High Schools in Blue Earth Area School District

Summary:

The Blue Earth Area School District in Minnesota contains a single high school, Blue Earth Area Secondary, serving grades 9-12. The school's performance metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratios, provide a mixed picture of its academic standing.

Blue Earth Area Secondary had a 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's math and science proficiency rates were significantly below the state averages, particularly in 8th grade and across all grades. Conversely, the school's reading proficiency rates were relatively stronger, with 10th-grade students performing above the state average. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (42.86%) suggests a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 170 out of 450 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025 to 296 out of 476 in 2022-2023. This suggests a potential decline in the school's overall performance. The school's moderate student-teacher ratio of 17.9 students per teacher may be an area to explore further in terms of its impact on student outcomes.

District Detail

315 E 6th St
Blue Earth, MN 56013-2006

(507) 526-3188

SchoolDigger Rank:
245^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,064

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)			MCA-III Reading (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Blue Earth Area Secondary	Public	8-12	1125 N Grove Street	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 526-3201	378	22	17.5	50.0%	295 (78.0%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	64.2	170^th of 450 public high schools	62.2%		51.8	247^th of 480 public high schools	48.5%	77	27.3	32.8	30.3	35.7	53.4	45.7	$13,556

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Granada Huntley East Chain	12.98 mi	3	361^st
Fairmont Area School District	17.5 mi	2	275^th
Southern Plains Education Coop.	18.16 mi	4	439^th
Maple River School District	19.22 mi	4	89^th
United South Central Schools	19.36 mi	3	263^rd

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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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