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 Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 480)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Edina Senior High	Public	9-12	6754 Valley View Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-3800	2,585	136	19	19.0%	1,718 (66.5%)	277 (10.7%)	204 (7.9%)	226 (8.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	155 (6.0%)	$13,068							99.5	99	3	2		271125000510
2	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 209-6320	535	36	14.8	17.9%	312 (58.3%)	54 (10.1%)	48 (9.0%)	71 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	$11,334							97.9	99.4	1	1		270033704356
3	Minnetonka Senior High	Public	9-12	18301 Hwy 7	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5700	3,482	192	18.1	10.7%	2,703 (77.6%)	147 (4.2%)	208 (6.0%)	217 (6.2%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (5.8%)	$13,188							97.9	96.9	7	4		271167000546
4	Wayzata High	Public	9-12	4955 Peony Ln N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6610	3,548	175	20.2	14.9%	2,071 (58.4%)	285 (8.0%)	175 (4.9%)	827 (23.3%)	7 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	182 (5.1%)	$13,279							97.8	98.2	5	1		274216001765
5	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper	Public, Charter	9-12	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5970	375	30	12.4	11.2%	285 (76.0%)	12 (3.2%)	19 (5.1%)	40 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$11,615							97.3	99.2	2	3		270036204360
6	Hancock Sec.	Public	7-12	371 Hancock Ave	Hancock	56244	Stevens County	Hancock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 392-5622	207	16	12.5	22.7%	180 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$12,810							96.3	62.1	179	173		271338000689
7	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	11111 Bren Rd W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	714	51	14	35.7%	277 (38.8%)	229 (32.1%)	31 (4.3%)	136 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$11,807							95.9	95.9	10	3		270036404108
8	Math And Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	8430 Woodbury Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 578-7507	663	38	17.3	8.4%	231 (34.8%)	179 (27.0%)	18 (2.7%)	190 (28.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$11,544							95.8	97	6	2		270016703035
9	Harbor City International Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	332 W Michigan Street Ste 300	Duluth	55802	St. Louis County	Harbor City International Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 722-7574	205	14	14.1	39.0%	159 (77.6%)	9 (4.4%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$14,722							95.7	95.8	11	2		270020903270
10	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	2,312	114	20.2	28.5%	1,220 (52.8%)	416 (18.0%)	187 (8.1%)	294 (12.7%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.0%)	$12,191							94.9	89.3	32	22		273239002645

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, 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.