Best High Schools in Minnesota

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Minnesota high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
270002201733	151	Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 632-2300	480	22	22.3	48.1%	410 (85.4%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$12,843							68.4	70.3	124	27
271497000756	152	Hutchinson Senior High	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	888	50	17.6	31.3%	728 (82.0%)	5 (0.6%)	99 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.6%)	$11,594							68.3	66.8	150	2
272124001055	153	Washburn High	Public	9-12	201 W 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3400	1,555	79	19.6	39.0%	868 (55.8%)	237 (15.2%)	328 (21.1%)	43 (2.8%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.3%)	$12,757							68	77.6	89	64
272148000944	154	Mora Secondary	Public	7-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	745	44	16.9	39.7%	669 (89.8%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	11 (1.5%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$12,438							68	70.9	119	35
270942000382	155	Cloquet Senior	Public	9-12	1000 18th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3393	789	39	20.1	43.3%	558 (70.7%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	82 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (14.7%)	$13,227							67.9	55.2	223	68
273006001277	156	Prior Lake High School	Public	9-12	7575 150th St W	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-8600	2,854	135	21	18.7%	2,112 (74.0%)	195 (6.8%)	176 (6.2%)	191 (6.7%)	24 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.4%)	$10,497							67.5	67.2	147	9
270015000652	157	6-12th Grade Building	Public	6-12	712 3rd St	Graceville	56240	Big Stone County	Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 748-7233	130	10	13.2	26.9%	120 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$16,894							67.5	53.1	236	79
271878000879	158	Mankato East Senior High	Public	9-12	2600 Hoffman Rd	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-5671	1,336	68	19.7	41.0%	900 (67.4%)	219 (16.4%)	102 (7.6%)	32 (2.4%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (5.1%)	$12,359							67.4	74.8	98	60
270001902298	159	Minnewaska Secondary	Public	7-12	25122 State Hwy 28	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 239-1309	424	26	16.3	29.2%	396 (93.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$19,537							67.4	70.1	126	33
273321001451	160	Sleepy Eye Sec.	Public	7-12	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 794-7904	247	22	11.2	39.7%	147 (59.5%)	2 (0.8%)	89 (36.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,767							67.2	58	207	47

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Minnesota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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