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)
271006000428	21	Dassel-Cokato Senior High	Public	9-12	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1600	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	593	38	15.8	23.4%	541 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$12,510							92.5	91	24	3
272343001146	22	New Prague Senior High	Public	9-12	221 12th St NE	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-1200	1,311	67	19.6	15.6%	1,211 (92.4%)	15 (1.1%)	36 (2.7%)	16 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	$10,526							91.7	91.4	22
273888001681	23	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	624	32	19.5	13.9%	574 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	$11,097							91.2	91.3	23
271104000461	24	East High School	Public	9-12	301 N 40th Ave E	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8845	1,486	65	22.7	21.5%	1,290 (86.8%)	31 (2.1%)	39 (2.6%)	23 (1.5%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.9%)	$14,057							90.7	82.9	61	37
271017000438	25	Delano High School	Public	7-12	700 Elm Ave E	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-3365	1,176	59	19.8	11.9%	1,079 (91.8%)	8 (0.7%)	27 (2.3%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.9%)	$11,777							90.4	64.9	159	134
273381004246	26	East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4200 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2301	2,042	83	24.6	14.4%	1,267 (62.0%)	194 (9.5%)	155 (7.6%)	301 (14.7%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	116 (5.7%)	$11,060							89.3	93.1	18	8
270293000064	27	Albany Area High School	Public	9-12	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5043	560	30	18.5	18.6%	530 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$12,197							89.2	86.6	45	18
272508001198	28	Orono Senior High	Public	9-12	795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8400	945	51	18.5	12.5%	835 (88.4%)	7 (0.7%)	44 (4.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	$14,750							88.9	90.2	26	2
270038605247	29	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	7-12	1885 University Ave. W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	111	11	10.3	83.8%	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								88.8			(n/a)
272352001156	30	New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	335	25	13.4	46.9%	314 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,055							88.8	75	97	67

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.