Summary:
There is one high school in the MACCRAY School District: MACCRAY Secondary in Clara City, MN. It serves grades 6–12 with 402 students, a free/reduced lunch rate of 45.77%, and a student–teacher ratio of 14.4. Because it is the only high school in the district, its results define the district's high-school profile. Statewide, the district ranks 174 of 458 (62nd percentile, 3 stars).
Completion outcomes are the standout strength. MACCRAY Secondary reports a 97.8% graduation rate, well above the state's 84.9%, and a 2.1% dropout rate, half the state's 4.2%. Reading is the academic bright spot: all-grades proficiency is 50.9%, above both the district (49.1%) and state (48.6%), with 7th, 8th, and 10th grades above state and 6th grade essentially at state level. The school's ranking also climbed sharply, from 329 of 450 (27th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 211 of 473 (55th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026—a 118-position jump.
Math and science are the main areas to watch. All-grades math is 40.7% versus the state's 44.9%; middle school math is often strong (6th grade 48.3% vs. 39.5% state, 8th grade 46.2% vs. 42.3%), but 11th grade math is 27.9% against the state's 35.3%. Science is the lowest subject overall at 21.4% (state 25.5%), including 14.1% in 8th grade (state 16.7%). Encouragingly, the school improved in all three tested subjects year over year—math +3.04 points, reading +4.55, science +5.05—while the state declined in each.
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