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)
270024004810	331	Prairie Seeds High School Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	238	13	18.7	73.5%	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.6%)	23 (9.7%)	201 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,974							35.8	44.4	280	51
270009903539	332	Yellow Medicine East Secondary	Public	6-12	450 9th Ave	Granite Falls	56241	Yellow Medicine County	Yellow Medicine East	No	No	No	No	(320) 564-4081	206	15	14	43.7%	137 (66.5%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.1%)	3 (1.5%)	31 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$15,818							35.5	35.6	334	2
271551000770	333	Isle Secondary	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3101	204	14	14	59.8%	151 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.8%)	$15,722							35.4	26.5	376	43
270014800635	334	Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	98	6	17	33.7%	88 (89.8%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,147							34.8	22.2	388	54
272385001174	335	North Senior High	Public	9-12	2416 E 11th Ave	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-6000	1,594	87	18.2	65.2%	428 (26.9%)	291 (18.3%)	271 (17.0%)	481 (30.2%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (6.8%)	$13,170							34.7	42.4	295	40
271108500189	336	East Central Senior Secondary	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6015	323	21	15.6	52.6%	273 (84.5%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$13,146							34.6	30.1	362	26
272331001138	337	Nashwauk Secondary	Public	7-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	249	17	14.9	55.4%	217 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	$15,831							34.6	47.2	266	71
270046805434	338	Gentry Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 County Road E East	Vadnais Heights	55110	Ramsey County	Gentry Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 604-8300	126	7	18	4.8%	120 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								34.6	54.7	226	112
272124000958	339	Edison High	Public	9-12	700 22nd Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1300	896	47	19.1	75.6%	227 (25.3%)	436 (48.7%)	141 (15.7%)	38 (4.2%)	31 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$17,614							34.6	21.2	393	54
271182000568	340	Farmington High School	Public	9-12	20655 Flagstaff Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 252-2500	2,201	110	20	21.6%	1,662 (75.5%)	98 (4.5%)	210 (9.5%)	104 (4.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	120 (5.5%)	$10,632							34.1	38.8	319	21

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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

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.