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)
270028703631	91	Plainview-Elgin-Millville High	Public	9-12	500 W Broadway	Plainview	55964	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 534-3128	464	26	17.8	30.2%	406 (87.5%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,125							77.5	60.4	192	101
272139001079	92	Monticello Senior High	Public	9-12	5225 School Blvd	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-3000	1,330	62	21.3	28.5%	1,066 (80.2%)	44 (3.3%)	137 (10.3%)	18 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.7%)	$14,148							77.4	69.4	132	40
271191000583	93	Fertile-Beltrami Secondary	Public	7-12	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 945-6953	242	14	17.4	34.7%	224 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$13,841							77.2	59.2	199	106
270354000163	94	Badger Secondary	Public	7-12	110 Carpenter Ave	Badger	56714	Roseau County	Badger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 528-3201	102	10	10.6	52.0%	94 (92.2%)	5 (4.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,545							77.1	62.2	178	84
272340001142	95	New London-Spicer Senior	Public	9-12	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	467	30	15.8	22.5%	435 (93.1%)	4 (0.9%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,902							77.1	83.3	58	37
270303000080	96	Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	222	16	14.2	33.8%	205 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,474							77	64	168	72
271575001625	97	Jordan High School	Public	9-12	600 Sunset Dr	Jordan	55352	Scott County	Jordan Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 492-4400	630	35	18.1	25.9%	487 (77.3%)	13 (2.1%)	84 (13.3%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	$11,690							76.8	87.2	40	57
273384001592	98	Highland Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1015 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8940	1,456	62	23.5	46.2%	525 (36.1%)	319 (21.9%)	330 (22.7%)	175 (12.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (6.6%)	$15,099							76.7	71	117	19
271137000518	99	Elk River Senior High	Public	9-12	900 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3434	1,602	62	25.6	22.0%	1,297 (81.0%)	84 (5.2%)	89 (5.6%)	37 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.4%)	$11,811							76.5	69.9	127	28
273345001476	100	St. Charles Secondary	Public	7-12	600 E 6th St	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 932-4420	486	28	17.1	32.3%	381 (78.4%)	6 (1.2%)	68 (14.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$11,781							76.3	72.1	110	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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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