| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | Montgomery-Lonsdale School District / 8,555 |
| 1. | | LeCenter Public School District / 3,894 |
| 3. | | Edina Public School District / 40,310 |
| 4. | | Minnetonka Public School District / 40,452 |
| 5. | | Wayzata Public School District / 61,881 |
| 6. | | Prinsburg Public School District / 787 |
| 6. | | Franconia Public School District / 204 |
| 6. | | Pine Point Public School District / 257 |
| 9. | | Orono Public School District / 12,423 |
| 10. | | Delano Public School District / 11,089 |
| 11. | | Mahtomedi Public School District / 14,589 |
| 12. | | Eden Prairie Public School District / 59,171 |
| 13. | | Westonka Public School District / 18,084 |
| 14. | | Lakeville Public School District / 53,607 |
| 15. | | Esko Public School District / 5,033 |
| 16. | | Stillwater Area Public School District / 60,365 |
| 17. | | Sartell-St. Stephen School District / 17,925 |
| 18. | | Eastern Carver County District 112 Public Schools / 53,530 |
| 19. | | Byron Public School District / 7,447 |
| 20. | | St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools / 10,261 |
| 21. | | Centennial Public School District / 32,175 |
| 22. | | Mounds View Public School District / 75,900 |
| 23. | | Waconia Public School District / 20,542 |
| 24. | | Kasson-Mantorville School District / 10,157 |
| 25. | | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District / 145,683 |
| 26. | | Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District / 7,034 |
| 27. | | Alexandria Public School District / 29,151 |
| 28. |  | South Washington County School District / 95,736 |
| 29. | | Northfield Public School District / 28,332 |
| 30. | | Brandon Public School District / 1,835 |
| 31. | | New Prague Area Schools / 19,885 |
| 32. | | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools / 40,478 |
| 33. | | Eden Valley-Watkins School District / 4,765 |
| 34. | | Kittson Central School District / 2,031 |
| 35. | | Chisago Lakes School District / 21,244 |
| 36. | | St. Michael-Albertville School District / 23,564 |
| 37. | | Morris Public School District / 7,092 |
| 38. | | Battle Lake Public School District / 4,138 |
| 39. | | Osakis Public School District / 4,052 |
| 40. | | Ada-Borup Public School District / 2,672 |
| 41. | | Minnewaska School District / 9,267 |
| 42. | | Dover-Eyota Public School District / 4,217 |
| 43. | | Albany Public School District / 9,016 |
| 44. | | Wheaton Area School Public School District / 2,178 |
| 45. | | Dassel-Cokato Public School District / 9,993 |
| 46. | | Hopkins Public School District / 62,828 |
| 47. | | Chokio-Alberta Public School District / 1,227 |
| 48. | | Waseca Public School District / 12,369 |
| 49. | | Rochester Public School District / 122,242 |
| 50. | | RTR Public School District / 3,499 |
| 51. | | Watertown-Mayer Public School District / 9,851 |
| 52. | | Hawley Public School District / 3,898 |
| 53. | | Annandale Public School District / 10,161 |
| 54. | | Brainerd Public School District / 42,878 |
| 55. | | Stewartville Public School District / 8,840 |
| 56. | | Red Rock Central School District / 3,526 |
| 57. | | Virginia Public School District / 10,680 |
| 58. | | Luverne Public School District / 6,871 |
| 59. |  | Maple River School District / 5,720 |
| 60. | | Caledonia Public School District / 5,934 |
| 61. | | La Crescent-Hokah School District / 8,425 |
| 62. | | West Central Area Schools / 5,055 |
| 63. | | Stephen-Argyle Central Schools / 1,877 |
| 64. | | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public School District / 9,040 |
| 65. | | Pine Island Public School District / 6,286 |
| 66. | | Buffalo Public School District / 31,854 |
| 67. | | Becker Public School District / 11,639 |
