Back To School 2023-24: See MN's Best Public High Schools

MINNESOTA — High schools around Minnesota are welcoming, or preparing to welcome, their students back to class for the 2023-24 school year.

Proud parents, students, and alumni might claim their school is the best of the best— and some of them have the evidence to back it up, according to Niche.com rankings of the best high schools in Minnesota.

Niche — a website known for its extensive rankings of schools, universities, and communities — has rankings that include data for 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools, and 11,820 school districts nationwide. The platform combined user input — ratings from current students, alumni, and parents — with quantitative data.

Here are Minnesota's top 25 public high schools, according to Niche.

1. Math & Science Academy (Woodbury)
2. Wayzata High School
3. Eden Prairie Senior High School
4. Minnetonka Senior High School
5. Edina Senior High School
6. Nova Classical Academy Upper School (St. Paul)
7. Eagle Ridge Academy (Minnetonka)
8. Eastview Senior High School (Apple Valley)
9. Eagan Senior High School
10. Mounds View High School
11. Orono Senior High School
12. St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper School
13. Lakeville South High School
14. Great River School
15. Hopkins Senior High School
16. Rosemount Senior High School
17. Central Senior High School
18. Woodbury Senior High School
19. St. Anthony Village Senior High School
20. East Ridge High School (South Washington County School)
21. Mahtomedi Senior High School
22. Chanhassen High School
23. Northfield Senior High School
24. Mankato West Senior High School
25. School of Environmental Studies

See Niche's full rankings.

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities. Niche incorporated nearly 2.5 million school reviews from students, parents and teachers — the largest online collection of school reviews, according to the platform.