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)
270944000388	201	Rocori Senior High	Public	9-12	534 5th Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	861	51	16.8	23.1%	728 (84.6%)	18 (2.1%)	94 (10.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$12,448							61.2	43.3	288	87
270318000021	202	Champlin Park High School	Public	9-12	6025 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6800	2,978	146	20.3	39.3%	1,301 (43.7%)	682 (22.9%)	293 (9.8%)	421 (14.1%)	16 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	263 (8.8%)	$11,983							61.2	66.9	149	53
270318000100	203	Coon Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2340 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7100	2,147	116	18.5	51.1%	1,029 (47.9%)	495 (23.1%)	172 (8.0%)	225 (10.5%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	204 (9.5%)	$13,844							61.1	60.6	191	12
271317000935	204	Grand Rapids Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Conifer Dr NW	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 327-5760	1,114	55	20.2	39.8%	965 (86.6%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	80 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$13,413							60.9	75.6	96	108
270026103319	205	Edvisions Off Campus School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	501 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Edvisions Off Campus School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(507) 248-3101	114	9	12	14.9%	90 (78.9%)	3 (2.6%)	5 (4.4%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.4%)	$12,162							60.5			(n/a)
271857000860	206	Madelia Secondary	Public	7-12	320 Buck Ave SE	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 642-3232	289	20	14.1	47.8%	162 (56.1%)	1 (0.3%)	115 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	$14,699							60.3	52.7	237	31
274278001815	207	Windom Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	341	21	15.9	45.2%	208 (61.0%)	5 (1.5%)	96 (28.2%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	12 (3.5%)	$15,372							60.3	29.2	366	159
271104000460	208	Denfeld High School	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8830	917	60	15.4	57.8%	596 (65.0%)	71 (7.7%)	50 (5.5%)	9 (1.0%)	52 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (15.2%)	$17,519							60.1	46.1	269	61
271881000886	209	Maple Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 963-3171	379	27	13.7	22.4%	364 (96.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,558							60	65.8	153	56
271227000595	210	Forest Lake Area High School	Public	9-12	6101 Scandia Tr N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8401	1,823	64	28.4	23.1%	1,465 (80.4%)	58 (3.2%)	86 (4.7%)	128 (7.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (4.4%)	$11,600							59.8	72.9	107	103

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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