| 68. | | Holdingford Public School District / 4,890 |
| 69. | | Monticello Public School District / 21,392 |
| 70. | | Adrian Public School District / 2,460 |
| 71. | | Mankato Public School District / 64,001 |
| 72. | | Hancock Public School District / 1,285 |
| 73. | | Bloomington Public School District / 85,030 |
| 74. | | White Bear Lake School District / 62,931 |
| 75. | | Hermantown Public School District / 11,689 |
| 76. | | Rushford-Peterson Public Schools / 4,503 |
| 77. | | Rocori Public School District / 12,850 |
| 78. | | Rockford Public School District / 9,899 |
| 79. | | Murray County Central School District / 4,949 |
| 80. | | Dawson-Boyd Public School District / 2,925 |
| 81. | | Lancaster Public School District / 874 |
| 82. | | Lake City Public School District / 8,709 |
| 83. | | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District / 3,999 |
| 84. | | St. Louis Park Public School District / 44,740 |
| 85. | | Windom Public School District / 5,995 |
| 86. | | Pipestone Area School District / 7,495 |
| 87. | | Maple Lake Public School District / 5,041 |
| 88. | | Herman-Norcross School District / 945 |
| 89. | | St. Charles Public School District / 6,069 |
| 90. | | Forest Lake Public School District / 46,852 |
| 91. | | Fertile-Beltrami School District / 2,806 |
| 92. | | Barnesville Public School District / 4,485 |
| 93. | | Henning Public School District / 2,955 |
| 94. | | Roseville Public School District / 55,972 |
| 95. | | Underwood Public School District / 2,448 |
| 96. | | Lakeview School District / 2,662 |
| 97. | | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District / 5,532 |
| 98. | | Hutchinson Public School District / 18,057 |
| 99. | | Fulda Public School District / 2,513 |
| 100. | | Win-E-Mac School District / 3,404 |
| 101. | | Roseau Public School District / 6,620 |
| 102. | | Spring Grove School District / 2,230 |
| 103. | | Fisher Public School District / 901 |
| 104. | | Perham Public School District / 10,660 |
| 105. | | Springfield Public School District / 3,258 |
| 106. | | New Ulm Public School District / 19,070 |
| 107. | | Badger Public School District / 1,073 |
| 108. | | Wabasso Public School District / 2,440 |
| 109. | | Hastings Public School District / 32,079 |
| 110. | | Lac Qui Parle Valley School District / 6,685 |
| 111. |  | Anoka-Hennepin Public School District / 229,083 |
| 112. | | Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public School District / 7,907 |
| 113. | | Greenbush-Middle River School District / 2,799 |
| 114. | | Elk River Public School District / 67,777 |
| 115. | | Sauk Centre Public School District / 7,773 |
| 116. | | Lake Benton Public School District / 1,359 |
| 117. | | Norman County West School District / 1,456 |
| 118. | | Kimball Public School District / 4,501 |
| 119. | | Randolph Public School District / 2,150 |
| 120. | | United South Central School District / 6,092 |
| 121. | | Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District / 5,332 |
| 122. | | Pequot Lakes Public School District / 9,983 |
| 123. | | Jackson County Central School District / 7,845 |
| 124. | | Blue Earth Area Public School District / 7,907 |
| 125. | | Moorhead Public School District / 44,730 |
| 126. | | Farmington Public School District / 33,694 |
| 127. | | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial School District / 6,262 |
| 128. | | Fairmont Area School District / 12,676 |
| 129. | | Jordan Public School District / 9,034 |
| 130. | | St. Peter Public School District / 14,998 |
| 131. | | Paynesville Public School District / 5,992 |
| 132. | | Norwood Public School District / 7,927 |
| 133. | | Nicollet Public School District / 2,557 |
| 134. | | Litchfield Public School District / 11,713 |
