Summary:
Underwood Secondary is the only high school in the Underwood Public School District, serving grades 5 through 12 to about 272 students in Underwood, Minnesota. Because it is the district's sole high school, its figures are also the district's high school figures. The district ranks 278th of 458 in Minnesota (39th percentile, 2 stars), and Underwood Secondary's most recent school rank is 255th of 473 (46th percentile, 2 stars).
The strongest results are in completion rather than test scores. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90.9%, about 6.0 points above the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 3.6%, below the state's 4.2%. Among tested grades, 7th grade reading stood out at 47.7% proficient against a state figure of 43.5%, 11th grade math was 34.5% versus 35.3% statewide, and all-grade science (23.9%) was ahead of the district's 20.8%, though just below the state's 25.5%.
The larger pattern is a decline. The school dropped from 4 stars and the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and the 46th percentile in 2025–2026. All-grade math fell from 45.79% to 31.4% — a 14.39-point drop while the state moved only 0.31 points. All-grade reading (37.4% vs. 48.6%) and math (31.4% vs. 44.9%) trail the state, 8th grade reading is 32.3% against 50.0%, 10th grade reading 28.1% against 42.5%, and 8th grade science 10.3% against 16.7%. Math recovery, 8th grade reading and science, and 10th grade reading are the clearest areas to watch.
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