Best High Schools in Minnesota for Female 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, Female 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 Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 358)	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 (Female)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Female)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	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	2,641	134	19.7	16.9%	1,739 (65.8%)	313 (11.9%)	198 (7.5%)	216 (8.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (6.6%)	$13,068							99.7%	99.8%	0.06%			271125000510
2	New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	362	25	14.3	42.5%	344 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,055							99.4%	84.7%	14.77%			272352001156
3	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	556	37	15.2	20.9%	302 (54.3%)	71 (12.8%)	51 (9.2%)	80 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	$11,334							99.2%	99.6%	0.39%			270033704356
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	3,781	174	21.7	16.4%	2,137 (56.5%)	342 (9.0%)	186 (4.9%)	908 (24.0%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	199 (5.3%)	$13,279							98.9%	98.7%	0.22%			274216001765
5	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	702	55	12.8	36.3%	261 (37.2%)	255 (36.3%)	25 (3.6%)	128 (18.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$11,807							98.6%	98.9%	0.29%			270036404108
6	Minneota Secondary	Public	7-12	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 872-6175	296	19	15.5	24.3%	270 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,109							98.3%	98.0%	0.32%			272127001068
7	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	391	30	12.9	9.2%	290 (74.2%)	13 (3.3%)	27 (6.9%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,615							98.0%	99.1%	1.07%			270036204360
8	Hawley Secondary	Public	7-12	714 Joseph St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3555	453	36	12.6	16.8%	427 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,598							97.8%	98.2%	0.46%			271356000699
9	Minnetonka Senior High	Public	9-12	18301 Hwy 7	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5700	3,514	186	18.9	11.5%	2,706 (77.0%)	160 (4.6%)	197 (5.6%)	236 (6.7%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	210 (6.0%)	$13,188							97.5%	98.4%	0.96%			271167000546
10	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							97.2%	92.9%	4.32%			270315001825

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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