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)
272811001238	241	Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	278	15	18.2	32.7%	267 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,060							53.3	68.5	140	101
273246001399	242	Rothsay Secondary	Public	7-12	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 867-2116	133	8	16.3	35.3%	123 (92.5%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,338							53	91.9	21	221
270630000278	243	Browerville Secondary	Public	7-12	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 594-2272	266	44	6.1	48.9%	234 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,266							53	49.4	256	13
273297001436	244	Sebeka Secondary	Public	7-12	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	245	17	14.4	48.6%	224 (91.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$12,234							52.7	46.9	268	24
270036704507	245	Step Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	835 5th St E.	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	374	17	22.5	65.8%	1 (0.3%)	370 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,333							52.7	12.3	415	170
271809000836	246	Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Rd 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	366	30	12.2	30.1%	310 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$10,969							52.4	42.3	298	52
270013002498	247	Blue Earth Area Secondary	Public	8-12	1125 N Grove Street	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 526-3201	420	23	17.9	42.9%	339 (80.7%)	2 (0.5%)	70 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,556							51.8	42.3	296	49
273381001543	248	Park High School	Public	9-12	8040 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3702	1,957	91	21.5	30.8%	1,180 (60.3%)	177 (9.0%)	253 (12.9%)	196 (10.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (7.5%)	$11,998							51.6	54.7	227	21
270000101613	249	Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	259	15	16.8	43.2%	222 (85.7%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$15,739							51.3	72.8	109	140
271359000702	250	Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	353	22	16	34.8%	314 (89.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,914							50.9	54.3	228	22

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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

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.