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)
270306000085	231	Alexandria Area High School	Public	9-12	4300 Pioneer Road SE	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-2142	1,310	77	16.9	23.9%	1,207 (92.1%)	5 (0.4%)	51 (3.9%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	$13,462							55.7	70.3	125	106
271788000822	232	Lancaster Secondary	Public	7-12	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 762-5400	81	6	12.6	44.4%	75 (92.6%)	2 (2.5%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$22,838							55.6	46	270	38
271419000733	233	Holdingford Secondary	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	513	24	21.8	20.7%	496 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,202							54.9	53.7	230	3
270741000316	234	Cambridge-Isanti High School	Public	9-12	430 NW 8th Ave	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 689-6066	1,610	69	23.2	32.2%	1,359 (84.4%)	24 (1.5%)	71 (4.4%)	62 (3.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.2%)	$12,431							54.8	64.7	160	74
270894000361	235	Chokio-Alberta Secondary	Public	7-12	311 1st St West	Chokio	56221	Stevens County	Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 324-7131	75	7	10.5	37.3%	73 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$16,191							54.8	36.9	331	96
272358001161	236	Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	170	13	12.9	22.4%	155 (91.2%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,068							54.5	44.5	278	42
272385001177	237	Tartan Senior High	Public	9-12	828 Greenway Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8600	1,743	96	18.2	60.2%	530 (30.4%)	295 (16.9%)	390 (22.4%)	385 (22.1%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.7%)	$13,373							54.1	57.3	209	28
270615000265	238	Breckenridge Senior High	Public	9-12	710 N 13th St	Breckenridge	56520	Wilkin County	Breckenridge Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 643-2694	227	15	14.8	37.4%	192 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$14,657							53.9	43.4	286	48
272058000916	239	Menahga High School	Public	7-12	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 334-3732	434	28	15.5	55.8%	401 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$12,133							53.6	38.2	322	83
273243001385	240	Roseville Area Senior High	Public	9-12	1240 County Road B2 W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 635-1660	2,316	100	23	46.4%	934 (40.3%)	395 (17.1%)	352 (15.2%)	443 (19.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (8.1%)	$12,802							53.6	61.9	181	59

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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.