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Austin Area Learning Center

Q: Is Austin Area Learning Center a good school?

Austin Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Minnesota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Austin Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Austin Area Learning Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Austin Area Learning Center?

Students at Austin Area Learning Center are 44% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 2% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Austin Area Learning Center is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Austin Public School District in Austin, Minnesota. With just 194 students, the school is ranked 443 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Austin Area Learning Center faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and serving its diverse student population. The school consistently performs well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in math compared to 16.54% for the district and 34.96% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 33.3% to 84.2% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles to support its Hispanic, White, and low-income students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota high schools for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Hayfield Secondary, Southland Senior High, and Blooming Prairie High School, Austin Area Learning Center stands out as the lowest-performing. Despite being in operation for several years, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance metrics, suggesting systemic issues that may be hindering its ability to improve student outcomes.

172

Students ?

35.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,568

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 3rd St NW
Austin, MN 55912-3196

(507) 460-1830

District: Austin Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

36.0%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (3% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (33% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

518^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

443^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Austin Public School District

399^th of 446Austin 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
2025	2.7	518 of 519	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	543 of 545	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	515 of 529	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	520 of 520	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	521 of 521	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	532 of 533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	518 of 518	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.8	521 of 523	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	506 of 508	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	515 of 516	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	452 of 454	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	225 of 230	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	407 of 409	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	398 of 406	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	450 of 450	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	472 of 474	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	2.8	163 of 163	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	432 of 432	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	472 of 473	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	456 of 459	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	404 of 404	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	413 of 415	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	401 of 401	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	440 of 464	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	476 of 476	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	454 of 454	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	438 of 438	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	443 of 450	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	451 of 480	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	465 of 476	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	421 of 472	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	394 of 428	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	453 of 492	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	385 of 494	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	456 of 489	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	456 of 489	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	439 of 504	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	520 of 534	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	459 of 539	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	423 of 545	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	475 of 540	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	221 of 234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	428 of 460	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	418 of 463	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	448 of 450	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	396 of 452	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.6	403 of 433	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	394 of 403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	372 of 388	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	121 of 124	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	133 of 136	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	326 of 333	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	376 of 389	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	382 of 393	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	287 of 312	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	260 of 270	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	238 of 374	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	376 of 377	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	391 of 405	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	390 of 398	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	371 of 403	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	337 of 351	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	337 of 398	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	382 of 401	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2023)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading7%-42 vs state

Math0%-45 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	4.9	443^rd of 450 public high schools	1.6%		6.2	451^st of 480 public high schools	6.0%	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	0.0	10.0	7.1	$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%)								(n/a)
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%)	33.7	327^th of 450 public high schools	27.3%		26.9	362^nd of 480 public high schools	24.6%	35			17.8	17.8			40.0	40.0	$13,519
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%)	40.9	293^rd of 450 public high schools	34.9%		50.9	252^nd of 480 public high schools	47.5%	41			7.1	7.1			53.3	53.3	$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%)	59.1	207^th of 450 public high schools	54.0%		58.8	216^th of 480 public high schools	55.0%	9	42.5	33.3	29.6	35.7	35.6	48.6	52.0	44.6	$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%)	73.5	115^th of 450 public high schools	74.4%		75.5	105^th of 480 public high schools	78.1%	10			26.7	26.7			73.6	73.6	$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%)	69.1	141^st of 450 public high schools	68.7%		34.8	334^th of 480 public high schools	30.4%	193	31.6	25.0	41.7	31.4	27.8	25.0	52.4	35.6	$20,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Area Learning Center

What district is Austin Area Learning Center in?

Austin Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Austin Area Learning Center?

Students at Austin Area Learning Center are 44% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

Is Austin Area Learning Center a good school?

Austin Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Austin Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended Austin Area Learning Center.

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