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)
270035104098	41	St Paul Conservatory Performing Art	Public, Charter	9-12	16 W 5th Street	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	St Paul Conservatory Performing Art	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 290-2225	365	18	20	14.0%	231 (63.3%)	21 (5.8%)	57 (15.6%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)	$11,858							86.5	81.3	70	29
272145001094	42	Moose Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-4435	283	19	14.9	31.8%	261 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$12,437							86.4	65.7	154	112
271778004309	43	Lakeville Online Academy-High	Public, Virtual	9-12	17630 Juniper Path Suite A	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-2023	121	10	11.7	27.3%	92 (76.0%)	7 (5.8%)	13 (10.7%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$9,096							86.1	43.9	282	239
270009001449	44	Murray County Central High School	Public	7-12	2420 28th St	Slayton	56172	Murray County	Murray County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 836-6184	310	21	14.9	35.5%	289 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,387							86.1	89.2	35	9
271026000642	45	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High	Public	9-12	513 Parke Ave S	Glyndon	56547	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	No	(218) 477-6912	451	28	16.1	26.2%	401 (88.9%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$11,049							85.3	55.5	220	175
270810000334	46	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	4757 N Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5000	1,997	86	23.1	22.4%	1,480 (74.1%)	140 (7.0%)	128 (6.4%)	132 (6.6%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	106 (5.3%)	$11,477							85.2	82.7	64	18
279144602314	47	Tri-County Secondary	Public	7-12	303 Pembina Trl S	Karlstad	56732	Kittson County	Tri-County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 436-2261	83	7	11.1	49.4%	77 (92.8%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,619							85.1	50	253	206
270375000176	48	Battle Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	402 Summit St W	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 864-5215	188	13	14.2	42.0%	167 (88.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$12,379							84.6	85.9	50	2
271722000797	49	Kimball Secondary	Public	6-12	100 W State Highway 55	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 398-7700	425	24	17.3	19.1%	404 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,492							84.5	59.3	198	149
273282001424	50	Sartell Senior High	Public	9-12	3101 Pine Cone Rd	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	1,315	81	16.2	20.6%	1,148 (87.3%)	29 (2.2%)	47 (3.6%)	37 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.0%)	$11,080							84.3	86.5	46	4

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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