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Best High Schools in Springfield, MN


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5-star school
Top rankedSpringfield Secondary38th of 473 Minnesota high schools
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Biggest riser
Springfield Secondary up 130 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Springfield, Minnesota has one high school in this data set: Springfield Secondary, a grades 7–12 school in Springfield Public School District with 314 students at 12 S Burns, Springfield, MN 56087-1299.

For parents, there is only one school here, but it stands out strongly. In 2025–2026, Springfield Secondary ranks 38th of 473 Minnesota schools—92nd percentile and 5 stars—while Springfield Public School District ranks 22nd of 458 districts, also 95th percentile and 5 stars. The school’s ranking has climbed sharply: from 168th of 450 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and 135th of 480 (72nd percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 94.2% and dropout rate is 1.9%, compared with the state’s 84.9% and 4.2%.

Academically, Springfield Secondary outperforms the state in all-grade math, reading, and science in 2025–2026. Science is strongest: 38.1% proficient vs. 25.5% statewide (+12.6 points); reading is 56.7% vs. 48.6% (+8.1), and math is 46.1% vs. 44.9% (+1.2). All three improved year over year: math +9.45 points, reading +1.14 points, science +4.77 points; math moved from below the state in 2024–2025 to above it in 2025–2026. Grade-level highlights include End of Course science at 58.6% (+23.6 points), 10th-grade reading at 56.9% (+14.4), 7th-grade math at 56.1% (+15.8), and 8th-grade reading at 64.3% (+14.3). The clearest challenge is 8th-grade math at 37.0%, 5.3 points below the state, while 8th-grade science is 16.4%, roughly level with the state’s 16.7%. About 39.81% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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