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Renville County West Senior High

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Renville County West Senior High ranks 155 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Renville County West Senior High is a public high school in Renville, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 229 students. The school is part of the Renville County West Schools district, which is ranked 239 out of 446 districts in the state.

Renville County West Senior High has shown fluctuating academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 100 to 293 out of Minnesota high schools. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is mixed, with some grades and subjects performing better than the state average, while others lag behind. For example, in 2024-2025, 10th-grade reading proficiency was 58.82%, which is higher than the state average of 51.26%, but 11th-grade math proficiency was only 30%, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 83.3% to 88.3% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby schools like Redwood Valley Senior High and Yellow Medicine East Secondary.

Renville County West Senior High has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 39.47% to 73.33%. However, the school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 15.2 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. This suggests that the school may be effectively supporting its diverse student population, including its Hispanic students, who have been performing particularly well, ranking in the top 20-30 among Minnesota high schools in recent years.

219

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,851

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 NE 3rd St
Renville, MN 56284-0338

(320) 329-8368

District: Renville County West Schools

Feeder schools for Renville County West Senior High:

Elementary:

Renville County West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

284^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

155^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

239^th of 446Renville County West Schools 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	45.5	284 of 519	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	365 of 545	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	443 of 529	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	362 of 520	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	392 of 521	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	353 of 533	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	284 of 518	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	244 of 523	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.4	355 of 508	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.8	245 of 516	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.7	363 of 490	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	352 of 488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.0	279 of 469	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	341 of 478	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.8	328 of 454	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.2	276 of 409	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.8	279 of 403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	319 of 406	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	237 of 450	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	339 of 474	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	378 of 455	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	253 of 467	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	235 of 443	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	222 of 439	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	285 of 436	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	84 of 186	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.8	160 of 178	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	83 of 188	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	128 of 171	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	126 of 163	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	155 of 432	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	279 of 473	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	391 of 459	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	181 of 399	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	192 of 415	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	205 of 401	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	290 of 452	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	333 of 479	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.2	410 of 464	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	404 of 476	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	400 of 437	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.3	204 of 438	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	376 of 440	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	397 of 436	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	363 of 438	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	383 of 422	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	283 of 428	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	164 of 428	61.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	155 of 450	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	187 of 480	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	101 of 476	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	258 of 472	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	265 of 428	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	100 of 492	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	253 of 494	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	293 of 489	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.0	173 of 489	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	186 of 504	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	309 of 483	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	314 of 534	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	333 of 539	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	303 of 545	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	246 of 540	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.1	252 of 460	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	79.7	87 of 463	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.8	169 of 450	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.1	96 of 452	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	81 of 433	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	79 of 403	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	100 of 396	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	187 of 388	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	121 of 401	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	219 of 395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	20 of 124	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	30 of 145	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	51 of 135	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.2	21 of 132	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	73 of 129	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	76 of 333	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	186 of 389	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	59 of 393	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	155 of 312	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	159 of 270	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	85 of 370	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	191 of 374	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	168 of 377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	238 of 405	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	174 of 398	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	281 of 403	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	195 of 351	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.9	84 of 411	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	258 of 398	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	138 of 376	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	198 of 402	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	119 of 398	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	236 of 401	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	219 of 364	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	91 of 412	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	173 of 414	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)64th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)55th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Math36%-9 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
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
BOLD Senior High School	Public	9-12	701 S 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	No	(320) 523-1031	203	23	8.8	33.5%	180 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	35.8	314^th of 450 public high schools	30.2%		48	272^nd of 480 public high schools	43.3%	42				20.8	20.8				39.1	39.1	$14,118
Bold Alp	Public	7-12	701 S 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	No	(320) 523-1031	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$25,505
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
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
Redwood Valley Alternative	Public	9-12	100 George Ramseth Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 644-3531	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$31,654
Redwood Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	100 George Ramseth Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 644-3511	362	23	15.7	36.2%	204 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.2%)	5 (1.4%)	116 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	47.2	274^th of 450 public high schools	39.1%		59.1	215^th of 480 public high schools	55.2%	59				14.1	14.1				53.9	53.9	$14,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Renville County West Senior High

What district is Renville County West Senior High in?

Renville County West Schools

How many students attend Renville County West Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Renville County West Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Renville County West Senior High?

Students at Renville County West Senior High are 64% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Renville County West Senior High?

Renville County West Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Renville County West Elementary

Is Renville County West Senior High a good school?

Renville County West Senior High ranks 155^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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