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
211	Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 632-2300	470	24	19.7	39.6%	408 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$12,843							58.6	68.4	151	60		270002201733
212	Cloquet Senior	Public	9-12	1000 18th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3393	761	35	21.7	38.6%	525 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (16.0%)	$13,227							58.5	67.9	155	57		270942000382
213	Carlton Secondary	Public	6-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4226	145	10	14.9	42.1%	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.1%)	$13,284							58.2	45.7	282	69		270759000327
214	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7600	1,684	74	22.7	28.0%	989 (58.7%)	248 (14.7%)	197 (11.7%)	106 (6.3%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (8.1%)	$14,453							58	68.8	146	68		270579000219
215	Stewartville Senior High	Public	9-12	440 6th Ave SW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1600	608	36	16.8	18.1%	554 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,492							57.9	70.2	136	79		273816001653
216	Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	283	16	17.3	39.2%	237 (83.7%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	$15,739							57.9	51.3	249	33		270000101613
217	Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary	Public	7-12	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 565-3559	251	25	10.1	27.9%	227 (90.4%)	7 (2.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$13,974							57.8	83.8	54	163		274106001722
218	Rushford-Peterson Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 864-7786	237	14	17	23.2%	229 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,412							57.7	62.8	191	27		272829001408
219	Irondale Senior High	Public	9-12	2425 Long Lake Rd	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6800	1,812	88	20.5	45.3%	853 (47.1%)	321 (17.7%)	294 (16.2%)	196 (10.8%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	138 (7.6%)	$13,075							57.5	69.5	142	77		272295001118
220	Hutchinson Senior High	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	863	50	17.2	27.1%	693 (80.3%)	12 (1.4%)	100 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	$11,594							57.1	68.3	152	68		271497000756

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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