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
231	Coon Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2340 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7100	1,975	116	17	50.6%	871 (44.1%)	459 (23.2%)	183 (9.3%)	233 (11.8%)	18 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	207 (10.5%)	$13,844							54.1	61.1	203	28		270318000100
232	Falcon View Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	187	11	16.9	42.2%	143 (76.5%)	12 (6.4%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)								54	44.5	291	59		274106005263
233	Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	408	28	14.6	36.8%	368 (90.2%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,400							53.8	32.9	343	110		270008901148
234	Bertha Secondary	Public	7-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	213	16	13.3	45.1%	199 (93.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$13,767							53.6	48.1	271	37		270543000204
235	Minnesota Virtual Academy High	Public, Virtual	9-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 742-9843	706	53	13.3	53.5%	458 (64.9%)	88 (12.5%)	64 (9.1%)	18 (2.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.1%)	$10,434							53.6	46	280	45		271428003187
236	John Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1510 14th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-5400	1,549	0		40.7%	729 (47.1%)	324 (20.9%)	151 (9.7%)	194 (12.5%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (9.2%)	$12,155							53.4	48.4	268	32		273180001015
237	Adrian Secondary	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	155	12	12.8	35.5%	121 (78.1%)	2 (1.3%)	25 (16.1%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,223							53.4	57.7	222	15		270273000056
238	Farmington High School	Public	9-12	20655 Flagstaff Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 252-2500	2,153	109	19.8	20.5%	1,555 (72.2%)	111 (5.2%)	246 (11.4%)	110 (5.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (5.9%)	$10,632							53.2	34.1	340	102		271182000568
239	FAIR High	Public	9-12	10 S 10th St	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1060	337	21	15.7	59.6%	122 (36.2%)	113 (33.5%)	45 (13.4%)	11 (3.3%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$15,811							53	47.8	273	34		272124004884
240	Osseo Senior High	Public	9-12	317 2nd Ave NW	Osseo	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8500	2,289	117	19.5	51.1%	589 (25.7%)	843 (36.8%)	298 (13.0%)	368 (16.1%)	12 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (7.8%)	$13,960							53	61.5	199	41		272520001218

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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