Best Sports High Schools In Minnesota And Their National Rank

WAYZATA, MN — Three Minnesota high schools are in the top 100 for best sports schools in America. That's according to Niche's 2019 rankings of high schools for athletes.

Wayzata, which ranks No. 66 nationally, is No. 1 in Minnesota.

Niche says its rankings are based on "student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school."

Find the top 25 sports schools in Minnesota and a link to the full methodology below:

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1. Wayzata High School (66 nationally)
2. Mankato West Senior High School (80 nationally)
3. Minnetonka Senior High School (98 nationally)
4. St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School (113 nationally)
5. Lakeville North High School (116 nationally)
6. Apple Valley Senior High School (219 nationally)
7. Totino-Grace High School (229 nationally)
8. Eden Prairie Senior High School (299 nationally)
9. Chaska High School (313 nationally)
10. Edina Senior High School (325 nationally)
11. Mahtomedi Senior High School (348 nationally)
12. Orono Senior High School (478 nationally)
13. Benilde-St. Margaret’s School (506 nationally)
14. Rosemount Senior High School (576 nationally)
15. Stillwater Area High School (579 nationally)
16. Cretin-Derham Hall (593 nationally)
17. Woodbury Senior High School (595 nationally)
18. Hopkins Senior High School (643 nationally)
19. Monticello Senior High School (672 nationally)
20. Hermantown Senior High School (688 nationally)
21. Chanhassen High School (698 nationally)
22. Osseo Senior High School (751 nationally)
23. Eastview Senior High School (784 nationally)
24. Lakeville South High School (787 nationally)
25. Saint Thomas Academy (816 nationally)

The top five sports high schools in America are:

1. St. Thomas High School (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
2. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA)
3. Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, NV)
4. Bishop Carroll Catholic High School (Wichita, KS)
5. St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati, OH)

Find the full national ranking for sports schools in America here.

Read more on how the rankings were calculated.

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