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)
273045001290	101	Lafayette Secondary	Public	7-12	404 Champagne Ave	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Red Lake Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-2163	162	11	14.2	32.1%	141 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$16,132							76.2	84.4	54	47
272132001072	102	Montevideo Senior High	Public	9-12	1501 William Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6446	386	23	16.5	47.2%	278 (72.0%)	3 (0.8%)	74 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.6%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,562							75.9	68.8	135	33
271833000852	103	Luverne Senior High	Public	9-12	709 N Kniss	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 283-4491	378	24	15.8	28.3%	338 (89.4%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$10,954							75.9	57	210	107
270405000184	104	Belle Plaine Senior High	Public	9-12	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	473	17	27.1	22.0%	403 (85.2%)	9 (1.9%)	32 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,786							75.5	64.5	162	58
270272000052	105	Southland Senior High	Public	9-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	167	10	16.6	27.5%	151 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$23,558							75.5	67.1	148	43
270009303030	106	Pact Charter Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	7729 161st Ave NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 712-4200	338	18	18.9	23.7%	292 (86.4%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,642							75.2	79.6	79	27
270013200820	107	Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	5-12	100 6th Ave E	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	218	12	18.1	47.7%	207 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,444							74.9	79.5	80	27
271791000824	108	Lanesboro Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 467-2229	183	12	14.7	34.4%	177 (96.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,119							74.8	45.4	273	165
273003001273	109	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	807 S 8th Ave	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6001	979	51	19.3	32.6%	890 (90.9%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$11,348							74.5	61.3	188	79
270034404093	110	Great River School	Public, Charter	7-12	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	410	31	13.4	22.9%	302 (73.7%)	24 (5.9%)	37 (9.0%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$19,563							74.4	92.7	19	91

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.