Stillwater Area High School Among Minnesota’s Best: US News

STILLWATER, MN — Stillwater Area High School just missed out on a spot in the top 25 of U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the best high schools in Minnesota.

The school is the 27th-best high school in the state and No. 1,833 among all high schools in the nation, according to the ranking.

U.S. News & World Report analyzed 866 high schools in Minnesota for its 2022 list, meaning Stillwater Area High School ranked in the top 4 percent of all Minnesota high schools.

The school earned a grade of 90 percent on its scorecard from U.S. News & World Report and has a 97 percent graduation rate.

St. Croix Preparatory Academy was ranked as the 73rd-best high school in Minnesota and No. 4,073 in the U.S. It earned a 77.17 on its scorecard and has a 98 percent graduation rate.

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St. Croix Preparatory Academy was ranked as the third-best high school in Minnesota and 114th nationally for its state-assessment proficiency rank by U.S. News & World Report.

The Math and Science Academy in Woodbury earned the No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of Minnesota high schools.

High schools were ranked on six measures for this year's list: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rates.

Data used in the 2022 ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.

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Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.

To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

Top 25 High Schools in Minnesota in 2022

1. Math and Science Academy — Woodbury
2. Nova Classical Academy Upper School — St. Paul
3. Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School — Minnetonka
4. Orono Senior High School — Long Lake
5. Minnetonka Senior High School — Minnetonka
6. Wayzata High School — Plymouth
7. Edina High School — Edina
8. Eastview Senior High School — Apple Valley
9. Eagan Senior High School — Eagan
10. Mahtomedi Senior High School — Mahtomedi
11. Woodbury High School — Woodbury
12. East Ridge High School — Woodbury
13. Mounds View Senior High School — Arden Hills
14. St. Anthony Village Senior High School — St. Anthony
15. Mound-Westonka High School — Minnetrista
16. Treknorth High School — Bemidji
17. Rosemount Senior High School — Rosemount
18. Sartell Senior High School — Sartell
19. Lakeville South High School — Lakeville
20. Irondale Senior High School — New Brighton
21. Andover High School — Andover
22. Central Senior High School — St. Paul
23. Harbor City International Charter — Duluth
24. Eden Prairie Senior High School — Eden Prairie
25. St. Charles Secondary — St. Charles

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