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 Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 450)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
371	Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	234	16	14.5	31.2%	222 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$14,858							21.8	66.4	167	204		271428000749
372	Community School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 917-0073	199	10	19.4	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								21.8	17.4	405	33		270030405221
373	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	228	15	15.6	33.3%	186 (81.6%)	4 (1.8%)	6 (2.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.8%)	$14,856							21.6	22.2	383	10		271757000809
374	Park Center Ib World School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7300 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 569-7600	2,061	130	15.7	63.4%	176 (8.5%)	710 (34.4%)	319 (15.5%)	698 (33.9%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (7.2%)	$14,788							21.6	19.4	395	21		272520001221
375	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Secondary	Public	6-12	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 745-4636	273	12	22	36.3%	230 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$13,593							21.3	48.5	267	108		270002401743
376	Columbia Heights Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4605	1,141	59	19.2	72.2%	135 (11.8%)	346 (30.3%)	578 (50.7%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	$14,624							20.5	24.5	375	1		270951000396
377	Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	10363 Liberty Ln	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 213-2017	191	11	16.8	33.0%	151 (79.1%)	5 (2.6%)	13 (6.8%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.4%)	$9,913							20.3	18.4	399	22		270023502689
378	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	1,034	52	19.7	69.1%	179 (17.3%)	319 (30.9%)	120 (11.6%)	316 (30.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.0%)	$15,599							20.1	20.5	390	12		273384001955
379	Northome Secondary	Public	7-12	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 897-5275	101	10	9.9	54.5%	66 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$27,379							20			(n/a)		273270001416
380	Crosslake Community 6-12 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	35808 County Road 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(218) 537-3628	311	18	17.3	49.5%	277 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$13,277							19.9	13.2	423	43		270021804782

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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