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
31	Southwest High	Public	9-12	3414 W 47th St	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3030	1,195	76	15.7	25.6%	790 (66.1%)	183 (15.3%)	106 (8.9%)	36 (3.0%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.5%)	$13,735							89.2	84.2	51	20		272124001037
32	Annandale Senior High	Public	9-12	855 Hemlock St E	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 274-8208	611	32	19	21.9%	565 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$13,364							89	69.9	138	106		270315001825
33	Litchfield Senior High	Public	9-12	901 N Gilman Ave	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2424	448	25	18.1	29.2%	379 (84.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,204							88.9	62.8	190	157		271821000839
34	Wabasso Secondary	Public	7-12	1333 May St	Wabasso	56293	Redwood County	Wabasso Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 342-5114	237	16	15.2	32.5%	218 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$12,297							88.8	67.2	161	127		274143001728
35	Eastview Senior High	Public	9-12	6200 140th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8900	2,328	117	19.9	27.8%	1,218 (52.3%)	406 (17.4%)	214 (9.2%)	274 (11.8%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	209 (9.0%)	$12,191							88.7	94.9	10	25		273239002645
36	Arcadia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1719 Cannon Rd	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Arcadia Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 663-8806	116	10	11.9	31.0%	94 (81.0%)	2 (1.7%)	10 (8.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$17,389							88.2	83.7	55	19		270035504151
37	Nevis Secondary	Public	7-12	210 Pleasant St W	Nevis	56467	Hubbard County	Nevis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 652-1204	279	20	14.3	42.7%	239 (85.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	$12,910							88.1	68.7	147	110		272337001140
38	Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	2665 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4409	1,943	77	25.2	18.8%	1,090 (56.1%)	234 (12.0%)	198 (10.2%)	263 (13.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	153 (7.9%)	$11,603							87.7	82.5	59	21		273381001550
39	Rosemount Senior High	Public	9-12	3335 142nd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7501	2,364	123	19.1	18.9%	1,600 (67.7%)	267 (11.3%)	179 (7.6%)	134 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	177 (7.5%)	$11,833							87.6	88.3	32	7		273239001379
40	Brandon-Evansville High School	Public	9-12	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56315	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 524-2263	158	10	15.6	37.3%	149 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$15,170							87.6	78.2	85	45		270038204741

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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:

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

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

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