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)
271503000767	371	Simley Senior High	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	1,058	48	22.1	49.8%	447 (42.2%)	119 (11.2%)	331 (31.3%)	51 (4.8%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.7%)	$13,480							25.3	39.8	314	57
271137002238	372	Ivan Sand Community High School	Public	9-12	1232 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	104	8	12.4	49.0%	65 (62.5%)	11 (10.6%)	7 (6.7%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.4%)	$25,381							25.3			(n/a)
272897000041	373	Pine River-Backus High School	Public	7-12	810 1st St N	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 587-4425	352	28	12.5	57.1%	328 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$11,954							25.2	50.3	249	124
270019303146	374	Bluesky Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2051 Killebrew Drive	Bloomington	55425	Hennepin County	Bluesky Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 642-0888	613	53	11.5	42.9%	461 (75.2%)	28 (4.6%)	52 (8.5%)	17 (2.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$10,842							25.1	52.2	242	132
270951000396	375	Columbia Heights Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4605	1,094	59	18.6	76.6%	129 (11.8%)	359 (32.8%)	521 (47.6%)	32 (2.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.1%)	$14,624							24.5	21.6	390	15
270018603139	376	Afsa High School	Public, Charter	7-12	100 Vadnais Blvd	Vadnais Heights	55127	Ramsey County	Afsa High School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 209-3910	255	15	17.1	51.8%	142 (55.7%)	22 (8.6%)	45 (17.6%)	23 (9.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$16,622							24.5	38.2	323	53
270036304107	377	Ubah Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 Main St	Hopkins	55343	Hennepin County	Ubah Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 540-2942	289	16	17.9	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	289 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,868							24.4	21.3	392	15
270936000376	378	Climax Secondary	Public	6-12	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2395	107	12	8.9	49.5%	74 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (23.4%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$12,188							24.2	6.7	446	68
271236000606	379	Frazee Secondary	Public	7-12	305 N Lake St	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 334-3181	388	23	16.5	43.8%	325 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	$12,823							23.2	43.8	284	95
274212001756	380	Waubun Secondary	Public	7-12	1013 3rd St	Waubun	56589	Becker County	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 473-6171	252	21	12.2	67.1%	43 (17.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	181 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$17,527							22.6	29	370	10

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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.