Best High Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
271227001725	471	Forest Lake Area Community School	Public	6-12	943 SW 9th Avenue	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3171	198	10	19.2	52.0%	136 (68.7%)	9 (4.5%)	21 (10.6%)	12 (6.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	$22,701	4.4	6.2	452	19
270025603314	472	Northern Lights Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	305 Bridge St	Warba	55793	Itasca County	Northern Lights Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 492-4400	84	9	8.8	71.4%	69 (82.1%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	$21,176	4.3			(n/a)
270008605324	473	SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Pipestone	Public	9-12	1106 7th Street SE	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	42	2	23.3	40.5%	28 (66.7%)	1 (2.4%)	11 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)		4.2	5	462	11
273239000500	474	Rosemount Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2120 Silver Bell Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 905-5857	189	11	16.8	69.8%	46 (24.3%)	41 (21.7%)	63 (33.3%)	8 (4.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.3%)	$11,436	3.9	5.4	460	14
272124004557	475	North High	Public	9-12	1500 James Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1700	509	46	11.1	79.2%	30 (5.9%)	386 (75.8%)	33 (6.5%)	13 (2.6%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$20,089	3.7	5.7	457	18
272124003107	476	Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	141	18	7.9	51.8%	4 (2.8%)	17 (12.1%)	105 (74.5%)	15 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,045	3.6	3.3	473	3
273384002455	477	Leap High School	Public	9-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 228-7706	174	14	12.3	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.6%)	115 (66.1%)	36 (20.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,112	3.3	2.4	476	1
270004602369	478	Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr.	Public	8-12	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	59	5	10.9	84.7%	44 (74.6%)	2 (3.4%)	11 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)		3.1	6.9	443	35
273354004980	479	Saints Academy	Public	7-12	4111 Ambassador Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 753-7152	167	10	17.4	52.1%	120 (71.9%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.8%)	6 (3.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.2%)	$11,298	2.7	8.9	431	48
270008604169	480	SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom	Public	9-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2258	53	3	18.1	75.5%	35 (66.0%)	3 (5.7%)	11 (20.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)		1.5	4.6	466	14

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

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)
271227001725	471	Forest Lake Area Community School	Public	6-12	943 SW 9th Avenue	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3171	198	10	19.2	52.0%	136 (68.7%)	9 (4.5%)	21 (10.6%)	12 (6.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	$22,701							4.4	6.2	452	19
270025603314	472	Northern Lights Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	305 Bridge St	Warba	55793	Itasca County	Northern Lights Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 492-4400	84	9	8.8	71.4%	69 (82.1%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	$21,176							4.3			(n/a)
270008605324	473	SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Pipestone	Public	9-12	1106 7th Street SE	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	42	2	23.3	40.5%	28 (66.7%)	1 (2.4%)	11 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								4.2	5	462	11
273239000500	474	Rosemount Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2120 Silver Bell Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 905-5857	189	11	16.8	69.8%	46 (24.3%)	41 (21.7%)	63 (33.3%)	8 (4.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.3%)	$11,436							3.9	5.4	460	14
272124004557	475	North High	Public	9-12	1500 James Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1700	509	46	11.1	79.2%	30 (5.9%)	386 (75.8%)	33 (6.5%)	13 (2.6%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$20,089							3.7	5.7	457	18
272124003107	476	Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	141	18	7.9	51.8%	4 (2.8%)	17 (12.1%)	105 (74.5%)	15 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,045							3.6	3.3	473	3
273384002455	477	Leap High School	Public	9-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 228-7706	174	14	12.3	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.6%)	115 (66.1%)	36 (20.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,112							3.3	2.4	476	1
270004602369	478	Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr.	Public	8-12	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	59	5	10.9	84.7%	44 (74.6%)	2 (3.4%)	11 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								3.1	6.9	443	35
273354004980	479	Saints Academy	Public	7-12	4111 Ambassador Blvd NW	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 753-7152	167	10	17.4	52.1%	120 (71.9%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.8%)	6 (3.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.2%)	$11,298							2.7	8.9	431	48
270008604169	480	SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom	Public	9-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2258	53	3	18.1	75.5%	35 (66.0%)	3 (5.7%)	11 (20.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)								1.5	4.6	466	14