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Alden-Conger Secondary

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Alden-Conger Secondary ranks 198 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 58% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Alden-Conger Secondary is a small public school in the rural town of Alden, Minnesota, serving about 215 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Alden-Conger Public School District. For 2025–26 it ranks 198th of 473 Minnesota schools — the 58th percentile with 3 stars — which places it above its own district's position (288th of 458 districts, 37th percentile, 2 stars). Its recent ranking history is unusually up and down: 94th percentile and 5 stars in 2024–25, 80th percentile in 2023–24, 65th in 2022–23, and 39th in 2021–22.

Among the nearby regular high schools that report comparable data, Alden-Conger has the highest current rank percentile, narrowly ahead of United South Central High School (57), and clearly ahead of Albert Lea Senior High School (52), NRHEG Secondary (36), and Glenville-Emmons Secondary (10). It leads that group in all-grade Math (39.6%) and Reading (37.9%), and ranks second in Science (22.4%) behind United South Central (27.0%). All three subjects are above district averages but below state averages. Completion outcomes are a clear strength: a 96.9% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, both the best among reporting nearby schools. It also has the lowest free/reduced lunch share nearby (29.77%) and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7.

The main watch points are academic. The drop from 2024–25 was driven mostly by Reading (56.14% to 37.9%) and Science (41.77% to 22.4%), while Math barely moved (40.57% to 39.6%). Performance varies by grade: 11th-grade Math (43.9%), 8th-grade Math (47.1%), and Science End of Course (36.4%) are above state levels, while 7th-grade Math (27.8%), 10th-grade Reading (30.3%), and 8th-grade Science (8.8%) lag — though the low 8th-grade Science result appears across the region. In 2025–26, female students ranked in the 70th percentile while male students ranked 39th and low-income students 26th, a shift from 2024–25 when these groups were all in the 89th–92nd range; in a school this small, subgroup results can swing year to year. Encouragingly, free/reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio have both improved since 2022–23.

215

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,474

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

215 N Broadway
Alden, MN 56009-0099

(507) 874-3240

District: Alden-Conger Public School District

Feeder schools for Alden-Conger Secondary:

Elementary:

Alden-Conger Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2025 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2025) to 58th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

286^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

198^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

288^th of 458Alden-Conger Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	286 of 546	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	212 of 519	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	317 of 545	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	233 of 529	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	249 of 520	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	182 of 521	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	222 of 533	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	234 of 518	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.8	343 of 523	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	281 of 508	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	252 of 516	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.8	286 of 490	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	296 of 488	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	235 of 469	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	231 of 478	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.6	330 of 454	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	174 of 230	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	330 of 409	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.7	192 of 403	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	236 of 406	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	79.6	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	67.2	152 of 387	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	226 of 467	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	276 of 450	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	291 of 474	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	181 of 455	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	256 of 467	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	162 of 443	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	157 of 439	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	271 of 436	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	218 of 432	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	311 of 473	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	179 of 459	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	167 of 401	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	274 of 483	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.6	126 of 452	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	296 of 479	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	268 of 464	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	246 of 476	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	201 of 437	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	290 of 454	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	142 of 438	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	296 of 307	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	304 of 435	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	236 of 415	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	324 of 440	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	243 of 436	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	290 of 438	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	222 of 422	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	300 of 428	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	277 of 428	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	198 of 473	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	90.0	26 of 450	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	96 of 480	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	168 of 476	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	287 of 472	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	199 of 428	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	340 of 492	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	309 of 494	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.9	246 of 489	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.7	237 of 489	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	288 of 504	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	73.4	118 of 483	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	53.3	297 of 534	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.6	233 of 539	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	331 of 545	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	306 of 540	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.5	138 of 234	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	81.3	80 of 460	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.6	179 of 463	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.8	139 of 450	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.1	76 of 452	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	116 of 433	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	120 of 398	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	31 of 358	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	80 of 403	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	108 of 396	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	194 of 388	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	255 of 401	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	333 of 395	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	278 of 377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	83.3	38 of 333	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	90 of 393	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	243 of 370	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.4	355 of 374	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	242 of 395	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	89.0	29 of 377	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	122 of 405	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	202 of 398	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.2	124 of 351	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	341 of 411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.5	135 of 398	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	185 of 220	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	212 of 394	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	84.7	34 of 376	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	67.0	117 of 402	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	225 of 398	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	317 of 401	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	215 of 364	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	346 of 412	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	322 of 414	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-38 vs school

High school

Female (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math40%-5 vs state

Reading38%-11 vs state

Science22%-3 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
Alden-Conger Secondary	Public	7-12	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 874-3240	215	17	12.7	29.8%	201 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	198^th of 473 public high schools	58.1%		90	26^th of 450 public high schools	94.2%	172		38.9	44.1	30.3	37.9	8.8	36.4	22.4		27.8	47.1	43.9	39.6	$14,474
Next Step West (Alden)	Public	8-12	155 S Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	6	1	6.0	—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
United South Central High School	Public	7-12	600 11th St SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 553-5819	343	23	14.9	44.3%	275 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	58.4	205^th of 473 public high schools	56.7%		40.8	294^th of 450 public high schools	34.7%	89		30.6	39.2	37.7	35.6	5.9	45.0	27.0		28.1	26.4	24.5	26.5	$14,396
Albert Lea Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-4800	113	5	24.5	70.8%	56 (49.6%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (38.9%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	5.6	456^th of 473 public high schools	3.6%					(n/a)				10.0	16.7							0.0	3.7	$14,035
Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	211 W Richway Dr	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 379-4810	37	0		75.7%	19 (51.4%)	1 (2.7%)	15 (40.5%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)					28.6			16.7					7.7
Albert Lea Senior High	Public	8-12	2000 Tiger Ln	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 379-5340	1,196	74	16.1	50.7%	704 (58.9%)	28 (2.3%)	284 (23.7%)	133 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	54.8	229^th of 473 public high schools	51.6%		50.8	252^nd of 450 public high schools	44.0%	23			21.8	36.4	28.6	6.1	34.8	19.3			15.5	32.1	21.7	$13,644
Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	408	28	14.6	36.8%	368 (90.2%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.1	305^th of 473 public high schools	35.5%		53.8	233^rd of 450 public high schools	48.2%	72	34.9	29.8	33.3	23.8	31.0	7.7	31.0	18.1	8.2	20.7	13.5	23.4	16.1	$11,400
Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	104	9	11.7	41.3%	87 (83.7%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	12.5	426^th of 473 public high schools	9.9%		69.1	141^st of 450 public high schools	68.7%	285		11.8	30.4	8.3	19.2	8.7	0.0	5.7		17.6	26.1	13.6	19.4	$20,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Alden-Conger Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Alden-Conger Secondary?

Students at Alden-Conger Secondary are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Alden-Conger Secondary a good school?

Alden-Conger Secondary ranks 198^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alden-Conger Secondary in?

Alden-Conger Public School District

What schools feed into Alden-Conger Secondary?

Alden-Conger Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alden-Conger Elementary

How many students attend Alden-Conger Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Alden-Conger Secondary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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