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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Minnesota

Across Minnesota, 397 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Wellstone International High leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 39.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

397

Minnesota

Best % Proficient

0.0%

Median % Proficient

39.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Wellstone International High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	51.2%	166	0.0%
2	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL, MN	Career Pathways	High	87.6%	121	6.7%
3	North High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	75.6%	591	8.3%
4	St. Paul City High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	High	88.8%	152	9.3%
5	Venture Academy High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Venture Academy	High	100%	199	10.4%
6	RED LAKE SECONDARY	RED LAKE, MN	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	82.0%	377	10.5%
7	Lincoln International High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Lincoln International High School	High	100%	158	10.7%
8	CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY	CASS LAKE, MN	CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	75.7%	263	11.5%
9	MTS HIGH SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	93.0%	158	11.8%
10	Brooklyn Center High School	BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	High	79.0%	539	13.0%
11	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	84.0%	955	13.1%
12	Rochester Beacon Academy	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Beacon Academy	High	43.5%	115	13.2%
13	Camden High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	72.4%	783	14.7%
14	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	High	99.1%	327	16.2%
15	RANDOLPH SECONDARY	RANDOLPH, MN	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	17.2%	430	16.6%
16	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	LONG PRAIRIE, MN	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist	High	65.9%	466	16.8%
17	NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY	BABBITT, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.2%	114	17.0%
18	EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE	MOUNTAIN IRON, MN	EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE	High	89.8%	127	17.6%
19	Onamia High School	ONAMIA, MN	ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	81.7%	224	17.6%
20	Twin Cities Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities Academy	High	62.3%	547	18.7%
21	BAGLEY SECONDARY	BAGLEY, MN	BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	55.4%	388	19.0%
22	Paladin Career and Tech High School	COON RAPIDS, MN	Paladin Career and Tech High School	High	61.9%	257	19.1%
23	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	73.0%	1,591	19.8%
24	WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH	WORTHINGTON, MN	WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	60.5%	1,118	20.4%
25	MAHNOMEN SECONDARY	MAHNOMEN, MN	MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	69.9%	312	21.0%
26	Martin County West Senior High	SHERBURN, MN	Martin County West School District	High	32.1%	187	21.2%
27	BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY	BUTTERFIELD, MN	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	High	64.1%	103	21.3%
28	SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY	CULVER, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	42.6%	258	21.9%
29	NORTHOME SECONDARY	NORTHOME, MN	SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	54.5%	101	21.9%
30	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	69.1%	1,034	22.0%
31	Creative Arts Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	75.4%	382	22.0%
32	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	High	91.7%	181	22.4%
33	Ubah Academy	HOPKINS, MN	Ubah Academy	High	96.9%	321	22.6%
34	Red Wing Senior High	RED WING, MN	Red Wing Public School District	High	30.6%	762	22.6%
35	PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	63.4%	2,061	23.0%
36	HOPE Community Academy High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	High	85.5%	124	23.1%
37	VERNDALE SECONDARY	VERNDALE, MN	VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	46.8%	231	23.2%
38	Columbia Heights Senior High	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	High	72.2%	1,141	23.5%
39	LEROY SECONDARY	LEROY, MN	LEROY-OSTRANDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	26.8%	138	23.6%
40	NORTHLAND SECONDARY	REMER, MN	NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	High	71.8%	149	23.6%
41	North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus	FOREST LAKE, MN	NORTH LAKES ACADEMY	High	37.6%	245	23.8%
42	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	High	97.8%	178	23.8%
43	UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	WELLS, MN	United South Central Schools	High	44.3%	343	23.9%
44	APOLLO SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	61.8%	1,264	24.0%
45	GOODRIDGE SECONDARY	GOODRIDGE, MN	GOODRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	31.6%	114	24.0%
46	KELLIHER SECONDARY	KELLIHER, MN	KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	67.1%	143	24.1%
47	FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	57.8%	956	24.3%
48	CARLTON SECONDARY	CARLTON, MN	CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	42.1%	145	24.5%
49	Burnsville High School	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	High	49.6%	2,029	24.6%
50	HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY	HINCKLEY, MN	HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	52.3%	398	24.6%

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