Summary:
The Upsala Public School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Upsala Secondary, which has demonstrated consistent improvement in its academic performance and statewide ranking over the past few years.
Upsala Secondary stands out as a high-performing school, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking #88 out of 450 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025, up from #196 out of 476 in 2022-2023. The school's reading proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average, with 80.65% of 10th-grade students and 63.89% of all grades proficient or better in MCA-III Reading. Additionally, Upsala Secondary boasts a strong 84.2% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, outperforming the state average.
While Upsala Secondary's math proficiency rates are lower than the state average, the school has shown improvement, with 29.17% of 11th-grade students and 27.69% of all grades proficient or better in MCA-III Math in 2024-2025. The school's small size, with a student population of 158 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8, suggests that it is making a significant impact on its students' academic success despite its modest size.
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