Best High Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
270041204878	421	Rochester Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	974 Skyline Dr SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 258-5351	95	11	8.7	51.6%	65 (68.4%)	3 (3.2%)	9 (9.5%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.7%)	$20,456	13.4			(n/a)
270028804862	422	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3500 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	710	49	14.5	88.0%	10 (1.4%)	74 (10.4%)	612 (86.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (1.0%)	$17,531	13.4	14.2	407	15
270021804782	423	Crosslake Community 6-12 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	35808 County Road 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(218) 537-3628	266	16	16.7	52.6%	238 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (6.0%)	$13,277	13.2	21.9	389	34
272338000020	424	New Heights School Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	614 W Mulberry St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	New Heights School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 439-1962	68	13	5.1	52.9%	51 (75.0%)	2 (2.9%)	10 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	$15,151	12.2			(n/a)
270807000331	425	Cass Lake-Bena Secondary	Public	9-12	15308 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	253	25	10.2	79.1%	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,363	12	14.9	404	21
270005802245	426	MN River Valley Alternative Learning Center-Seatbased	Public	7-12	1313 E Black Oak Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	MN River Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 269-7131	58	6	10.4	69.0%	36 (62.1%)	1 (1.7%)	15 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)		11.9	6.7	445	19
270546005465	427	Big Lake Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	184	1	202.1	41.3%	153 (83.2%)	6 (3.3%)	15 (8.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)		11.7	38.3	321	106
272520004529	428	Alternative Learning Center Senior High	Public	9-12	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8890	160	18	8.8	76.3%	30 (18.8%)	78 (48.8%)	26 (16.3%)	14 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$30,063	11.5	7	442	14
270019103144	429	Central Lakes Adventure School	Public, Charter	7-12	12763 County Rd 1	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Central Lakes Adventure School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-3875	40	3	13.2	72.5%	32 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (5.0%)	$16,007	11.3			(n/a)
270001402222	430	Freshwater Education District Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	82	11	7.1	70.7%	68 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)		11.3	5.8	455	25

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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.
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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)
270041204878	421	Rochester Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	974 Skyline Dr SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 258-5351	95	11	8.7	51.6%	65 (68.4%)	3 (3.2%)	9 (9.5%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.7%)	$20,456							13.4			(n/a)
270028804862	422	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3500 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	710	49	14.5	88.0%	10 (1.4%)	74 (10.4%)	612 (86.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$17,531							13.4	14.2	407	15
270021804782	423	Crosslake Community 6-12 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	35808 County Road 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(218) 537-3628	266	16	16.7	52.6%	238 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$13,277							13.2	21.9	389	34
272338000020	424	New Heights School Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	614 W Mulberry St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	New Heights School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 439-1962	68	13	5.1	52.9%	51 (75.0%)	2 (2.9%)	10 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	$15,151							12.2			(n/a)
270807000331	425	Cass Lake-Bena Secondary	Public	9-12	15308 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	253	25	10.2	79.1%	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,363							12	14.9	404	21
270005802245	426	MN River Valley Alternative Learning Center-Seatbased	Public	7-12	1313 E Black Oak Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	MN River Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 269-7131	58	6	10.4	69.0%	36 (62.1%)	1 (1.7%)	15 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								11.9	6.7	445	19
270546005465	427	Big Lake Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	184	1	202.1	41.3%	153 (83.2%)	6 (3.3%)	15 (8.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								11.7	38.3	321	106
272520004529	428	Alternative Learning Center Senior High	Public	9-12	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8890	160	18	8.8	76.3%	30 (18.8%)	78 (48.8%)	26 (16.3%)	14 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$30,063							11.5	7	442	14
270019103144	429	Central Lakes Adventure School	Public, Charter	7-12	12763 County Rd 1	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Central Lakes Adventure School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-3875	40	3	13.2	72.5%	32 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	$16,007							11.3			(n/a)
270001402222	430	Freshwater Education District Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	82	11	7.1	70.7%	68 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)								11.3	5.8	455	25