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
111	Mora High School	Public	7-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	743	46	15.9	36.5%	661 (89.0%)	9 (1.2%)	26 (3.5%)	15 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$12,438							73.9	68	154	43		272148000944
112	Cromwell-Wright Secondary	Public	7-12	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 644-3716	137	11	12.2	24.1%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$16,326							73.8	59.8	211	99		270969000409
113	Edgerton Secondary	Public	6-12	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 442-7881	228	17	13.2	44.7%	157 (68.9%)	2 (0.9%)	57 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$13,217							73.7	34.1	341	228		271122000504
114	Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary	Public	7-12	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 596-8853	158	12	12.7	32.9%	119 (75.3%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$14,248							73.6	67.1	162	48		274081001705
115	Southland Senior High	Public	9-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	190	11	17.9	25.8%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,558							73.5	75.5	105	10		270272000052
116	St. Francis High	Public	9-12	3325 Bridge St	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-1501	1,139	60	19	26.3%	899 (78.9%)	13 (1.1%)	64 (5.6%)	77 (6.8%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.7%)	$10,451							73.2	70.9	134	18		273354000012
117	Alexandria Area High School	Public	9-12	4300 Pioneer Road SE	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-2142	1,315	74	17.7	21.1%	1,197 (91.0%)	5 (0.4%)	64 (4.9%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	$13,462							73	55.7	231	114		270306000085
118	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	807 8th Ave S	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6001	940	52	18.2	30.2%	846 (90.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.7%)	16 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	$11,348							72.9	74.5	109	9		273003001273
119	Luverne Senior High	Public	9-12	709 N Kniss Ave	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 283-4491	351	27	13	24.2%	301 (85.8%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$10,954							72.7	75.9	103	16		271833000852
120	Shakopee High School	Public	9-12	100 17th Ave W	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5152	2,823	157	17.9	35.0%	1,366 (48.4%)	441 (15.6%)	467 (16.5%)	313 (11.1%)	34 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	200 (7.1%)	$11,390							72.7	73.9	113	7		273300001440

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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