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
201	Wheaton Secondary	Public	6-12	1700 3rd Ave S	Wheaton	56296	Traverse County	Wheaton Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 563-8282	175	15	11.6	40.6%	142 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$15,808							60	62	197	4		274233001784
202	Dover-Eyota High School	Public	9-12	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	311	17	18.5	14.1%	282 (90.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$13,897							59.8	56.4	226	24		271101000452
203	Forest Lake Area High School	Public	9-12	6101 Scandia Tr N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8401	1,805	74	24.4	22.5%	1,420 (78.7%)	62 (3.4%)	94 (5.2%)	135 (7.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.9%)	$11,600							59.8	59.8	210	7		271227000595
204	Rothsay Secondary	Public	7-12	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 867-2116	140	9	15.3	25.7%	126 (90.0%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,338							59.7	53	242	38		273246001399
205	Becker Senior High	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	881	47	18.6	17.0%	801 (90.9%)	9 (1.0%)	26 (3.0%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	$12,792							59.6	82	61	144		270387000180
206	Greenway Senior High	Public	9-12	308 Roosevelt St	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 245-1287	271	21	13.2	45.8%	214 (79.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	$17,824							59.2	50.2	257	51		270948002786
207	Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	385	23	16.4	31.7%	361 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,290							59.1	58.8	216	9		270576000215
208	Falls Secondary	Public	6-12	1515 11th St	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	International Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 283-2571	489	31	15.8	37.4%	420 (85.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$14,695							58.9	42.5	299	91		271500000761
209	Brainerd Senior High	Public	9-12	702 S 5th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6200	1,805	90	19.9	31.5%	1,612 (89.3%)	24 (1.3%)	45 (2.5%)	17 (0.9%)	21 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (4.8%)	$11,859							58.8	73.4	116	93		270609000249
210	Cambridge-Isanti High School	Public	9-12	430 NW 8th Ave	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 689-6066	1,582	74	21.3	30.3%	1,314 (83.1%)	21 (1.3%)	75 (4.7%)	70 (4.4%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.8%)	$12,431							58.8	54.8	234	24		270741000316

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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