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
341	Red Wing Senior High	Public	8-12	2451 Eagle Ridge Dr	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Red Wing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 385-4600	762	45	16.8	30.6%	569 (74.7%)	17 (2.2%)	77 (10.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	$12,420							29.8	44.7	289	52		273048001293
342	Simley Senior High	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	1,030	45	23.1	48.3%	411 (39.9%)	113 (11.0%)	359 (34.9%)	57 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	$13,480							29.6	25.3	371	29		271503000767
343	North Woods Secondary	Public	7-12	10248 Olson Rd E	Cook	55723	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 666-5221	245	18	13.8	41.2%	152 (62.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$16,454							29.6	32.8	344	1		270000804459
344	Washington Technology Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8830	1,063	54	19.7	81.1%	37 (3.5%)	253 (23.8%)	186 (17.5%)	527 (49.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.1%)	$16,340							29.6	40.1	315	29		273384004429
345	Kelliher Secondary	Public	7-12	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-3110	143	12	11.4	67.1%	62 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,406							28.9	17.2	407	62		271701000787
346	North Senior High	Public	9-12	2416 E 11th Ave	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-6000	1,649	72	22.9	63.5%	362 (22.0%)	291 (17.6%)	321 (19.5%)	528 (32.0%)	15 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	130 (7.9%)	$13,170							28.6	34.7	335	11		272385001174
347	Fridley Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 502-5601	796	59	13.5	70.0%	162 (20.4%)	360 (45.2%)	156 (19.6%)	52 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.9%)	$15,284							28.1	25.5	367	20		271242000611
348	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	744	43	17.3	82.9%	12 (1.6%)	87 (11.7%)	627 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$17,531							27.5	13.4	422	74		270028804862
349	Paynesville Area Secondary School	Public	6-12	795 Business 23 S	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 243-3761	465	32	14.5	28.4%	424 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,502							27.4	37.2	323	26		272814001239
350	Mahnomen Secondary	Public	7-12	209 1st St W	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-2213	312	23	13.3	69.9%	32 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.0%)	$20,808							27.2	19.9	394	44		271866000866

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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.