18.4	90.1%	43 (4.2%)	269 (26.1%)	199 (19.3%)	458 (44.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.3%)	$17,564							9.3	9	430	8
270720002853	439	Phoenix Learning Center	Public	9-12	877 Bison Blvd	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8102	33	3	12.9	48.5%	26 (78.8%)	2 (6.1%)	1 (3.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	$17,014							8.9			(n/a)
273327002334	440	S St. Paul Community Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	710 - 19th Avenue North	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 450-9966	85	5	16.6	78.8%	36 (42.4%)	5 (5.9%)	33 (38.8%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	$15,322							8.7			(n/a)

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.