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Yellow Medicine East Secondary

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Yellow Medicine East Secondary ranks 287 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Yellow Medicine East Secondary is a public 6–12 school in Granite Falls, MN, serving 321 students as part of the Yellow Medicine East district in the Granite Falls area, near several small districts. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 287th of 473 Minnesota high schools (39th percentile, 2 stars), an improvement from 2024–2025, when it ranked 335th of 450 (26th percentile, 1 star). The district ranked 299th of 458 Minnesota districts (35th percentile, 2 stars).

Reading is the clearest relative strength: 45.7% of students were proficient in reading, close to the state’s 48.6%, and above Renville County West Senior High (37.1%) and Montevideo Senior High (30.5%). Math and science are the main concerns. Only 20.4% of students were proficient in math versus 44.9% statewide, and 15.5% in science versus 25.5% statewide. Those results trail nearby comprehensive high schools such as MACCRAY Secondary (40.7% math, 21.4% science), Lakeview Secondary (34.7% math, 26.1% science), Renville County West Senior High (35.3% math, 29.5% science), and Montevideo Senior High (38.9% math, 31.9% science). The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 86.2%, above the state’s 84.9% and dropout was 3.9% vs. 4.2%, but graduation was below those same nearby schools and down from the school’s recent 95–98% range.

The school’s resource context is relatively favorable: 38.01% of students received free/reduced lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 12.3, lower than Renville County West Senior High (15.8), Lakeview Secondary (14.6), MACCRAY Secondary (14.4), and Montevideo Senior High (17.2). Subgroup results are mixed: low-socioeconomic-status students rank 190/377 (50th percentile, 3 stars), female students rank 226/398 (43rd percentile, 2 stars), male students rank 294/395 (26th percentile, 1 star), and special education students rank 140/224 (38th percentile, 2 stars). For parents, the most actionable focus areas are middle-school math, 11th-grade math, and science, while 10th- and 7th-grade reading can be built on as existing strengths.

321

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,818

Per pupil spending ?

38.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 25 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

336^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2024

From bottom 16% (2024) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

287^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

299^th of 458Yellow 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
2026	39.7	336 of 546	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.3	258 of 467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.4	289 of 458	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.7	353 of 483	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.7	173 of 296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.5	364 of 435	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.3	287 of 473	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.2	226 of 398	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.4	190 of 377	49.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.1	294 of 395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	331 of 394	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)26th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-3 vs state

Math20%-25 vs state

Science16%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	41.3	287^th of 473 public high schools	39.3%		31.9	335^th of 450 public high schools	25.6%	48	43.6	50.0	45.5	44.8	45.7	9.5	19.7	15.5	25.6	23.5	16.7	15.6	20.4	$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%)	52	244^th of 473 public high schools	48.4%		67	154^th of 450 public high schools	65.8%	90				30.5	30.5		31.9	31.9				38.9	38.9	$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)					9.1			9.1					6.7
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 Drive	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%)	58.1	211^th of 473 public high schools	55.4%		33.3	329^th of 450 public high schools	26.9%	118	53.3	50.8	51.6	46.8	50.9	14.1	31.3	21.4	48.3	36.5	46.2	27.9	40.7	$14,451
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%)	52.9	241^st of 473 public high schools	49.0%		62.5	184^th of 450 public high schools	59.1%	57		36.6	53.6	37.5	42.9	21.1	30.6	26.1		31.0	38.6	33.3	34.7	$11,704
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)					16.7			10.0					9.1	$19,452
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%)	74.1	111^th of 473 public high schools	76.5%		67	155^th of 450 public high schools	65.6%	44		25.0	39.4	50.0	37.1	9.1	53.6	29.5		30.6	45.5	30.3	35.3	$14,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Yellow Medicine East Secondary

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.

What district is Yellow Medicine East Secondary in?

Yellow Medicine East

Is Yellow Medicine East Secondary a good school?

Yellow Medicine East Secondary ranks 287^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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