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
151	Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	423	27	15.6	22.7%	401 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,304							67.1	73.3	120	31		270822000348
152	St. Anthony Village Senior High	Public	9-12	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1100	752	40	18.9	29.9%	434 (57.7%)	122 (16.2%)	104 (13.8%)	46 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$13,239							67.1	66.7	163	11		273342001473
153	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	400 Tiger Dr	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6920	886	57	15.6	42.6%	534 (60.3%)	72 (8.1%)	145 (16.4%)	90 (10.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	$12,243							67	66.6	165	12		271894000892
154	Montevideo Senior High	Public	9-12	1501 William Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6446	408	24	17.2	47.8%	292 (71.6%)	6 (1.5%)	91 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$13,562							67	75.9	102	52		272132001072
155	Renville County West Senior High	Public	7-12	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	219	14	15.8	43.8%	141 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (31.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,851							67	63.4	187	32		270016301310
156	Foley Senior High	Public	9-12	621 Penn St	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 968-7246	588	30	19.9	23.3%	571 (97.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,301							66.8	48.4	270	114		271224000591
157	Floodwood Secondary	Public	7-12	115 4th Ave W	Floodwood	55736	St. Louis County	Floodwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 476-2285	80	7	11.5	40.0%	69 (86.3%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	$15,584							66.8	36.3	329	172		271221000589
158	Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	374	28	13.3	58.3%	188 (50.3%)	38 (10.2%)	124 (33.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$14,018							66.5	43.1	295	137		272817001243
159	Hopkins High School	Public	9-12	2400 Royals Dr	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4500	2,003	103	19.5	36.3%	959 (47.9%)	531 (26.5%)	254 (12.7%)	86 (4.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	166 (8.3%)	$15,803							66.2	56.2	229	70		271426000613
160	Central Senior High	Public	9-12	275 Lexington Pkwy N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-4900	1,682	64	26.2	39.8%	784 (46.6%)	405 (24.1%)	125 (7.4%)	178 (10.6%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (10.6%)	$14,683							66.2	69.8	139	21		273384001564

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