Summary:
The Alden-Conger Public School District in southern Minnesota is home to a single high school: Alden-Conger Secondary in Alden. It serves grades 7 through 12, enrolls about 215 students, and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, with roughly 29.77% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Because there is only one high school in the district, there are no in-district school-to-school comparisons to make — the meaningful comparisons are between this school and the state. The district overall ranks 288th of 458 in Minnesota, placing it in the 37th percentile with 2 stars.
Completion outcomes are the clearest strength. The school's 96.9% graduation rate is far above the state's 84.9%, and its 0.0% dropout rate beats the state's 4.2%. The school also has a recent history of strong statewide performance, ranking 26th of 450 schools in 2024–2025 — the 94th percentile with 5 stars — and its current rank percentile of 58 is well above the district's 37, suggesting the high school is a relative bright spot locally. In 2025–2026, 11th-grade math (43.9% vs. 35.3% state) and 8th-grade math (47.1% vs. 42.3% state) were above the state average, as was End-of-Course science (36.4% vs. 35.0%).
The concern is a sharp one-year drop. Statewide rank fell to 198th of 473 — the 58th percentile with 3 stars — a 172-position decline from the prior year. All-grade proficiency now trails the state in math, reading, and science; reading is below the state at every listed grade level, and 8th-grade science is notably low (8.8% vs. 16.7%). Reading and science both fell by roughly 18 to 19 percentage points year over year, while math slipped less than a point. The most notable strengths are 11th- and 8th-grade math, End-of-Course science, and completion metrics; the clearest concerns are reading across grades, 8th-grade science, and 7th-grade math.
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