| 135. | | Detroit Lakes Public School District / 17,099 |
| 136. | | Cannon Falls Public School District / 7,911 |
| 137. | | Lanesboro Public School District / 1,672 |
| 138. | | Burnsville Public School District / 67,433 |
| 139. | | Blooming Prairie Public School District / 4,247 |
| 140. | | Blackduck Public School District / 3,633 |
| 141. | | New London-Spicer School District / 9,350 |
| 142. | | Cloquet Public School District / 14,332 |
| 143. | | Rothsay Public School District / 881 |
| 144. | | Hills-Beaver Creek School District / 2,195 |
| 145. | | Hibbing Public School District / 17,563 |
| 146. | | Norman County East School District / 2,164 |
| 147. | | Shakopee Public School District / 43,623 |
| 148. | | Red Wing Public School District / 19,499 |
| 149. | | St. Francis Public School District / 31,343 |
| 150. | | Lewiston-Altura Public School District / 4,169 |
| 151. | | Owatonna Public School District / 29,200 |
| 152. | | Ortonville -Bellingham Public School District / 3,657 |
| 153. | | Ashby Public School District / 1,453 |
| 154. | | Inver Grove Heights Schools / 29,435 |
| 155. | | Ellsworth Public School District / 980 |
| 156. | | Marshall Public School District / 15,605 |
| 157. | | Milroy Public School District / 630 |
| 158. | | Fergus Falls Public School District / 19,414 |
| 159. | | Cook County Public Schools / 5,197 |
| 160. | | New York Mills Public School District / 3,884 |
| 161. | | North Branch Public Schools / 19,977 |
| 162. | | Southland Public School District / 3,503 |
| 163. | | Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District / 3,635 |
| 164. | | Evansville Public School District / 1,566 |
| 165. | | Nevis Public School District / 2,415 |
| 166. | | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Public School District / 2,356 |
| 167. | | St. Clair Public School District / 2,626 |
| 168. | | Sibley East School District / 7,512 |
| 169. | | Kenyon-Wanamingo School District / 5,555 |
| 170. |  | NRHEG School District / 4,905 |
| 171. | | Goodhue Public School District / 2,986 |
| 172. | | Royalton Public School District / 3,818 |
| 173. | | Lake of the Woods School District / 3,714 |
| 174. | | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District / 2,726 |
| 175. | | Lake Superior Public School District / 13,179 |
| 176. | | Chatfield Public Schools / 4,983 |
| 177. | | Aitkin Public School District / 9,965 |
| 178. | | Buffalo Lake-Hector School District / 4,427 |
| 179. | | Benson Public School District / 5,395 |
| 180. | | Moose Lake Public School District / 5,835 |
| 181. | | Foley Public School District / 9,178 |
| 182. | | Tri-County School District / 2,061 |
| 183. | | Menahga Public School District / 3,592 |
| 184. | | Plummer Public School District / 819 |
| 185. | | West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District / 42,770 |
| 186. | | Sebeka Public School District / 2,739 |
| 187. | | Minneota Public School District / 2,665 |
| 188. | | Lester Prairie Public School District / 2,792 |
| 189. | | Granada-Huntley-East Chain Public School District / 2,031 |
| 190. | | Mabel-Canton Public School District / 2,274 |
| 191. | | Cambridge-Isanti Public School District / 28,883 |
| 192. | | Browns Valley Public School District / 725 |
| 193. | | Tracy Area Public School District / 5,028 |
| 194. | | Canby Public School District / 3,783 |
| 195. | | Sauk Rapids Public School District / 23,585 |
| 196. | | Littlefork-Big Falls School District / 1,642 |
| 197. | | Ely Public School District / 5,081 |
| 198. | | Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District / 1,819 |
| 199. | | Thief River Falls School District / 13,464 |
| 200. | | Park Rapids Public School District / 12,260 |
| 201. | | Carlton Public School District / 4,512 |
