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321
Deer River Secondary
Public
6-12
101 1st Ave NE
Deer River
56636
Itasca County
Deer River Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 246-8241
443
31
14.3
66.4%
226 (51.0%)
2 (0.5%)
7 (1.6%)
2 (0.5%)
145 (32.7%)
1 (0.2%)
60 (13.5%)
$17,552
40.6
35.6
354
33
271009000430
322
Dawson-Boyd Secondary
Public
7-12
848 Chestnut St
Dawson
56232
Lac qui Parle County
Dawson-Boyd Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 769-2955
261
16
16.2
46.4%
225 (86.2%)
1 (0.4%)
21 (8.0%)
2 (0.8%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (4.2%)
$13,640
40.5
52.1
246
76
270014004749
323
Higher Ground Secondary Academy
Public, Charter
7-12
1471 Brewster Street
Saint Paul
55108
Ramsey County
Higher Ground Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 369-7555
479
23
20.9
98.5%
0 (0.0%)
479 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,935
40.3
52.2
244
79
271428000749
324
Houston Secondary
Public
7-12
306 W Elm St
Houston
55943
Houston County
Houston Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 896-5323
211
17
12.6
30.8%
199 (94.3%)
4 (1.9%)
5 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
$14,858
39.8
65.5
159
165
272808001236
325
Park Rapids Area Century Middle
Public
5-8
501 Helten Ave
Park Rapids
56470
Hubbard County
Park Rapids Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 237-6330
497
39
12.8
58.6%
396 (79.7%)
1 (0.2%)
46 (9.3%)
1 (0.2%)
11 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (8.5%)
$10,473
39.5
31.2
371
46
272382001164
326
North Branch Area Middle School
Public
6-8
38431 Lincoln Tr
North Branch
55056
Chisago County
North Branch Area Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 674-1300
609
29
21.2
36.6%
502 (82.4%)
8 (1.3%)
32 (5.3%)
32 (5.3%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (5.3%)
$11,068
39.5
52.9
238
88
270032804386
327
Ortonville Secondary
Public
7-12
200 Trojan Dr
Ortonville
56278
Big Stone County
Ortonville Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 839-6183
233
19
12.4
46.8%
208 (89.3%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.9%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.4%)
$13,951
39.4
52.3
242
85
273384001591
328
Highland Park Middle School
Public
6-8
975 Snelling Ave S
Saint Paul
55116
Ramsey County
Saint Paul Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 293-8950
805
40
20
53.3%
297 (36.9%)
158 (19.6%)
242 (30.1%)
34 (4.2%)
7 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
66 (8.2%)
$13,758
39.4
39
329
1
270000801514
329
Cherry Secondary
Public
7-12
3943 Tamminen Rd
Iron
55751
St. Louis County
St. Louis County School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 258-8991
250
20
12.2
42.4%
213 (85.2%)
1 (0.4%)
5 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (8.8%)
$17,767
39.3
29.1
381
52
270345000150
330
Ellis Middle
Public
7-8
1700 4th Ave SE
Austin
55912
Mower County
Austin Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 460-1500
720
34
21.1
65.0%
295 (41.0%)
71 (9.9%)
224 (31.1%)
76 (10.6%)
2 (0.3%)
24 (3.3%)
28 (3.9%)
$13,678
39.3
33.8
363
33
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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