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Minnesota's Best High Schools For Athletes (And National Rank)
A new list ranks the top high schools for athletes across Minnesota for 2020 and how they compare nationally.

MINNESOTA — One Minnesota high school is in the top 100 for best sports schools in America. That's according to Niche's 2020 rankings of high schools for athletes.
Powerhouse Minnetonka, which ranks No. 75 nationally, is No. 1 in Minnesota.
Niche says its rankings are based on "student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school."
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Find the top 25 sports schools in Minnesota below:
- Minnetonka Senior High School: No. 75 Best High School for Athletes in America
- St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School: No. 122 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Lakeville North High School: No. 143 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Benilde-St. Margaret's School: No. 194 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Wayzata High School: No. 252 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Cretin-Derham Hall: No. Best High School for Athletes in America
- Mankato West Senior High School: No. 316 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Mahtomedi Senior High School: No. 361 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Hopkins Senior High School: No. 366 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Saint Thomas Academy: No. 389 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Chanhassen High School: No. 432 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Marshall High School: No. 515 Best High School for Athletes in America
- DeLaSalle High School: No. 538 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Orono Senior High School: No. 587 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Minnehaha Academy: No. 635 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Chaska High School: No. 57 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Elk River Senior High School: No. 742 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Cathedral High School: No. 747 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Apple Valley Senior High School: No. 786 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Osseo Senior High School: No. 822 Best High School for Athletes in America
- East Ridge High School: No. 892 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Hermantown Senior High School: No. 902 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Roseville Area Senior High School: No. 922 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Hutchinson Senior High School: No. 24 Best High School for Athletes in America
- Rocori Senior High School (Unranked nationally)
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