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)
270345002231	451	Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1804	240	3	78.4	73.3%	87 (36.3%)	17 (7.1%)	99 (41.3%)	22 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,568							6.2	4.7	465	14
272805005485	452	Owatonna Online 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8008	43	0		44.2%	29 (67.4%)	3 (7.0%)	9 (20.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								6.1			(n/a)
271023003062	453	Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	900 Highway 34 E	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 844-5687	62	6	10.9	72.6%	36 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	$26,262							5.9	12.2	416	37
270018103049	454	El Colegio Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	4137 Bloomington Ave	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	El Colegio Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 728-5728	83	9	9.6	85.5%	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	78 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,480							5.8			(n/a)
273178004613	455	Highview Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8700	183	9	20	77.0%	35 (19.1%)	86 (47.0%)	35 (19.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (11.5%)	$15,328							5.7	19.2	397	58
274272000950	456	Willmar Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	512 8th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6500	109	11	10	84.4%	27 (24.8%)	5 (4.6%)	71 (65.1%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,392							5.7	12.9	412	44
270226404149	457	Quora Secondary School	Public	7-12	70 W County Rd B2	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-5402	130	45	2.9	69.2%	72 (55.4%)	30 (23.1%)	13 (10.0%)	7 (5.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)								5.6	9.6	426	31
273351003003	458	St. Cloud Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	216 N 8th Ave	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	255	20	13	70.2%	67 (26.3%)	126 (49.4%)	23 (9.0%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.8%)	$18,847							5.5	6.6	447	11
270014205264	459	St. Paul City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	106	13	8.1	82.1%	7 (6.6%)	32 (30.2%)	54 (50.9%)	4 (3.8%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								5.4	6	453	6
271176001497	460	Faribault Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2855 1st Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6187	120	7	18	82.5%	39 (32.5%)	24 (20.0%)	50 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$15,490							5.3	3.4	471	11

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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.