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
51	Northfield Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Division St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 663-0630	1,283	61	21	25.2%	978 (76.2%)	27 (2.1%)	204 (15.9%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.0%)	$12,697							85.7	72.9	123	72		272388001183
52	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	4757 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5000	2,067	93	22.3	22.5%	1,469 (71.1%)	172 (8.3%)	141 (6.8%)	154 (7.5%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	117 (5.7%)	$11,477							85.7	85.2	46	6		270810000334
53	Stillwater Area High School	Public	9-12	5701 Stillwater Blvd N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8040	2,658	122	21.7	19.6%	1,970 (74.1%)	166 (6.2%)	226 (8.5%)	153 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (5.0%)	$12,335							85.4	87.3	36	17		273819001662
54	Lafayette Secondary	Public	7-12	404 Champagne Ave	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Red Lake Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-2163	184	14	12.7	32.1%	155 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	$16,132							85.4	76.2	101	47		273045001290
55	Mankato West Senior High	Public	9-12	1351 S Riverfront Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-3461	1,232	60	20.4	26.5%	943 (76.5%)	115 (9.3%)	86 (7.0%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$11,408							85.2	87.8	35	20		271878000880
56	Barnesville High School	Public	7-12	302 3rd St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 354-2228	380	23	16.2	20.0%	342 (90.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$11,864							85.1	93.2	17	39		270366000170
57	Ortonville Secondary	Public	7-12	200 Trojan Dr	Ortonville	56278	Big Stone County	Ortonville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 839-6183	228	19	12	33.8%	205 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$13,951							84.8	62.5	193	136		270032804386
58	Buffalo Senior High	Public	9-12	877 Bison Blvd	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8100	1,681	71	23.7	22.0%	1,439 (85.6%)	48 (2.9%)	94 (5.6%)	23 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.2%)	$11,843							84.7	62.1	196	138		270720000285
59	Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	714	54	13.2	30.1%	617 (86.4%)	14 (2.0%)	33 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	$21,254							84.4	83.3	56	3		271188000578
60	Maple Grove Senior High	Public	9-12	9800 Fernbrook Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 391-8700	2,453	111	22.1	19.6%	1,641 (66.9%)	321 (13.1%)	120 (4.9%)	183 (7.5%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (7.3%)	$13,100							84.3	80.2	74	14		272520002651

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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.