Best High Schools in Minnesota for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Minnesota!

Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 221)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	624	32	19.5	13.9%	574 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	$11,097							99.5%	95.2%	4.34%			273888001681
2	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							99.1%	99.8%	0.70%			271125000510
3	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							98.6%	99.2%	0.52%			274216001765
4	Morris Area Secondary	Public	7-12	201 S Columbia Ave	Morris	56267	Stevens County	Morris Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 589-4400	521	33	15.5	27.6%	395 (75.8%)	8 (1.5%)	85 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$11,193							98.2%	92.9%	5.27%			270038304728
5	St. Louis Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6100	1,423	68	20.8	38.8%	709 (49.8%)	333 (23.4%)	197 (13.8%)	44 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	130 (9.1%)	$14,273							97.7%	83.3%	14.40%			273378001532
6	Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	400	28	14.3	56.5%	202 (50.5%)	36 (9.0%)	132 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$14,018							97.3%	38.5%	58.74%			272817001243
7	Luverne Senior High	Public	9-12	709 N Kniss	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 283-4491	379	24	16	28.2%	326 (86.0%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,954							96.8%	78.5%	18.29%			271833000852
8	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							96.4%	99.4%	2.99%			271167000546
9	Hopkins Senior High	Public	9-12	2400 Royals Dr	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4500	1,991	100	19.9	39.9%	968 (48.6%)	531 (26.7%)	250 (12.6%)	85 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (7.5%)	$15,803							95.9%	52.3%	43.64%			271426000613
10	St. Anthony Village Senior High	Public	9-12	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1100	704	35	19.8	32.2%	417 (59.2%)	104 (14.8%)	90 (12.8%)	50 (7.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	$13,239							95.5%	66.0%	29.43%			273342001473

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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.

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.