High Schools in Underwood Public School District

Summary:

The Underwood Public School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Underwood Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent in recent years, with its statewide ranking and rating fluctuating between 129th out of 480 schools in 2023-2024 and 308th out of 476 schools in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 2 to 4 stars out of 5.

Underwood Secondary's academic performance is a mix of strengths and weaknesses. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the state average in Math proficiency for 11th grade and overall, but its Reading proficiency scores were lower than the state average for 10th grade and overall. The previous year, 2023-2024, saw the opposite trend, with Underwood Secondary's Math proficiency scores lagging behind the state average but its Reading proficiency scores exceeding the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate was 84.2% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate was 4.4% that same year.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in Underwood Secondary's performance, as the school had a 37.28% free and reduced-price lunch rate in 2023-2024 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6. While the data does not provide a comparison to other schools within the district, the insights offer a valuable look at the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges facing this high school in the Underwood Public School District.

District Detail

100 Southern Ave E
Underwood, MN 56586-7013

(218) 826-6101

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 554

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	272	19	14.5	30.5%	244 (89.7%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	68.8	145^th of 450 public high schools	67.8%		72.1	129^th of 480 public high schools	73.1%	16	39.4	45.0	52.9	45.8	37.1	35.0	46.5	39.8	$11,603

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freshwater Education District	0.02 mi	21
Battle Lake Public School District	7.15 mi	2	25^th
Fergus Falls Public School District	9.27 mi	12	202^nd
Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	9.43 mi	4
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	10.48 mi	2

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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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