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)
271230000602	121	Fosston Secondary	Public	7-12	301 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 435-1909	274	19	14.3	54.7%	216 (78.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$13,510							73.2	64	170	49
270318000097	122	Blaine High School	Public	9-12	12555 University Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6500	3,103	152	20.4	35.8%	1,792 (57.8%)	491 (15.8%)	239 (7.7%)	338 (10.9%)	21 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	221 (7.1%)	$11,226							73.1	74	102	20
272388001183	123	Northfield Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0630	1,295	58	22.2	30.3%	970 (74.9%)	24 (1.9%)	222 (17.1%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	$12,697							72.9	80	76	47
271152000530	124	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	600 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Ely Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 365-6166	176	13	13.8	33.5%	161 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$21,688							72.9	71.8	112	12
274066500038	125	Triton High School	Public	9-12	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7520	307	22	13.6	34.5%	244 (79.5%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,504							72.8	71.4	115	10
270034904096	126	PIM Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7255 Flying Cloud Drive	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	PIM Arts High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 224-1340	378	42	9	24.3%	265 (70.1%)	16 (4.2%)	49 (13.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	$13,708							72.5	70.6	120	6
274185001745	127	Warroad High School	Public	6-12	510 Cedar Ave NW	Warroad	56763	Roseau County	Warroad Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 386-6005	567	30	18.8	34.2%	414 (73.0%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.4%)	33 (5.8%)	36 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.6%)	$16,402							72.5	68.9	134	7
270001700353	128	Chisago Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	29400 Olinda Tr	Lindstrom	55045	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2500	1,048	69	15.2	26.3%	940 (89.7%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (2.8%)	19 (1.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	$12,347							72.3	81.5	69	59
274083001707	129	Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	287	17	16.6	37.3%	260 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$11,603							72.1	40.8	308	179
270017704291	130	North Lakes Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	308 15th St SW	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	North Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 982-2688	141	12	11.9	40.4%	117 (83.0%)	6 (4.3%)	8 (5.7%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$11,926							71.6	75.6	95	35

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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.