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
301	Bluesky Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2051 Killebrew Drive	Bloomington	55425	Dakota County	Bluesky Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 642-0888	634	46	13.7	47.0%	481 (75.9%)	33 (5.2%)	54 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$10,842							38	25.1	374	73		270019303146
302	Northwest Passage High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11345 Robinson Dr NW	Coon Rapids	55443	Anoka County	Northwest Passage High School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 862-9223	156	15	10.7	47.4%	96 (61.5%)	17 (10.9%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.5%)	$14,936							37.9			(n/a)		270017303041
303	Breckenridge Middle/High School	Public	7-12	710 N 13th St	Breckenridge	56520	Wilkin County	Breckenridge Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 643-2694	311	23	13.3	38.6%	250 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$14,657							37.8	53.9	238	65		270615000265
304	Winona Senior High	Public	9-12	901 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1504	849	47	17.9	33.7%	660 (77.7%)	42 (4.9%)	72 (8.5%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	$14,271							37.5	44.7	288	16		274407001831
305	South St. Paul High School	Public	9-12	700 N 2nd St	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 457-9408	866	51	16.8	54.3%	424 (49.0%)	68 (7.9%)	279 (32.2%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.9%)	$11,884							37	45.3	286	19		273327001456
306	Denfeld High School	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8830	951	59	16	48.5%	615 (64.7%)	66 (6.9%)	51 (5.4%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (17.0%)	$17,519							36.9	60.1	208	98		271104000460
307	Kalon Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1877 Aga Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Kalon Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 460-8881	141	12	12.1	50.4%	127 (90.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								36.7	20.4	391	84		270047405441
308	Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	319	21	15.1	38.9%	280 (87.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$10,914							36.4	50.9	250	58		271359000702
309	Tri-City United High School	Public	9-12	700 4th St NW	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 364-8111	603	31	19.1	31.0%	442 (73.3%)	3 (0.5%)	126 (20.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$12,190							36.4	50.8	253	56		270037904578
310	Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	136	6	22.7	85.3%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								36	88.8	29	281		270038605247

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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.