Summary:
Barrett, Minnesota has just one public high school in this data set: West Central Area Secondary, serving grades 9–12 with 229 students in the West Central Area district. It is a small school — a 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio and 34.5% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch — so families here are comparing one school against district and state averages rather than against other local high schools.
The clearest strength is science. In 2025–2026, science proficiency was 47.7% at all grades, above the state's 25.5%, and the End-of-Course science score was 47.7% versus 35% statewide. Science proficiency was also 61.22% in 2024–2025, well above the state's 26.15%. Completion outcomes are solid as well: a 91.2% graduation rate against the state's 84.9%, and a 3.5% dropout rate against the state's 4.2%.
Math and reading are weaker. Math proficiency was 25.5% in 2025–2026 against 44.9% statewide, and 11th-grade math was 25.5% versus 35.3%. Reading was 31.8% versus 48.6% statewide, a sharp drop from 78% in 2024–2025 — a 46.2-point swing that should be read cautiously because the reading exam label changes between the two years. The school's rank also fell from 109th of 450 (4 stars, 76th percentile) to 228th of 473 (3 stars, 52nd percentile).
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