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)
270330000137	381	Ashby Secondary	Public	7-12	300 Birch Ave	Ashby	56309	Grant County	Ashby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 747-2257	141	11	13.3	36.9%	132 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,455							22.6	56	219	162
273178001319	382	Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High	Public	9-12	8230 47th Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8500	1,474	86	17	71.4%	258 (17.5%)	553 (37.5%)	367 (24.9%)	133 (9.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (10.4%)	$13,272							22.6	17.8	400	18
271757000809	383	Lake Of The Woods Secondary	Public	6-12	236 15th Ave SW	Baudette	56623	Lake of the Woods County	Lake Of The Woods School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 634-2510	230	11	21.4	38.3%	188 (81.7%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	$14,856							22.2	23	386	3
270002602155	384	917 DCALS Main	Public	8-12	1300 E 145th St	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-8259	108	15	7.2	42.6%	63 (58.3%)	10 (9.3%)	24 (22.2%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)								22	10.8	421	37
274416001841	385	Worthington Senior High	Public	9-12	1211 Clary St	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 376-6121	1,123	69	16.3	69.0%	236 (21.0%)	56 (5.0%)	712 (63.4%)	91 (8.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.8%)	$11,524							21.8	23.3	383	2
273351001479	386	Apollo Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 44th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	1,230	77	16	64.9%	443 (36.0%)	460 (37.4%)	164 (13.3%)	57 (4.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (7.9%)	$16,195							21.7	40.4	311	75
270037004515	387	Rochester Stem Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Stem Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 281-2381	116	7	17.4	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	116 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,956							21.5	13	411	24
273087001308	388	Northland Secondary	Public	7-12	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	131	11	11.4	73.3%	69 (52.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$24,323							20.9	18.7	398	10
272505001196	389	Onamia High School	Public	7-12	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4174	236	11	21.2	79.7%	85 (36.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	111 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	$23,031							20.6	43.8	283	106
273384001955	390	Como Park Senior High	Public	9-12	740 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8800	1,074	55	19.4	73.7%	191 (17.8%)	346 (32.2%)	111 (10.3%)	319 (29.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (9.5%)	$15,599							20.5	23.1	385	5

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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.