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)
273009001551	111	Proctor Senior High	Public	9-12	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	555	33	16.6	33.5%	493 (88.8%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$15,109							74.3	81.1	71	40
271137003361	112	Zimmerman High School	Public	9-12	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	718	30	23.7	24.1%	643 (89.6%)	7 (1.0%)	20 (2.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$12,416							74.3	82.8	63	49
273300001440	113	Shakopee High School	Public	9-12	100 17th Ave W	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5152	2,813	157	17.9	36.1%	1,398 (49.7%)	414 (14.7%)	459 (16.3%)	327 (11.6%)	30 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	183 (6.5%)	$11,390							73.9	68.6	137	24
270738003188	114	Caledonia Senior High	Public	9-12	825 N Warrior Ave	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 725-3316	267	21	13	19.5%	251 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$13,283							73.7	84.6	52	62
272055000913	115	Melrose Secondary	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	504	29	17.5	30.4%	363 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	133 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,337							73.5	63.1	173	58
270609000249	116	Brainerd Senior High	Public	9-12	702 S 5th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6200	1,833	89	20.5	33.0%	1,647 (89.9%)	24 (1.3%)	59 (3.2%)	13 (0.7%)	19 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (3.9%)	$11,859							73.4	86.2	47	69
270546000206	117	Big Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2547	850	49	17.3	31.6%	627 (73.8%)	59 (6.9%)	77 (9.1%)	24 (2.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.6%)	$12,296							73.4	70.9	118	1
271386000712	118	Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	165	9	19.1	49.1%	147 (89.1%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,709							73.4	67.7	145	27
274074001701	119	Two Harbors Secondary	Public	6-12	1640 Hwy 2 Ste 100	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 834-8201	582	33	17.6	32.6%	533 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$12,016							73.3	82.3	66	53
270822000348	120	Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	437	27	16.4	22.9%	411 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$12,304							73.3	44.9	276	156

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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