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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
441	Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	74	7	10.9	50.0%	36 (48.6%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	$18,351	5.1	13.9	418	23	270942002236
442	St. Paul City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	152	11	14.1	88.8%	4 (2.6%)	39 (25.7%)	89 (58.6%)	9 (5.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)		5.1	5.4	459	17	270014205264
443	Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	$15,568	4.9	6.2	451	8	270345002231
444	NLC 6076 Alternative Learning Center Program	Public	7-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	48	4	12.2	72.9%	35 (72.9%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)		4.8			(n/a)	270022403477
445	Riverside Academy	Public	9-12	1700 305th Ave NE	Cambridge	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6262	40	4	10.3	60.0%	32 (80.0%)	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	$13,105	4.8			(n/a)	270741005006
446	Burnsville Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2140 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4020	198	17	11.3	69.7%	32 (16.2%)	56 (28.3%)	85 (42.9%)	7 (3.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.1%)	$18,027	4.6			(n/a)	270729000481
447	Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	208 Central Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 335-2204	94	8	11.9	79.8%	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,734	4.5	10.9	433	14	270807002234
448	Willmar Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	512 8th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6500	91	13	7	83.5%	16 (17.6%)	7 (7.7%)	60 (65.9%)	6 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$14,392	4.4	5.7	456	8	274272000950
449	St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	6355 Osman Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8472	75	6	12.5	45.3%	46 (61.3%)	1 (1.3%)	19 (25.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)	$14,296	3.9			(n/a)	273819002685
450	Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	166	20	8.2	51.2%	2 (1.2%)	29 (17.5%)	123 (74.1%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,045	3	3.6	476	26	272124003107

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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.
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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.

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
441	Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	74	7	10.9	50.0%	36 (48.6%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	$18,351							5.1	13.9	418	23		270942002236
442	St. Paul City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	152	11	14.1	88.8%	4 (2.6%)	39 (25.7%)	89 (58.6%)	9 (5.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)								5.1	5.4	459	17		270014205264
443	Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	$15,568							4.9	6.2	451	8		270345002231
444	NLC 6076 Alternative Learning Center Program	Public	7-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	48	4	12.2	72.9%	35 (72.9%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)								4.8			(n/a)		270022403477
445	Riverside Academy	Public	9-12	1700 305th Ave NE	Cambridge	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6262	40	4	10.3	60.0%	32 (80.0%)	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	$13,105							4.8			(n/a)		270741005006
446	Burnsville Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2140 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4020	198	17	11.3	69.7%	32 (16.2%)	56 (28.3%)	85 (42.9%)	7 (3.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.1%)	$18,027							4.6			(n/a)		270729000481
447	Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	208 Central Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 335-2204	94	8	11.9	79.8%	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,734							4.5	10.9	433	14		270807002234
448	Willmar Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	512 8th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6500	91	13	7	83.5%	16 (17.6%)	7 (7.7%)	60 (65.9%)	6 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$14,392							4.4	5.7	456	8		274272000950
449	St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	6355 Osman Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8472	75	6	12.5	45.3%	46 (61.3%)	1 (1.3%)	19 (25.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)	$14,296							3.9			(n/a)		273819002685
450	Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	166	20	8.2	51.2%	2 (1.2%)	29 (17.5%)	123 (74.1%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,045							3	3.6	476	26		272124003107