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Pipestone Senior High

Q: Is Pipestone Senior High a good school?

Pipestone Senior High ranks 323 rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 28% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Pipestone Senior High is a public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, serving 320 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Pipestone Area School District, which is ranked 333 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pipestone Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently below the state averages in math, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 11th-grade math proficiency rate was 18.67%, compared to the state average of 34.96%. Pipestone Senior High also has a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate around 84% and a higher dropout rate than the state average.

Interestingly, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of Minnesota high schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the nearby Edgerton Secondary school performs significantly better than Pipestone Senior High across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic achievement, and graduation rates. Edgerton Secondary is ranked much higher (113-341 out of 450-480 schools) and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating above-average performance.

302

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,414

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 7th St SW
Pipestone, MN 56164-2293

(507) 825-5861

District: Pipestone Area School District

Feeder schools for Pipestone Senior High:

Elementary:	Heartland Elementary
	Pipestone Elementary
Middle:	Pipestone Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (10% vs 4%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

323^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

333^rd of 446Pipestone Area 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	323 of 450	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	342 of 480	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	277 of 476	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	308 of 472	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	369 of 428	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	301 of 492	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	352 of 494	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.0	307 of 489	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.2	292 of 489	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.0	216 of 504	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.9	307 of 483	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.1	223 of 534	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	275 of 539	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.9	203 of 545	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.4	155 of 540	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	84 of 460	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	114 of 463	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	48 of 450	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	73.5	131 of 452	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	85.8	10 of 433	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	281 of 358	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	289 of 403	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	287 of 396	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	271 of 388	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	247 of 401	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	297 of 395	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	70 of 124	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	136 of 145	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	102 of 136	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	166 of 333	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	231 of 389	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	238 of 393	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	191 of 312	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	235 of 270	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	250 of 370	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	306 of 374	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	274 of 377	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	323 of 405	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	231 of 398	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	309 of 403	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	326 of 351	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	323 of 411	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	341 of 398	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	108 of 178	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	181 of 221	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	339 of 376	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	301 of 402	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	272 of 398	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	293 of 401	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	309 of 412	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	355 of 414	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-10 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
Pipestone Learning Center	Public	9-12	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pipestone Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	302	24	12.7	38.4%	208 (68.9%)	5 (1.7%)	69 (22.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	34	323^rd of 450 public high schools	28.2%		33.9	342^nd of 480 public high schools	28.8%	19				18.7	18.7				39.5	39.5	$16,414
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Pipestone	Public	9-12	1106 7th St SE	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	39	2	19.2	48.7%	28 (71.8%)	4 (10.3%)	7 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0
Edgerton Secondary	Public	6-12	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 442-7881	228	17	13.2	44.7%	157 (68.9%)	2 (0.9%)	57 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	73.7	113^th of 450 public high schools	74.9%		34.1	341^st of 480 public high schools	29.0%	228	46.2	32.6	38.1	48.4	40.5	34.6	20.9	38.1	50.0	33.9	$13,217
Lake Benton Secondary	Public	7-12	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 368-4241	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pipestone Senior High

What district is Pipestone Senior High in?

Pipestone Area School District

What schools feed into Pipestone Senior High?

Pipestone Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heartland Elementary
Elementary : Pipestone Elementary
Middle : Pipestone Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pipestone Senior High?

Students at Pipestone Senior High are 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Pipestone Senior High a good school?

Pipestone Senior High ranks 323^rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pipestone Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Pipestone Senior High.

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