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Nrheg Secondary

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Nrheg Secondary ranks 233 rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Nrheg Secondary is a public high school located in New Richland, Minnesota, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Nrheg School District, which is ranked 254 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nrheg Secondary's academic performance is mixed, with math proficiency rates consistently below the state average, ranging from 20% to 32% proficient. In reading, the school's proficiency rates are closer to the state average, ranging from 37.74% to 51.11% proficient. However, the school's science proficiency rates are also below the state average, with only 25% of students proficient. Interestingly, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Secondary and Alden-Conger Secondary consistently outperform Nrheg Secondary in academic proficiency rates, ranking in the top 35% and top 5% of Minnesota high schools, respectively. In contrast, Albert Lea Senior High and United South Central High School, both within 17 miles of Nrheg, have lower academic proficiency rates and rankings compared to Nrheg Secondary.

408

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,400

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

306 Ash Ave S
New Richland, MN 56072-1514

(507) 465-3205

District: Nrheg School District

Feeder schools for Nrheg Secondary:

Elementary:

Nrheg Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

335^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

233^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^th of 446Nrheg School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	335 of 519	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	313 of 545	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	218 of 529	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	267 of 520	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	382 of 521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	285 of 533	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	259 of 518	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	275 of 523	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	268 of 508	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.2	311 of 516	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	314 of 490	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	355 of 488	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.0	245 of 469	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.9	196 of 478	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	226 of 454	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	286 of 450	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	219 of 474	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	212 of 455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	328 of 467	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	367 of 443	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	171 of 439	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	178 of 436	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	200 of 432	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	281 of 473	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	167 of 459	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	91 of 404	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	184 of 399	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	258 of 415	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	259 of 401	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	319 of 452	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	346 of 479	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	204 of 464	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	180 of 476	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	274 of 437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	317 of 454	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	279 of 438	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	6.9	280 of 282	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	374 of 440	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	299 of 436	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	322 of 438	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	396 of 422	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	331 of 428	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	298 of 428	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	233 of 450	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	343 of 480	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	279 of 476	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	213 of 472	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	250 of 428	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	256 of 492	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	326 of 494	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	323 of 489	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.4	169 of 489	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	168 of 504	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.2	172 of 483	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	213 of 534	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	161 of 539	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	157 of 545	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	229 of 540	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	88.6	29 of 460	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	61 of 463	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	178 of 450	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	250 of 452	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	74.4	122 of 433	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	262 of 358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	315 of 403	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	242 of 396	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.6	62 of 388	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	98 of 339	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	258 of 401	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	253 of 395	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	158 of 389	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	74 of 393	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	26.2	219 of 270	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	163 of 370	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	254 of 374	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	135 of 377	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	297 of 405	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	291 of 398	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	305 of 351	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	195 of 411	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.3	344 of 398	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	225 of 376	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.9	354 of 402	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	291 of 398	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	239 of 401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	262 of 364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	272 of 412	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	346 of 414	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2019)1st percentile-46 vs school

High school

Male (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)59th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-6 vs state

Math25%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Nrheg Secondary

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	408	28	14.6	36.8%	368 (90.2%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	53.8	233^rd of 450 public high schools	48.2%		32.9	343^rd of 480 public high schools	28.5%	110	20.0	23.9	32.0	24.2	25.0	45.6	40.4	37.7	51.1	43.6	$11,400
SWMetro Waseca-Transitions	Public	9-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	No	No	No	(952) 567-8117	12	0		50.0%	11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waseca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	65	6	11.4	70.8%	35 (53.8%)	2 (3.1%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	10.8	413^th of 450 public high schools	8.2%		27.3	359^th of 480 public high schools	25.2%	54				6.3	6.3				20.0	20.0	$15,839
Waseca Senior High	Public	9-12	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	555	35	15.7	36.4%	424 (76.4%)	11 (2.0%)	75 (13.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	55.7	225^th of 450 public high schools	50.0%		62.4	194^th of 480 public high schools	59.6%	31				27.6	27.6				50.8	50.8	$14,758
Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	215	17	12.7	29.8%	201 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	90	26^th of 450 public high schools	94.2%		77	96^th of 480 public high schools	80.0%	70		25.0	52.6	43.8	40.6		28.6	57.9	78.1	56.1	$14,474
Next Step West (Alden)	Public	8-12	155 S Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
United South Central High School	Public	7-12	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 553-5819	343	23	14.9	44.3%	275 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	40.8	294^th of 450 public high schools	34.7%		70	137^th of 480 public high schools	71.5%	157		21.3	8.8	34.0	20.8		32.8	24.6	30.2	29.2	$14,396
Albert Lea Senior High	Public	8-12	2000 Tiger Ln	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5340	1,196	74	16.1	50.7%	704 (58.9%)	28 (2.3%)	284 (23.7%)	133 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	50.8	252^nd of 450 public high schools	44.0%		42.5	300^th of 480 public high schools	37.5%	48			24.4	23.1	23.8			34.2	50.3	41.8	$13,644
Albert Lea Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-4800	113	5	24.5	70.8%	56 (49.6%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (38.9%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0						$14,035
Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 379-4800	37	0		75.7%	19 (51.4%)	1 (2.7%)	15 (40.5%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Nrheg Secondary

What district is Nrheg Secondary in?

Nrheg School District

How many students attend Nrheg Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Nrheg Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of Nrheg Secondary?

Students at Nrheg Secondary are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Nrheg Secondary a good school?

Nrheg Secondary ranks 233^rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Nrheg Secondary?

Nrheg Secondary is fed by the following schools:

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