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Best High Schools in Tyler, MN

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At a glance

Schools

380

Students

Districts

Top rankedRTR Secondary School144^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

RTR Secondary School up 86 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Tyler, Minnesota has one high school: RTR Secondary School, part of RTR Public Schools. It serves grades 6–12 with 380 students, so its reported test scores blend middle-school and high-school performance. The district ranks 158th of 458 in Minnesota, at the 66th percentile with 3 stars, while RTR Secondary's latest rank is 144th of 473, at the 70th percentile with 4 stars for 2025–2026 — somewhat stronger than the district overall. There is no other high school in Tyler to compare it against.

Outcomes for older students are the standout. The graduation rate is 97.9%, far above the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus the state's 4.2%. Science is the most consistent academic strength, above the state in both available years by 7.78 points in 2024–2025 and 6.6 points in 2025–2026; 8th-grade science is 30% proficient against the state's 16.7%. Reading improved sharply, rising from 43.19% to 50% across all grades, moving from 6.4 points below the state to 1.4 points above it. Grade-level reading is strong in 8th grade at 60% and 10th grade at 57.1%.

Math is the main area to watch. All-grades math slipped 5.28 points to 40% in 2025–2026, below the district's 42.4% and the state's 44.9%; 11th-grade math is 31.6% versus the state's 35.3%, and 6th-grade math is 38.6% versus 39.5%. Reading is uneven as well — 6th grade at 45.5% and 7th grade at 36.7% trail the state's 53.4% and 43.5%. Rankings have swung widely: the 87th percentile in 2023–2024, the 49th in 2024–2025, then the 70th in 2025–2026. About 35.26% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.3. Graduation, dropout, lunch, and ratio figures cover 2024–2025 only.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Rtr Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	100 Strong St	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5911	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RTR Secondary School	Public	6-12	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 247-5913	380	27	14.3	35.3%	345 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	67.7	144^th of 473 public high schools	69.6%		54.1	230^th of 450 public high schools	48.9%	86	45.5	36.7	60.0	57.1	50.0	30.0	33.9	32.1	38.6	40.8	50.0	31.6	40.0	$15,968

Cities Near Tyler

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Benton	7.34 mi	3	26^th
Lynd	14.27 mi	3	403^rd
Ivanhoe	14.33 mi	1
Pipestone	19.69 mi	7	388^th
Marshall	20.81 mi	9	311^th

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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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