Summary:
High schools in the Norman County East School District area include just one school, Norman County East Secondary, a small rural school in Twin Valley, MN, serving grades 7–12 to 71 students.
For parents, the most important context is size and volatility. With only 71 students, small changes in a few students’ performance can sharply move rankings and proficiency rates. The school’s statewide rank swung from 60th of 480 schools in 2023–2024, at the 88th percentile with 4 stars, to 388th of 450 in 2024–2025, at the 14th percentile with 1 star, then partly recovered to 330th of 473 in 2025–2026, at the 30th percentile with 2 stars. The district overall is ranked 336th of 458, in the 27th percentile with 1 star. Enrollment context includes a student-teacher ratio of 8.8 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 47.89% in 2024–2025, the profile of a small, high-poverty rural school.
Academically, the latest all-grade results are below district and state levels. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 4.9% versus 26.4% for the district and 44.9% statewide; reading was 22.7% versus 39.4% and 48.6%; and science was 10.7% versus 15.9% and 25.5%. A bright spot is 10th-grade reading at 40%, close to the state’s 42.5%, while 7th-grade reading was 0% and 8th-grade reading 33.3%. Math is the clearest weakness: 11th grade was 8.3%, 7th grade 5.9%, and 8th grade 0%. Science also lagged, with End of Course at 18.8% versus 35% statewide and 8th grade at 0% versus 16.7%. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school declined in math, reading, and science while the district slightly improved. The most recent school-level dropout rate shown is 15.0% in 2023–2024, compared with a 2024–2025 state rate of 4.2%; graduation was 85.0% in 2023–2024, close to the 2024–2025 state figure of 84.9%. Because years differ and cohorts are tiny, these numbers should be interpreted cautiously.
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