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
281	Laporte Secondary	Public	9-12	315 Main St W	Laporte	56461	Hubbard County	Laporte Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 224-2288	106	7	14.3	45.3%	89 (84.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$14,400							43.8	36.2	330	49		271794000826
282	Lincoln Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	101 Knight Ave S	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	Yes	No	No	(218) 681-7432	521	33	15.9	32.6%	434 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	$13,665							43.7	39.6	316	34		273885001676
283	Spring Lake Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5100	1,909	98	19.4	40.3%	912 (47.8%)	357 (18.7%)	327 (17.1%)	171 (9.0%)	14 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	124 (6.5%)	$12,602							43.7	49	262	21		273333001464
284	Frazee Secondary	Public	7-12	305 N Lake St	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 334-3181	381	26	14.6	37.0%	313 (82.2%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$12,823							43.4	23.2	379	95		271236000606
285	Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	218	14	15.3	25.7%	198 (90.8%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$12,386							42.8	57.5	223	62		270000701469
286	Royalton High School	Public	9-12	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	293	19	15.1	23.5%	274 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$12,173							42.7	68.9	144	142		273252001404
287	Sibley East-Arlington Senior High	Public	9-12	202 3rd Ave NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	338	16	20.9	36.4%	218 (64.5%)	4 (1.2%)	103 (30.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,081							42.6	39.5	317	30		270010200134
288	Benson Secondary	Public	6-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 843-2710	334	26	12.6	38.0%	272 (81.4%)	9 (2.7%)	37 (11.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,814							41.9	36.8	325	37		270447000199
289	Kerkhoven Secondary	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	382	23	16.8	33.2%	296 (77.5%)	6 (1.6%)	67 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,466							41.8	43.8	294	5		271712000023
290	279Online Learning Program 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8670	149	19	7.8	53.0%	51 (34.2%)	44 (29.5%)	22 (14.8%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)								41.5	16.4	409	119		272520005371

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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.