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
331	Cherry Secondary	Public	7-12	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 258-8991	273	18	15.2	32.6%	230 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	$17,767							33.1	40.1	314	17		270000801514
332	Richfield Senior High	Public	9-12	7001 Harriet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 798-6100	1,183	84	14	54.2%	295 (24.9%)	174 (14.7%)	557 (47.1%)	46 (3.9%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (8.5%)	$16,095							32.9	29.9	353	21		273175001315
333	Lake Park Audubon High School	Public	6-12	611 Vigen Ln	Lake Park	56554	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 325-0754	388	15	25.5	32.5%	323 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	$11,349							32.8	56	230	103		270016200812
334	Leroy Secondary	Public	6-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	138	8	17.2	26.8%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$15,605							32	26.6	363	29		271806000832
335	Yellow Medicine East Secondary	Public	6-12	450 9th Ave	Granite Falls	56241	Yellow Medicine County	Yellow Medicine East	No	No	No	No	(320) 564-4081	321	26	12.3	38.0%	231 (72.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40 (12.5%)	5 (1.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$15,818							31.9	35.5	332	3		270009903539
336	Fillmore Central Senior High	Public	7-12	145 Main Ave S	Harmony	55939	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central	No	No	No	No	(507) 886-6464	264	21	12.8	30.3%	248 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,874							31.5	37.1	324	12		270010000691
337	East Central Senior Secondary	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6015	309	22	14	37.5%	255 (82.5%)	6 (1.9%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$13,146							31.5	34.6	336	1		271108500189
338	Canby Secondary	Public	7-12	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 223-2002	300	17	18.1	40.7%	273 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,785							30.7	47.7	274	64		270747000322
339	South High	Public	9-12	3131 19th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4300	1,257	98	12.8	65.1%	232 (18.5%)	387 (30.8%)	436 (34.7%)	19 (1.5%)	122 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.8%)	$14,870							30	38.7	318	21		272124001035
340	Community of Peace Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4527	250	17	14.8	78.0%	15 (6.0%)	62 (24.8%)	73 (29.2%)	84 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	$14,996							29.9	14.8	416	76		270011504163

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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.

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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.