44 Twin Cities School Districts In 2021: Where Richfield Ranks

TWIN CITIES, MN — As parents across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area plan for back-to-school, they may be curious about how their local school district stacks up against others in the Twin Cities metro area.

Niche, a data and information website, has ranked the school districts in the region. Minnetonka Public School District is the best in the area, according to the rankings.

Richfield Public School District was slotted at No. 42.

"The 2021 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," Niche said.

"Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more."

Here's how Niche ranked the 44 school districts in the Twin Cities metro area:

1. Minnetonka Public School District
2. Wayzata Public School District
3. Edina Public School District
4. Eden Prairie Public School District
5. Orono Public School District
6. Eagle Ridge Academy
7. Mahtomedi Public School District
8. Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan District
9. Eastern Carver County Public Schools
10. Mounds View Public School District
11. Westonka Public School District
12. Hopkins Public Schools
13. Lakeville Public School District
14. Hastings Public School District
15. St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
16. South Washington County School District
17. Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
18. Great River School
19. Stillwater Area Public Schools
20. Centennial Public School District
21. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area
22. Shakopee Public School District
23. Avalon School
24. Roseville Public School District
25. St. Louis Park Public School District
26. Anoka-Hennepin Public School District
27. White Bear Lake School District
28. Bloomington Public School District
29. Osseo Public School District
30. North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District
31. Farmington Public School District
32. Inver Grove Heights Schools
33. Spring Lake Public Schools
34. Minneapolis Public School District
35. Forest Lake Public School District
36. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District
37. St. Paul Public School District
38. Columbia Heights Public School District
39. Robbinsdale Public School District
40. Fridley Public School District
41. South St. Paul Public School District
42. Richfield Public School District
43. Metro Schools Charter School District
44. Brooklyn Center School District

View more information at Niche.com.