Summary:
The Wheaton Area Public School District has one high school, Wheaton Secondary, serving grades 6–12 with 175 students in Wheaton, MN. The district is ranked 316th of 458 (31st percentile, 2 stars). The record includes rank history, graduation/dropout rates, MCA scores, free/reduced lunch, and student-teacher ratio. No test scores are suppressed. With one high school, comparisons are to its own history, the district, and the state.
Wheaton Secondary is the only high school. Completion is strong: in 2024–2025 the graduation rate was 96.1% versus the state’s 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 0.0% versus the state’s 4.2%. Science is a relative bright spot: in 2025–2026 all-grades science was 16.3%, above the district’s 11.5% but below the state’s 25.5%; in 2024–2025 science was 26.09%, nearly identical to the state’s 26.15% and above the district’s 23.19%. However, the school fell from 197th of 480 (3 stars) in 2023–2024 and 201st of 450 (3 stars) in 2024–2025 to 356th of 473 (1 star, 25th percentile) in 2025–2026. Math and reading gaps remain: in 2025–2026 all-grades math was 23.4% versus the state’s 44.9%, and reading was 35.5% versus the state’s 48.6%. Grade-level results are uneven: 7th grade reading was just 0.6 points below state and 7th grade math 2.2 points below, while 8th grade math was 27.5 points below, 8th grade reading 24.1 points below, and 11th grade math 22.8 points below.
Context: enrollment is 175, grades 6–12, free/reduced lunch is 40.57%, and student-teacher ratio is 11.6. Year-over-year all-grades changes from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 were -1.02 points in math, -7.05 points in reading, and -9.79 points in science. Overall, parents should see excellent completion outcomes and some relative strength in science, but a sharp recent ranking decline and persistent math and reading gaps, especially in 8th grade and 11th grade math. The small size and low ratio may allow personalized support, but proficiency gaps remain clear.
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