| 202. | | Big Lake Public School District / 17,562 |
| 203. | | Duluth Public School District / 93,390 |
| 204. | | Melrose Public School District / 8,830 |
| 205. | | Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School District / 6,374 |
| 206. | | Fosston Public School District / 3,796 |
| 207. | | Eveleth-Gilbert School District / 8,832 |
| 208. | | Mountain Lake Public Schools / 3,024 |
| 209. | | Pine City Public School District / 10,733 |
| 210. | | Edgerton Public School District / 2,325 |
| 211. | | Lake Park Audubon School District / 4,664 |
| 212. | | Upsala Public School District / 1,945 |
| 213. |  | Pierz Public School District / 5,109 |
| 214. | | Cromwell-Wright Public Schools / 1,641 |
| 215. | | Kingsland Public School District / 5,129 |
| 216. | | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Public School District / 5,196 |
| 217. | | Bemidji Public School District / 37,683 |
| 218. | | Alden-Conger Public School District / 1,501 |
| 219. | | Lynd Public School District / 1,147 |
| 220. | | Montevideo Public School District / 7,488 |
| 221. | | Verndale Public School District / 1,902 |
| 222. | | Spring Lake Park Public Schools / 31,390 |
| 223. | | Redwood Area School District / 8,012 |
| 224. | | Greenway Public School District / 8,465 |
| 225. | | Houston Public School District / 2,856 |
| 226. | | North St. Paul-Maplewood School District / 78,239 |
| 227. | | Osseo Public School District / 139,267 |
| 228. | | Belle Plaine Public School District / 9,017 |
| 229. | | Hayfield Public School District / 4,859 |
| 230. | | Grygla Public School District / 1,002 |
| 231. | | Mora Public School District / 10,660 |
| 232. | | Round Lake Public School District / 766 |
| 233. | | Frazee-Vergas Public School District / 6,716 |
| 234. | | MACCRAY School District / 4,264 |
| 235. | | Martin County West Public School District / 4,328 |
| 236. | | Parkers Prairie Public School District / 2,790 |
| 237. | | Ivanhoe Public School District / 1,266 |
| 238. | | LeRoy Public School District / 1,744 |
| 239. | | LeSueur-Henderson School District / 7,340 |
| 240. | | Hendricks Public School District / 1,038 |
| 241. | | Medford Public School District / 3,303 |
| 242. | | Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District / 4,916 |
| 243. | | Red Lake Falls Public School District / 2,243 |
| 244. | | Deer River Public School District / 5,414 |
| 245. | | Grand Rapids Public School District / 27,796 |
| 246. |  | Rush City Public School District / 6,701 |
| 247. | | Renville County West School District / 4,407 |
| 248. | | Barnum Public School District / 4,047 |
| 249. | | ACGC School District / 5,888 |
| 250. | | Goodridge Public School District / 899 |
| 251. | | Pillager Public School District / 5,217 |
| 252. | | Browerville Public School District / 2,360 |
| 253. | | Mesabi East School District / 7,475 |
| 254. | | Breckenridge Public School District / 5,092 |
| 255. | | Wadena-Deer Creek School District / 7,695 |
| 256. | | GFW Schools / 5,748 |
| 257. | | Albert Lea Public School District / 23,416 |
| 258. | | Fillmore Central Schools / 4,839 |
| 259. | | Glencoe-Silver Lake School District / 13,123 |
| 260. | | East Grand Forks Public School District / 10,086 |
| 261. | | Cleveland Public School District / 2,530 |
| 262. | | Crookston Public School District / 9,876 |
| 263. | | Warroad Public School District / 6,039 |
| 264. | | Lyle Public School District / 1,141 |
| 265. | | Heron Lake-Okabena School District / 1,608 |
| 266. | | Braham Public School District / 5,942 |
| 267. | | International Falls Public School District / 10,009 |
| 268. | | Triton School District / 7,067 |
| 269. | | Chisholm Public School District / 5,686 |
| 270. | | South Koochiching School District / 1,260 |
