Minnesota’s 100 Best Public High Schools: New Rankings Released

MINNESOTA — Minnetonka Senior High School is Minnesota’s best public high school for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings. Minnetonka Senior High School, Wayzata High School, Edina Senior High School, Eden Prairie Senior High School, and Mounds View Senior High School closed out the top five spots in the state.

Here are the top 100 public high schools in Minnesota:

1. Minnetonka Senior High School
2. Wayzata High School
3. Edina Senior High School
4. Eden Prairie Senior High School
5. Mounds View Senior High School
6. Eagan Senior High School
7. Orono Senior High School
8. Eastview Senior High School
9. Woodbury Senior High School
10. St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper School
11. Math & Science Academy
12. Century Senior High School
13. Chanhassen High School
14. Mankato West Senior High School
15. Mayo Senior High School
16. Nova Classical Academy Upper School
17. Mahtomedi Senior High School
18. School of Environmental Studies
19. East Ridge High School
20. Chaska High School
21. Northfield Senior High School
22. Rosemount Senior High School
23. Irondale Senior High School
24. Mound-Westonka High School
25. Apple Valley Senior High School
26. Sartell Senior High School
27. Prior Lake High School
28. Henry Sibley High School
29. Southwest Senior High School
30. Maple Grove Senior High School
31. Central Senior High School
32. Great River School
33. St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School
34. Hopkins Senior High School
35. Lakeville North High School
36. Eagle Ridge Academy
37. Treknorth High School
38. Cloquet Senior High School
39. Lakeville South High School
40. Delano Senior High School
41. St. Louis Park Senior High School
42. St. Anthony Village Senior High School
43. Jefferson Senior High School
44. Waconia Senior High School
45. John Marshall Senior High School
46. Stillwater Area High School
47. Bemidji Senior High School
48. Roseville Area Senior High School
49. Highland Park Senior High School
50. White Bear Lake Area High School - South Campus
51. Byron Senior High School
52. Andover High School
53. Hastings High School
54. East High School
55. Kittson Central High School
56. Champlin Park High School
57. Memorial High School
58. Harbor City International School
59. Caledonia Senior High School
60. Shakopee Senior High School
61. Red Rock Central Secondary School
62. St. Peter Senior High School
63. Pine Island Secondary School
64. Mankato East Senior High School
65. Buffalo Senior High School
66. Detroit Lakes Senior High School
67. Ada-Borup Secondary School
68. Rocori Senior High School
69. Osseo Senior High School
70. Lanesboro High School
71. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High School
72. William Kelley High School
73. St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists
74. Burnsville Senior High School
75. Centennial High School
76. Performing Institute of Minnesota (PiM) Arts High School
77. Spring Grove Secondary School
78. Avalon School
79. Brainerd Senior High School
80. Melrose Secondary School
81. Tartan Senior High School
82. Waseca Senior High School
83. Marshall High School
84. Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary School
85. Morris Area Secondary School
86. Chisago Lakes High School
87. Eden Valley Secondary School
88. Spring Lake Park Senior High School
89. Red Wing Senior High School
90. Washburn Senior High School
91. Lincoln Secondary School
92. Hawley High School
93. Moorhead High School
94. Open World Learning Secondary School
95. Murray County Central High School
96. Greenbush-Middle River Senior High School
97. Lincoln Senior High School
98. New Prague Senior High School
99. Simley Senior High School
100. Pequot Lakes Senior High School

You can see the full list of best public high schools in Minnesota here.

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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