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Ada-Borup-West Secondary

Public Grades 6-12
75th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 450 Minnesota High Schools
Better than 83% of Minnesota high schools
Summary

Ada-Borup-West Secondary is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Ada, Minnesota, with 336 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 14:1. This school is part of the Ada-Borup-West Public Schools district, which is ranked 49 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ada-Borup-West Secondary consistently ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are significantly higher than the state averages across multiple grade levels. Additionally, the school ranks 15th out of 221 Minnesota high schools for its performance with special education students, earning a 5-star rating in this category. The school has maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 93.0% over the past few years, and its dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 4.0% to 6.9% during the same period.

Compared to the nearby schools of Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary and Fertile-Beltrami Secondary, Ada-Borup-West Secondary generally outperforms them in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. However, Norman County East Secondary, located just 12.6 miles away, struggles with significantly lower academic performance, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration or resource-sharing between the districts.

335
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
39.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 604 W Thorpe Ave
       Ada, MN  56510-1027

(218) 784-5332

District: Ada-Borup-West Public Schools


Feeder schools for Ada-Borup-West Secondary:

Elementary:    Ada-Borup-West Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.7%
Hispanic:
11.6%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2023 → 83rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 17% of Minnesota high schools
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg57%
Minnesota avg47%
Middle school
51st of 519
Minnesota public middle schools ?
Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2023
From top 18% (2023) to top 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
75th of 450
Minnesota public high schools ?
Top 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2023
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
49th of 446Ada-Borup-West Public 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202583.951 of 51990.2%★★★★★
202472.0128 of 54576.5%★★★★☆
202375.896 of 52981.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202580.554 of 45088.0%★★★★☆
202479.068 of 47485.7%★★★★☆
202379.859 of 45587.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202572.175 of 43282.6%★★★★☆
202475.167 of 47385.8%★★★★☆
202375.369 of 45985.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202578.174 of 45283.6%★★★★☆
202459.5173 of 47963.9%★★★☆☆
202364.2146 of 46468.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202557.396 of 26563.8%★★★☆☆
202453.5121 of 30760.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202582.247 of 41588.7%★★★★☆
202467.5103 of 44076.6%★★★★☆
202373.278 of 43682.1%★★★★☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202580.675 of 45083.3%★★★★☆
202481.071 of 48085.2%★★★★☆
202380.074 of 47684.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202570.897 of 35872.9%★★★★☆
202470.799 of 40375.4%★★★★☆
202380.058 of 39685.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202571.672 of 33378.4%★★★★☆
202469.499 of 38974.6%★★★★☆
202373.077 of 39380.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202572.785 of 37777.5%★★★★☆
202480.557 of 40585.9%★★★★☆
202371.591 of 39877.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202482.915 of 22193.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202576.878 of 37679.3%★★★★☆
202474.179 of 40280.3%★★★★☆
202381.849 of 39887.7%★★★★☆
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
White (2025)89th percentile~ school
Female (2025)88th percentile~ school
Male (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school
High school
Special Education (2024)93rd percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading59%+9 vs state
Math54%+9 vs state

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Latest Minnesota data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025
2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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