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)
270047405441	391	Kalon Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1877 Aga Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Kalon Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 460-8881	135	9	15	52.6%	121 (89.6%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								20.4	8	437	46
270954000404	392	Comfrey Secondary	Public	7-12	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 877-3491	56	5	10.3	53.6%	53 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,138							20.1	40.2	313	79
273178005191	393	Robbinsdale Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2400 Sandburg Ln	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 504-8700	186	11	16.2	61.3%	57 (30.6%)	61 (32.8%)	34 (18.3%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)								19.9	10	425	32
271866000866	394	Mahnomen Secondary	Public	7-12	209 1st St W	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-2213	308	23	13.4	70.8%	44 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	200 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.2%)	$20,808							19.9	21.3	391	3
272520001221	395	Park Center Ib World School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7300 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 569-7600	1,991	124	16	72.3%	197 (9.9%)	716 (36.0%)	325 (16.3%)	627 (31.5%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (5.9%)	$14,788							19.4	24.7	381	14
270042505142	396	FIT Academy High School	Public, Charter	6-12	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	153	5	28.4	48.4%	96 (62.7%)	24 (15.7%)	20 (13.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	$5,506							18.8	48.8	259	137
272124000977	397	Henry High	Public	9-12	4320 Newton Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2000	826	65	12.6	78.3%	58 (7.0%)	362 (43.8%)	158 (19.1%)	189 (22.9%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.1%)	$17,623							18.6	80	75	322
270029903733	398	Lincoln International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 Minnehaha Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Lincoln International High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8690	165	13	12.5	100.0%	4 (2.4%)	62 (37.6%)	98 (59.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,321							18.6	32.4	352	46
270023502689	399	Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	10363 Liberty Ln	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 213-2017	185	11	16.6	36.2%	149 (80.5%)	4 (2.2%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	$9,913							18.4	32.1	357	42
270024603307	400	Twin Cities Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	690 Birmingham	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Twin Cities Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 205-4797	523	40	13.1	69.6%	93 (17.8%)	140 (26.8%)	151 (28.9%)	102 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$14,125							18.2	41.5	302	98

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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.