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
321	Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,060							34.1	53.3	241	80		272811001238
322	Tartan Senior High	Public	9-12	828 Greenway Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8600	1,687	72	23.3	59.2%	439 (26.0%)	288 (17.1%)	407 (24.1%)	389 (23.1%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	151 (9.0%)	$13,373							34	54.1	237	85		272385001177
323	Pipestone Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	302	24	12.7	38.4%	208 (68.9%)	5 (1.7%)	69 (22.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$16,414							34	33.9	342	19		270010801263
324	Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary	Public	7-12	124 N Minnesota Ave	Okabena	56161	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 853-4507	137	10	13.6	45.3%	96 (70.1%)	3 (2.2%)	23 (16.8%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$16,601							34	31	351	27		271393000017
325	Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	592	39	15.2	52.0%	374 (63.2%)	13 (2.2%)	125 (21.1%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$13,630							33.9	64.3	180	145		270972000412
326	Insight School Of Minnesota	Public, Virtual	6-12	5910 Shingle Creek Pkwy	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 560-1905	509	28	18.4	69.0%	281 (55.2%)	91 (17.9%)	72 (14.1%)	9 (1.8%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$12,458							33.9			(n/a)		270624004306
327	Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,485	82	18.1	54.9%	578 (38.9%)	119 (8.0%)	508 (34.2%)	178 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.2%)	51 (3.4%)	$13,519							33.7	26.9	362	35		270345000148
328	Fisher Secondary	Public	7-12	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	99	10	9.9	45.5%	70 (70.7%)	1 (1.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	$12,473							33.4	45.5	283	45		271218000586
329	MACCRAY Secondary	Public	6-12	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 847-2154	402	28	14.4	45.8%	318 (79.1%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,451							33.3	40.7	309	20		270009100365
330	Technical Senior High	Public	9-12	4200 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8350	1,561	87	17.9	63.5%	559 (35.8%)	735 (47.1%)	107 (6.9%)	25 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	120 (7.7%)	$12,760							33.1	32.1	345	15		273351001494

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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.