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Austin Senior High

Q: Is Austin Senior High a good school?

Austin Senior High ranks 292 nd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Austin Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,485 students attended Austin Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Austin Senior High?

Students at Austin Senior High are 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into Austin Senior High?

Austin Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Banfield Elementary Elementary : Neveln Elementary Elementary : Southgate Elementary Elementary : Sumner Elementary Middle : Ellis Middle Middle : I.J. Holton Intermediate School

Public Grades 9-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 38% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Austin Senior High is a public high school in Austin, MN, serving grades 9–12 with 1,485 students as part of the Austin Public School District. It is by far the largest school nearby — about 3.9 times the size of Blooming Prairie High School and roughly 18 times the size of Lyle High School — and it serves a higher-need population: 54.95% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, versus 25.79% at Southland Senior High.

Austin Senior High ranked 292nd of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 38th percentile with 2 stars — its best result since 2016–2017 and up from the 27th percentile the year before. Science is a relative bright spot at 27.7% proficiency, above the district's 13.0% and the state's All Grades figure of 25.5%. Math remains the clearest weakness at 23.6%, far below the state's 44.9%, and reading is 32.9% versus a state mark of 48.6%. Completion is the biggest concern: the graduation rate is 81.2%, and the 11.8% dropout rate is nearly three times the state's 4.2%. Nearby Hayfield Secondary, Glenville-Emmons Secondary, Southland Senior High, and Blooming Prairie High School all graduate more than 92% of students, with dropout rates at or below 5.4%. The student-teacher ratio improved to 18.1 from 28.2 in 2022–2023.

The school's results differ across student groups, and several have improved. Students in the Hispanic and White groups moved into the 52nd–59th percentile range with 3 stars, while Special Education and low-SES students also gained. English Language Learners remain the weakest area at the 17th percentile. Families should note that the nearby Austin Area Learning Center, Austin Online Academy, and Smec Alternative Learning Center serve alternative or online populations and are not direct academic peers.

1,485

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,519

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

301 3rd St NW
Austin, MN 55912-3196

(507) 460-1800

District: Austin Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

34.2%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (12% vs 4%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Minnesota avg43%

292^nd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Austin Public School District

388^th of 458Austin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	292 of 473	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	327 of 450	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	362 of 480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	300 of 476	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	323 of 472	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	316 of 428	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	361 of 492	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	346 of 494	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	297 of 489	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	291 of 504	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.8	286 of 483	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	258 of 534	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	261 of 539	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	252 of 545	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	227 of 540	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	110 of 234	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.5	134 of 460	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	52.1	277 of 463	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.8	257 of 450	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.4	183 of 452	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.3	167 of 433	61.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	71 of 114	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	45 of 102	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	56 of 103	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	74 of 106	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	53 of 71	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	75 of 76	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	87 of 94	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	69 of 102	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	70 of 90	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	31 of 87	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆
2019	31.1	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	261 of 398	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	285 of 358	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	295 of 396	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	297 of 388	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	333 of 401	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	317 of 395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	55 of 135	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	83 of 124	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	85 of 136	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	60 of 101	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	87 of 129	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	248 of 377	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	233 of 333	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	312 of 389	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	222 of 393	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	199 of 312	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	293 of 370	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	285 of 374	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	290 of 395	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	294 of 377	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	348 of 405	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	259 of 351	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	332 of 411	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	302 of 398	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	146 of 224	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	149 of 178	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	175 of 221	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	117 of 216	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	191 of 214	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.1	206 of 220	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	135 of 195	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	189 of 394	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	224 of 376	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	313 of 402	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	194 of 398	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	274 of 401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	224 of 364	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	310 of 412	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	257 of 414	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-21 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)<1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-16 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

Math24%-21 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 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,485	82	18.1	54.9%	578 (38.9%)	119 (8.0%)	508 (34.2%)	178 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.2%)	51 (3.4%)	40.4	292^nd of 473 public high schools	38.3%		33.7	327^th of 450 public high schools	27.3%	35			32.9	32.9		27.7	27.7			23.6	23.6	$13,519
Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	4.4	469^th of 473 public high schools	0.8%		4.9	443^rd of 450 public high schools	1.6%	26	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	1.3	$15,568
Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$6,248
Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	111	4	26.8	36.0%	86 (77.5%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	24.9	371^st of 473 public high schools	21.6%					(n/a)			38.5	38.5		7.7	7.7			8.3	8.3
SMEC Credit Recovery	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)
Smec Alternative Learning Center	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)
Lyle High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 325-2201	82	10	8.2	48.8%	69 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	61.6	191^st of 473 public high schools	59.6%		40.9	293^rd of 450 public high schools	34.9%	102			36.0	36.0		37.5	37.5			43.8	43.8	$11,980
Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	385	23	16.4	31.7%	361 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	90.3	24^th of 473 public high schools	94.9%		59.1	207^th of 450 public high schools	54.0%	183	36.4	44.6	56.9	45.9	6.8	59.4	31.2	39.4	37.0	46.7	40.2	$12,290
Southland Senior High	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
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 Austin Senior High

What schools feed into Austin Senior High?

Austin Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banfield Elementary
Elementary : Neveln Elementary
Elementary : Southgate Elementary
Elementary : Sumner Elementary
Middle : Ellis Middle
Middle : I.J. Holton Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Austin Senior High?

Students at Austin Senior High are 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Austin Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,485 students attended Austin Senior High.

What district is Austin Senior High in?

Austin Public School District

Is Austin Senior High a good school?

Austin Senior High ranks 292^nd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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