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)
270969000409	211	Cromwell-Wright Secondary	Public	7-12	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 644-3716	150	12	12.9	27.3%	136 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$16,326							59.8	45.3	275	64
272808001235	212	Park Rapids Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Huntsinger Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 237-6440	457	35	12.9	47.3%	370 (81.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$15,717							59.7	26	377	165
273285001429	213	Sauk Centre Secondary	Public	7-12	903 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	620	29	21.5	37.9%	545 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,321							59.6	63.4	171	42
270318000096	214	Anoka High School	Public	9-12	3939 N 7th Ave	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6200	2,353	124	19	37.0%	1,517 (64.5%)	318 (13.5%)	152 (6.5%)	150 (6.4%)	14 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	201 (8.5%)	$11,857							59.2	58.2	206	8
270018201304	215	Redwood Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	100 George Ramseth Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 644-3511	375	23	16.3	39.5%	208 (55.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	130 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$14,300							59.1	68.7	136	79
270576000215	216	Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	380	25	15.4	38.4%	355 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,290							58.8	62.1	180	36
274419001843	217	Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	173	13	13.4	49.7%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	$14,674							58.4	34	343	126
273288001434	218	Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High	Public	9-12	1835 Osauka Rd NE	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-4700	1,317	75	17.5	33.3%	1,088 (82.6%)	51 (3.9%)	68 (5.2%)	21 (1.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (6.0%)	$12,239							57.9	60.1	194	24
270012300751	219	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.	Public	9-12	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4600	399	21	18.6	24.8%	351 (88.0%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$15,195							57.8	75.9	94	125
271290000648	220	Goodhue Secondary	Public	7-12	510 3rd Ave	Goodhue	55027	Goodhue County	Goodhue Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 923-4447	339	19	18	20.6%	307 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,177							57.8	61.9	182	38

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.