Best High Schools in Minnesota for African American 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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 95)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	720	41	17.6	9.9%	227 (31.5%)	211 (29.3%)	23 (3.2%)	214 (29.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$11,544							98.9%	99.3%	0.39%			270016703035
2	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							97.9%	98.9%	0.99%			270036404108
3	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							96.8%	99.8%	2.94%			271125000510
4	Rogers Senior High	Public	9-12	21000 141st Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3140	1,888	67	28	16.6%	1,414 (74.9%)	153 (8.1%)	117 (6.2%)	94 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (5.6%)	$11,544							95.8%	97.8%	1.99%			271137004161
5	St. Michael-Albertville Senior High	Public	9-12	5800 Jamison Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2192	2,204	100	22	15.1%	1,796 (81.5%)	135 (6.1%)	95 (4.3%)	47 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (5.8%)	$9,372							94.7%	80.7%	14.07%			273379001535
6	Metro College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	585	30	19.5	97.8%	3 (0.5%)	571 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,659							93.7%	69.8%	23.91%			270024503573
7	HGA Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1471 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 369-7555	442	33	13.2	90.7%	16 (3.6%)	420 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,935							92.6%	59.8%	32.85%			270014004749
8	Blaine High School	Public	9-12	12555 University Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6500	3,157	155	20.3	34.5%	1,801 (57.0%)	525 (16.6%)	228 (7.2%)	351 (11.1%)	17 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	233 (7.4%)	$11,226							91.6%	82.9%	8.69%			270318000097
9	Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric	Public, Charter	9-12	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	258	19	13.6	36.8%	105 (40.7%)	108 (41.9%)	11 (4.3%)	24 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$9,792							90.5%	94.9%	4.36%			270033304817
10	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							89.5%	98.7%	9.19%			274216001765

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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

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

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