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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	Distance	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
Next Step East (Grand Meadow)	0.0mi	Public	8-12	112 Main St S	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	4	1	4.0	—	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grand Meadow Senior High	0.6mi	Public	9-12	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 754-5318	140	9	15.2	25.0%	126 (90.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	45.1	274^th of 473 public high schools	42.1%		55.1	227^th of 450 public high schools	49.6%	47				53.3	53.3		23.3	23.3				13.9	13.9	$16,769
Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	9.2mi	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	218	14	15.3	25.7%	198 (90.8%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	36.9	307^th of 473 public high schools	35.1%		42.8	285^th of 450 public high schools	36.7%	22		48.3	65.8	33.3	50.5	10.5	20.0	14.7		51.7	39.5	25.8	38.8	$12,386
Stewartville Senior High	10.9mi	Public	9-12	440 6th Ave SW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1600	608	36	16.8	18.1%	554 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	65.5	168^th of 473 public high schools	64.5%		57.9	215^th of 450 public high schools	52.2%	47				47.1	47.1		38.6	38.6				28.0	28.0	$11,492
Southland Senior High	11.9mi	Public	9-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	190	11	17.9	25.8%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78	83^rd of 473 public high schools	82.5%		73.5	115^th of 450 public high schools	74.4%	32				69.6	69.6		60.0	60.0				20.0	20.0	$23,558
Leroy Secondary	13.6mi	Public	7-12	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5741	138	8	17.2	26.8%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	65.8	164^th of 473 public high schools	65.3%		32	334^th of 450 public high schools	25.8%	170		0.0	38.9	44.4	28.8	5.6	38.9	22.2		12.5	27.8	33.3	25.0	$15,605
Smec Alternative Learning Center	15.1mi	Public	5-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	70	5	14.0	61.4%	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)
SMEC Credit Recovery	15.1mi	Public	9-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hayfield Secondary	18.4mi	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	319	21	15.1	38.9%	280 (87.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	31.2	336^th of 473 public high schools	29.0%		36.4	308^th of 450 public high schools	31.6%	28	45.0	32.3	36.0	26.2	35.0	5.9	19.0	11.8	26.8	25.0	35.3	27.0	29.2	$10,914
Rochester Alternative Learning Center	19.3mi	Public	9-12	37 Wood Lake Dr SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3999	387	0	15.1	71.6%	132 (34.1%)	79 (20.4%)	111 (28.7%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)	5.3	459^th of 473 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)				8.6	8.6		3.0	3.0				0.0	0.0	$15,559

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