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Yellow Medicine East Secondary

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Yellow Medicine East Secondary ranks 335 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 26% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Yellow Medicine East Secondary is a public high school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 331 students. The school is part of the Yellow Medicine East District, which is ranked 325 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yellow Medicine East Secondary consistently performs below the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels, with only around 13-40% of students meeting proficiency standards. The school's math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 13% of 11th graders and 13-28% of students across all grades meeting proficiency in 2024-2025. Reading proficiency is slightly better, with 43% of 10th graders and 40-54% of students across all grades meeting proficiency in 2024-2025. The school's performance on science assessments is also below the state average, with only 30-37% of students meeting proficiency in 2023-2024. Additionally, Yellow Medicine East Secondary has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 83.3% to 95.1% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Renville County West Senior High, Lakeview Secondary, and MACCRAY Secondary, which have graduation rates ranging from 84.2% to 95.1%.

The performance gap between different student subgroups at Yellow Medicine East Secondary is quite significant, with male students, Native American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing much worse than their peers. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by these underperforming student groups to improve overall academic outcomes. Additionally, Yellow Medicine East Secondary's performance has been declining over the past few years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 313 out of 504 Minnesota high schools in 2014-2015 to 335 out of 450 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school may need to implement significant improvements and interventions to reverse the decline and better support student learning.

321

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,818

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 9th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241-1399

(320) 564-4081

District: Yellow Medicine East

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

American Indian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

373^rd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 13 pts since 2024

From bottom 16% (2024) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

335^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

325^th of 446Yellow Medicine East 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	33.1	373 of 519	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	460 of 545	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	301 of 450	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	410 of 474	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	212 of 432	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	380 of 473	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	349 of 452	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	407 of 479	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	242 of 265	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	297 of 307	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	374 of 415	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	432 of 440	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	335 of 450	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	332 of 480	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	334 of 476	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	347 of 472	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	346 of 428	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	336 of 492	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	356 of 494	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	350 of 489	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.6	321 of 489	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.3	313 of 504	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	347 of 483	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.4	315 of 534	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	324 of 539	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	336 of 545	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.4	264 of 540	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.5	326 of 460	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.3	280 of 463	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	248 of 403	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	258 of 396	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	334 of 388	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	283 of 401	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	276 of 395	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	241 of 333	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	305 of 389	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	339 of 393	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	173 of 312	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	204 of 270	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	261 of 370	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	307 of 374	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	364 of 377	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	347 of 405	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	336 of 398	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	282 of 403	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	277 of 351	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	308 of 411	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	345 of 398	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	350 of 376	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	333 of 402	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	314 of 398	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	305 of 401	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	281 of 412	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	305 of 414	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Female (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Native American (2022)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-9 vs state

Math19%-27 vs state

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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
Yellow Medicine East Secondary	Public	6-12	450 9th Ave	Granite Falls	56241	Yellow Medicine County	Yellow Medicine East	No	No	No	No	(320) 564-4081	321	26	12.3	38.0%	231 (72.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40 (12.5%)	5 (1.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	31.9	335^th of 450 public high schools	25.6%		35.5	332^nd of 480 public high schools	30.8%	3	28.6	21.4	13.2	13.0	18.6	54.3	35.7	31.6	43.2	40.8	$15,818
Montevideo Senior High	Public	9-12	1501 William Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6446	408	24	17.2	47.8%	292 (71.6%)	6 (1.5%)	91 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	67	154^th of 450 public high schools	65.8%		75.9	102^nd of 480 public high schools	78.8%	52				42.6	42.6				48.5	48.5	$13,562
MN River Valley Alternative Learning Center-Seatbased	Public	7-12	1313 E Black Oak Ave	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	MN River Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 269-7131	70	7	10.1	65.7%	35 (50.0%)	1 (1.4%)	19 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0					7.1
MN River Valley Educational-Online Learning	Public	9-12	1315 E Black Oak Avenue	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	MN River Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 269-9297	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MACCRAY Secondary	Public	6-12	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 847-2154	402	28	14.4	45.8%	318 (79.1%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	33.3	329^th of 450 public high schools	26.9%		40.7	309^th of 480 public high schools	35.6%	20	34.9	46.9	46.7	19.2	37.7	52.4	54.0	38.3	38.3	46.4	$14,451
E.C.H.O. Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	101 Rocket Ave	Echo	56237	Yellow Medicine County	E.C.H.O. Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 925-4143	38	6	6.7	73.7%	13 (34.2%)	1 (2.6%)	15 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)					0.0					9.1	$19,452
Lakeview Secondary	Public	7-12	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 423-5164	331	23	14.6	29.6%	293 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	62.5	184^th of 450 public high schools	59.1%		69.7	141^st of 480 public high schools	70.6%	43		39.6	56.6	30.9	42.2		39.6	41.5	53.9	44.9	$11,704
Renville County West Senior High	Public	7-12	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	219	14	15.8	43.8%	141 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (31.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	67	155^th of 450 public high schools	65.6%		63.4	187^th of 480 public high schools	61.0%	32		36.7	40.0	30.0	35.8		30.0	37.1	58.8	42.4	$14,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Yellow Medicine East Secondary

What district is Yellow Medicine East Secondary in?

Yellow Medicine East

What schools feed into Yellow Medicine East Secondary?

Yellow Medicine East Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bert Raney Elementary School

How many students attend Yellow Medicine East Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Yellow Medicine East Secondary.

Is Yellow Medicine East Secondary a good school?

Yellow Medicine East Secondary ranks 335^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Yellow Medicine East Secondary?

Students at Yellow Medicine East Secondary are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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