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1 / 25#25. Orono Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Orono Public School District, MN
- Enrollment: 947 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Best high schools in the Minneapolis metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Minneapolis metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Providence Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Plymouth, MN
- Enrollment: 961 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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3 / 25#23. Eagle Ridge Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School, MN
- Enrollment: 661 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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4 / 25#22. Mounds View High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mounds View Public School District, MN
- Enrollment: 1,901 (27:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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5 / 25#21. Benilde-St. Margaret's School
- School type: Private School
- Location: St. Louis Park, MN
- Enrollment: 1,051 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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6 / 25#20. Al-Amal School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fridley, MN
- Enrollment: 393 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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7 / 25#19. Eagan Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District No. 196, MN
- Enrollment: 2,171 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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8 / 25#18. Visitation School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mendota Heights, MN
- Enrollment: 619 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Nova Classical Academy Upper School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Nova Classical Academy, MN
- Enrollment: 547 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. DeLaSalle High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Enrollment: 715 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Trinity School at River Ridge
- School type: Private School
- Location: Eagan, MN
- Enrollment: 200 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. Saint Thomas Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mendota Heights, MN
- Enrollment: 600 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. Cretin-Derham Hall
- School type: Private School
- Location: St. Paul, MN
- Enrollment: 911 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Math & Science Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Woodbury, MN
- Enrollment: 721 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Eastview Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District No. 196, MN
- Enrollment: 2,308 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Edina Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Edina Public School District, MN
- Enrollment: 2,720 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Minnetonka Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Minnetonka Public School District, MN
- Enrollment: 3,508 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. Eden Prairie High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Eden Prairie Schools, MN
- Enrollment: 2,833 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Wayzata High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Wayzata Public Schools, MN
- Enrollment: 3,523 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. The Blake School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Hopkins, MN
- Enrollment: 1,307 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Breck School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Enrollment: 1,218 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Minnehaha Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Enrollment: 863 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. St. Paul Academy and Summit School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Saint Paul, MN
- Enrollment: 907 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Mounds Park Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: St. Paul, MN
- Enrollment: 568 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. The International School of Minnesota
- School type: Private School
- Location: Eden Prairie, MN
- Enrollment: 310 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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