| 271. | | South St. Paul Public School District / 19,854 |
| 272. | | Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools / 3,062 |
| 273. | | Robbinsdale Public School District / 100,813 |
| 274. | | Kelliher Public School District / 1,026 |
| 275. |  | Sleepy Eye Public School District / 5,354 |
| 276. | | Northland Community Schools / 4,587 |
| 277. | | Grand Meadow Public School District / 1,807 |
| 278. | | Princeton Public School District / 20,390 |
| 279. | | Cedar Mountain School District / 2,627 |
| 280. | | Marshall County Central Schools / 2,008 |
| 281. | | Proctor Public School District / 12,917 |
| 282. | | Faribault Public School District / 30,713 |
| 283. | | Comfrey Public School District / 1,274 |
| 284. | | Crosby-Ironton Public School District / 10,558 |
| 285. | | Glenville-Emmons School District / 2,581 |
| 286. | | Climax Public School District / 857 |
| 287. | | Truman Public School District / 2,357 |
| 288. | | Fridley Public School District / 15,201 |
| 289. | | St. Louis County School District / 17,811 |
| 290. | | Eagle Valley Public School District / 2,757 |
| 291. | | Pelican Rapids Public School District / 7,105 |
| 292. | | Mountain Iron-Buhl School District / 4,500 |
| 293. | | Hill City Public School District / 1,420 |
| 294. | | Bertha-Hewitt Public School District / 2,464 |
| 295. | | Little Falls Public School District / 17,608 |
| 296. | | St. Cloud Public School District / 97,115 |
| 297. | | Austin Public School District / 28,414 |
| 298. | | Brewster Public School District / 915 |
| 299. | | Staples-Motley School District / 9,624 |
| 300. | | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District / 7,406 |
| 301. | | Winona Area Public School District / 39,907 |
| 302. | | Pine River-Backus Public School District / 6,846 |
| 303. | | Madelia Public School District / 3,542 |
| 304. | | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District / 8,317 |
| 305. | | Nashwauk-Keewatin School District / 3,738 |
| 306. | | Laporte Public School District / 1,777 |
| 307. | | Milaca Public School District / 11,655 |
| 308. | | Swanville Public School District / 1,934 |
| 309. | | McGregor Public School District / 4,057 |
| 310. | | Hinckley-Finlayson School District / 7,048 |
| 311. | | Wrenshall Public School District / 1,851 |
| 312. | | Willow River Public School District / 3,308 |
| 313. | | Yellow Medicine East School District / 6,508 |
| 314. | | Butterfield Public School District / 1,183 |
| 315. | | Floodwood Public School District / 1,568 |
| 316. |  | Clearbrook-Gonvick School District / 3,026 |
| 317. | | Willmar Public School District / 25,704 |
| 318. | | Oklee Public School District / 1,186 |
| 319. | | Onamia Public School District / 5,753 |
| 320. | | Bagley Public School District / 5,899 |
| 321. | | Mahnomen Public School District / 3,729 |
| 322. | | Ogilvie Public School District / 3,570 |
| 323. | | Worthington Public School District / 15,904 |
| 324. | | Campbell-Tintah Public School District / 772 |
| 325. | | Isle Public School District / 3,244 |
| 326. | | East Central School District / 7,014 |
| 327. | | Cyrus Public School District / 721 |
| 328. | | Nett Lake Public School District / 451 |
| 329. | | St. James Public School District / 6,388 |
| 330. | | Columbia Heights Public School District / 25,672 |
| 331. | | Waubun Public School District / 3,564 |
| 332. | | Minneapolis Public School District / 394,424 |
| 333. | | Richfield Public School District / 40,951 |
| 334. | | St. Paul Public School District / 291,728 |
| 335. | | Cass Lake-Bena Schools Public Schools / 4,043 |
| 336. | | Brooklyn Center School District / 9,394 |
| 337. | | Red Lake Public School District / 5,894 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
