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
21	Red Rock Central Secondary	Public	7-12	509 S Birch St	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 752-7361	160	14	11	48.1%	151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,444							90.7	74.9	107	86		270013200820
22	Healy Secondary	Public	7-12	112 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 468-6458	607	37	16.5	24.5%	587 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$10,509							90.7	80.1	75	53		272832001252
23	Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric	Public, Charter	9-12	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	258	19	13.6	36.8%	105 (40.7%)	108 (41.9%)	11 (4.3%)	24 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$9,792							90.3	92.9	18	5		270033304817
24	Win-E-Mac Secondary	Public	7-12	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 563-2900	211	12	18	43.1%	194 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,363							90	82.9	58	34		279144902322
25	Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High	Public	6-12	901 E Ferry St	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5800	500	0		30.6%	396 (79.2%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$12,675							90	86.9	39	14		271807000047
26	Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	215	17	12.7	29.8%	201 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,474							90	77	96	70		270303000080
27	East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4200 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2301	2,072	85	24.2	14.6%	1,194 (57.6%)	227 (11.0%)	157 (7.6%)	337 (16.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (7.1%)	$11,060							89.9	89.3	26	1		273381004246
28	LILA Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	19850 Fenway Avenue N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-8989	579	43	13.6	15.4%	444 (76.7%)	12 (2.1%)	68 (11.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$11,480							89.6	79.7	77	49		270035804828
29	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	603	32	18.6	10.3%	550 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$11,097							89.4	91.2	23	6		273888001681
30	Spectrum High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-9845	502	30	16.6	14.7%	424 (84.5%)	13 (2.6%)	33 (6.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$13,886							89.3	92.9	19	11		270027603615

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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.