Best High Schools Ranked In The Twin Cities Metro: U.S. News

TWIN CITIES, MN — Separate from the publication’s annual ranking of the best high schools in the country — published in April — the best high schools by metro area rankings released on Wednesday analyze how schools compare to each other in the same region.

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U.S. News says it used the same methodology to compile the metro-area rankings as it did for the national rankings. Metros areas were matched to their corresponding core-based statistical areas as defined by the government. The U.S. Census Bureau says metro areas and micropolitan areas (which have a population of between 10,000 and 50,000) are collectively referred to as core-based statistical areas.

U.S. News says a single one of these statistical areas may include parts of multiple states.

“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”

Here are the schools in the Twin Cities metro area that rank among the top 100:

1 Math and Science Academy
2 Nova Classical Academy Upper School
3 Eastview Senior High
4 Orono Senior High
5 Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School
6 Wayzata High
7 Mounds View Senior High
8 Eagan Senior High
9 Mahtomedi Senior High
10 Edina Senior High
11 Minnetonka Senior High
12 Mound-Westonka High School
13 East Ridge High School
14 St. Anthony Village Senior High
15 Great River School
16 Woodbury Senior High
17 Hudson High
18 Irondale Senior High
19 Jefferson Senior High
20 Prior Lake High School
21 Rosemount Senior High
22 Stillwater Area High School
23 Maple Grove Senior High
24 Spectrum High School
25 Centennial High School
26 River Falls High
27 Central Senior High
28 Lakeville South High
29 Andover High School
30 Lakeville North High
31 Eden Prairie Senior High
32 St. Michael-Albertville Senior High
33 Champlin Park High School
34 Waconia Senior High
35 Tartan Senior High
36 Southwest Senior High
37 Elk River Senior High
38 Hastings High School
39 Henry Sibley High School
40 Chisago Lakes Senior High
41 Saint Croix Central High
42 White Bear South Campus Senior
43 Chanhassen High School
44 Delano Senior High
45 Simley Senior High
46 Open World Learning Secondary
47 Monticello Senior High
48 Roseville Area Senior High
49 Apple Valley Senior High
50 Forest Lake Senior High
51 Chaska High School
52 Rogers Senior High
53 New Richmond High
54 Blaine High School
55 High Ground Secondary Academy
56 Glenwood City High
57 Hopkins Senior High
58 New Prague Senior High
59 Spring Lake Park Senior High
60 North Senior High
61 South St. Paul Secondary
62 Dassel-Cokato Senior High
63 Baldwin-Woodville High
64 Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High
65 Fridley Senior High
66 Prescott High
67 Highland Park Senior High
68 St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper
69 Columbia Heights Senior High
70 St Paul Conservatory Performing Art
71 Osseo Senior High
72 Shakopee Senior High
73 Twin Cities Academy High School
74 Somerset High
75 Washburn Senior High
76 St. Louis Park Senior High
77 Ellsworth High
78 Zimmerman High School
79 Main Street School Performing Arts
80 Jordan Secondary
81 Le Sueur-Henderson High School
82 Anoka High School
83 Park Senior High
84 Washington Tech Secondary Magnet
85 Perpich Center For Arts Education
86 Creative Arts Secondary School
87 Johnson Senior High
88 Buffalo Senior High
89 School of Environmental Studies
90 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
91 Burnsville Senior High
92 Rockford Secondary
93 Hmong College Prep Academy High School
94 Ubah Medical Academy Charter School
95 Rush City Secondary
96 Kennedy Senior High
97 Como Park Senior High
98 Cambridge-Isanti High School
99 Spring Valley High
100 Coon Rapids High School

You can read more about the rankings via U.S. News here.