Eagle Ridge Academy has once again been named one of the best high schools in the state by earning the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools Medal and Charter Medal! This year marks the fourteenth year in a row U.S. News & World Report has honored Eagle Ridge Academy.
The 2026 report ranked Eagle Ridge Academy as the tenth best high school out of 1,156 schools in Minnesota, and sixth best charter school out of 101 charter schools in Minnesota.
U.S. News & World Report determines their school rankings using six indicators of school success—college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates. Using this methodology, schools earned an overall percentile score between 0 and 100 at two decimal places. Eagle Ridge Academy's overall score this year was 97.33/100.
We are proud of our students and staff for continuing to excel and achieve our mission of engaging all students in a time-tested, Classical Liberal Arts education that demands their best in academic achievement and honorable character while challenging them to attain their highest potential. Learn more about Eagle Ridge Academy's score here.