High Schools in Staples-Motley School District

Summary:

The Staples-Motley School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Staples-Motley Senior High, which serves grades 9-12. With an enrollment of 318 students, the school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable performance.

Staples-Motley Senior High's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the state averages in Math, Reading, and Science, with 33.33% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, 51.95% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, and 50% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Science. The school's graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 4.4% is slightly higher than the state average.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students, 38.68%, receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may indicate a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is within the typical range for high schools, suggesting a reasonable level of individual attention for students. Overall, Staples-Motley Senior High appears to be a relatively average-performing high school in Minnesota, with some areas of strength and some areas for potential improvement.

District Detail

905 4th St NE
Staples, MN 56479-2118

(218) 894-5400

SchoolDigger Rank:
232^nd of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 901

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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 894-2431	309	19	16.3	38.2%	275 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	63.1	178^th of 450 public high schools	60.4%		66.4	168^th of 480 public high schools	65.0%	10	33.3	33.3	52.0	52.0	$13,669

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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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