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
141	Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	104	9	11.7	41.3%	87 (83.7%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$20,147							69.1	34.8	334	193		270014800635
142	PIM Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7255 Flying Cloud Drive	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	PIM Arts High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 224-1340	349	45	7.8	22.1%	253 (72.5%)	10 (2.9%)	46 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$13,708							68.9	72.5	126	16		270034904096
143	Chokio-Alberta Secondary	Public	7-12	311 1st St West	Chokio	56221	Stevens County	Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 324-7131	69	8	9.2	43.5%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$16,191							68.9	54.8	235	92		270894000361
144	Rocori Senior High	Public	9-12	534 5th Ave N	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 685-8683	824	55	15.1	24.5%	683 (82.9%)	28 (3.4%)	94 (11.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$12,448							68.9	61.2	201	57		270944000388
145	Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	272	19	14.5	30.5%	244 (89.7%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$11,603							68.8	72.1	129	16		274083001707
146	Rockford Secondary	Public	9-12	7600 County Road 50	Rockford	55373	Hennepin County	Rockford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 477-5846	479	29	16.5	24.6%	363 (75.8%)	25 (5.2%)	60 (12.5%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$13,013							68.5	62.5	192	46		273207001368
147	Monticello Senior High	Public	9-12	5225 School Blvd	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-3000	1,313	64	20.4	25.9%	1,035 (78.8%)	47 (3.6%)	136 (10.4%)	24 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.3%)	$14,148							68.1	77.4	92	55		272139001079
148	Highland Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1015 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8940	1,392	57	24.5	41.0%	519 (37.3%)	302 (21.7%)	305 (21.9%)	147 (10.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (7.8%)	$15,099							68.1	76.7	98	50		273384001592
149	Osakis Secondary	Public	7-12	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 859-2191	415	26	15.7	32.0%	385 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,259							68	63.6	185	36		272514001204
150	Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Road 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	337	32	10.6	32.6%	281 (83.4%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$10,969							67.5	52.4	246	96		271809000836

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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.