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
121	Two Rivers High School	Public	9-12	1897 Delaware Ave	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7101	1,710	86	19.8	47.6%	735 (43.0%)	223 (13.0%)	568 (33.2%)	46 (2.7%)	19 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.9%)	$13,753							72.7	69.4	143	22		274227001779
122	Face To Face Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1165 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Face To Face Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-5544	83	7	11.6	79.5%	27 (32.5%)	37 (44.6%)	8 (9.6%)	6 (7.2%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$18,159							72.2	45.8	281	159		270015702952
123	Triton High School	Public	9-12	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7520	283	22	12.6	32.5%	213 (75.3%)	2 (0.7%)	58 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,504							72.2	72.8	125	2		274066500038
124	Crosby-Ironton Secondary	Public	7-12	711 Poplar St	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 545-8802	455	29	15.9	39.1%	406 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$13,420							72	64.4	177	53		270975000417
125	St. Charles Secondary	Public	7-12	600 E 6th St	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 932-4420	479	28	17	27.6%	373 (77.9%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,781							71.9	76.3	100	25		273345001476
126	Washburn High	Public	9-12	201 W 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3400	1,521	85	17.8	38.3%	805 (52.9%)	229 (15.1%)	368 (24.2%)	38 (2.5%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (4.3%)	$12,757							71.8	68	153	27		272124001055
127	Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	222	13	17.4	27.5%	171 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,799							71.7	49.8	258	131		270264000049
128	Windom Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	327	23	14.1	46.8%	201 (61.5%)	2 (0.6%)	95 (29.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,372							71.7	60.3	207	79		274278001815
129	Melrose Secondary	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	505	29	17.3	33.7%	357 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,337							71.6	73.5	115	14		272055000913
130	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	328	18	18	27.4%	302 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,387							71.3	86.1	44	86		270009001449

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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:

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

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