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Minneota Secondary

Public Grades 7-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Minneota Secondary is a public high school located in Minneota, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 284 students. This school is part of the Minneota Public School District, which is ranked 19 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minneota Secondary consistently ranks among the top high schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 9-29 over the past 5 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.22% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. Minneota Secondary also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.3% to 97.5% over the past few years, outperforming the state average, and has low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 4.5%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Canby Secondary and Lakeview Secondary, Minneota Secondary significantly outperforms them in both math and reading proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Minneota Secondary's 11th-grade math proficiency rate was 65.22%, compared to 18.87% at Canby Secondary and 30.91% at Lakeview Secondary. Minneota Secondary also consistently ranks higher and has a better SchoolDigger rating than the nearby schools.

296

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,109

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 N Monroe St
Minneota, MN 56264-0098

(507) 872-6175

District: Minneota Public School District

Feeder schools for Minneota Secondary:

Elementary:

Minneota Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg65%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

69^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

9^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 446Minneota Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	69 of 519	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	91 of 545	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	89 of 529	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	64 of 520	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	45 of 521	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	132 of 533	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	84 of 518	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	54 of 523	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	52 of 508	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	66 of 516	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	57.2	214 of 490	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	15.0	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	333 of 469	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	351 of 478	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.4	289 of 454	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	147 of 230	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	239 of 409	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.9	336 of 403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.4	305 of 406	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.8	198 of 396	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	141 of 387	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	88 of 450	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	62 of 474	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	36 of 455	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	73 of 467	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	46 of 443	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	229 of 439	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	134 of 436	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	11 of 432	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	24 of 473	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	63.0	128 of 459	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	73 of 415	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	105 of 401	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	60 of 452	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	125 of 479	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	165 of 464	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	75 of 476	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	71 of 454	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	45 of 438	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	117 of 415	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	157 of 440	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	120 of 436	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	69 of 438	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	39 of 422	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	138 of 428	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	47 of 428	89.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	9 of 450	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	14 of 480	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	13 of 476	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	29 of 472	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	26 of 428	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 492	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	10 of 494	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	44 of 489	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	21 of 489	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	48 of 504	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	66.2	181 of 483	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	161 of 534	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	189 of 539	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.4	44 of 545	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	76.9	82 of 540	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.7	27 of 234	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	94.3	4 of 460	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.6	70 of 463	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.9	196 of 450	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.1	113 of 452	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	89 of 433	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	6 of 358	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	2 of 403	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	12 of 396	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	126 of 388	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.1	12 of 339	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	3 of 401	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	5 of 395	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	93.7	11 of 393	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 370	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	3 of 374	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	16 of 377	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	21 of 405	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	14 of 398	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	17 of 403	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	85 of 351	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	10 of 411	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	23 of 398	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	78.5	26 of 214	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	9 of 376	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	16 of 402	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	18 of 398	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	38 of 401	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	25 of 364	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	5 of 412	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	14 of 414	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

High school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)88th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+12 vs state

Math56%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Minneota Secondary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Minneota Secondary	Public	7-12	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 872-6175	296	19	15.5	24.3%	270 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	95.3	9^th of 450 public high schools	98.0%		94.2	14^th of 480 public high schools	97.1%	5	53.9	48.8	65.2	56.0	61.5	50.0	72.0	61.8	$11,109
Marshall Career and Technical Insti	Public	9-12	900 N Highway 59	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 537-6924	2	2	1.3		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Project Search-Avera Marshall	Public	12	300 S Bruce St	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2244	9	2	4.5	44.4%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lynd Learning Center Credit Recover	Public	9-12	106 Saint Albans St	Lynd	56157	Lyon County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 865-4404	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marshall Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	1510 Stadium Drive	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6210	76	7	11.5	63.2%	41 (53.9%)	6 (7.9%)	18 (23.7%)	7 (9.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	5.7	437^th of 450 public high schools	2.9%		10.6	434^th of 480 public high schools	9.6%	3			0.0	0.0			15.4	15.4	$26,050
Marshall High School	Public	9-12	400 Tiger Dr	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-6920	886	57	15.6	42.6%	534 (60.3%)	72 (8.1%)	145 (16.4%)	90 (10.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	67	153^rd of 450 public high schools	66.0%		66.6	165^th of 480 public high schools	65.6%	12			44.2	44.2			47.9	47.9	$12,243
Lakeview Secondary	Public	7-12	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 423-5164	331	23	14.6	29.6%	293 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	62.5	184^th of 450 public high schools	59.1%		69.7	141^st of 480 public high schools	70.6%	43	39.6	56.6	30.9	42.2	39.6	41.5	53.9	44.9	$11,704
Canby Secondary	Public	7-12	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 223-2002	300	17	18.1	40.7%	273 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	30.7	338^th of 450 public high schools	24.9%		47.7	274^th of 480 public high schools	42.9%	64	33.3	40.0	18.9	29.9	33.3	52.5	35.7	39.7	$11,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Minneota Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Minneota Secondary?

Students at Minneota Secondary are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Minneota Secondary?

Minneota Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Minneota Elementary

What district is Minneota Secondary in?

Minneota Public School District

Is Minneota Secondary a good school?

Yes! Minneota Secondary is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 450 Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Minneota Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Minneota Secondary.

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