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Blooming Prairie High School

Q: Is Blooming Prairie High School a good school?

Blooming Prairie High School ranks 207 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Blooming Prairie High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, with 380 students. The school is part of the Blooming Prairie Public Schools district, which is ranked 129 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating. Blooming Prairie High School has consistently been ranked in the top half of Minnesota high schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 207 out of 450 schools.

Blooming Prairie High School has shown strong academic performance, with proficiency rates on the MCA-III tests that are generally on par with or above the state averages. The school has maintained high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.3% to 97.0% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby Owatonna Senior High (84.2%) and Triton High School (84.2%). Blooming Prairie High School also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.9 to 15.4 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios at Owatonna Senior High (17.6) and Austin Senior High (17.9).

While Blooming Prairie High School is a solid performer, there may be opportunities to further improve the performance of certain subgroups, such as male students and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school could explore ways to continue to improve its overall state ranking and move into the top tier of Minnesota high schools. Overall, Blooming Prairie High School appears to be a well-functioning school system that is able to maintain high standards and provide a quality education to its students.

385

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,290

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 4th Ave NW
Blooming Prairie, MN 55917-1129

(507) 583-4426

District: Blooming Prairie Public Schools

Feeder schools for Blooming Prairie High School:

Elementary:

Blooming Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

220^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

207^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 446Blooming Prairie 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	220 of 519	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	86 of 545	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	98 of 529	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	257 of 520	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	314 of 521	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	115 of 533	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	206 of 518	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	147 of 523	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	62.4	189 of 508	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	180 of 516	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.9	237 of 490	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	224 of 488	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	139 of 469	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	43.2	316 of 478	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	232 of 454	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.3	110 of 409	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	44.5	261 of 403	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.9	239 of 406	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.2	225 of 396	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.1	137 of 387	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	163 of 450	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	141 of 474	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	137 of 455	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	213 of 467	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	256 of 443	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	122 of 439	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	187 of 436	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	277 of 432	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.4	25 of 473	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	53.7	186 of 459	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	288 of 404	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	176 of 399	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	84 of 415	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	129 of 401	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	268 of 452	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.1	58 of 479	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	80 of 464	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	279 of 476	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	297 of 437	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	135 of 454	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	185 of 438	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	238 of 265	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	287 of 288	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	290 of 415	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	120 of 440	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	124 of 436	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	33.5	308 of 438	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	332 of 422	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	115 of 428	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	206 of 428	51.9%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	207 of 450	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	216 of 480	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	180 of 476	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	178 of 472	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	129 of 428	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	222 of 492	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	190 of 494	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	210 of 489	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	190 of 489	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	163 of 504	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.1	310 of 483	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	275 of 534	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.2	134 of 539	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	119 of 545	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	158 of 540	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	59 of 460	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	208 of 463	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	208 of 450	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.0	126 of 452	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.5	200 of 433	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	177 of 358	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	154 of 403	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	120 of 396	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	141 of 388	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	144 of 339	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	170 of 401	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	143 of 395	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	310 of 333	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	201 of 389	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	121 of 393	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	100 of 312	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	79 of 270	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	130 of 370	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	170 of 374	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	186 of 377	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	245 of 405	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	211 of 398	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	224 of 403	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	123 of 351	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	252 of 411	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	201 of 398	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	212 of 221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.1	65 of 216	69.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	236 of 376	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	265 of 402	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	189 of 398	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	220 of 401	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	103 of 364	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	236 of 412	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	184 of 414	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-47 vs school

High school

Male (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-5 vs state

Math36%-10 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
Hayfield Secondary	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%)	36.4	308^th of 450 public high schools	31.6%		50.9	250^th of 480 public high schools	47.9%	58	19.4	35.1	37.0	15.9	27.9	50.0	38.6	32.6	44.2	40.7	$10,914
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
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)
Owatonna Senior High	Public	9-12	1455 18th St SE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8800	1,468	84	17.5	32.6%	1,093 (74.5%)	94 (6.4%)	217 (14.8%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.3%)	80.3	78^th of 450 public high schools	82.7%		68.5	149^th of 480 public high schools	69.0%	71				43.9	43.9				60.6	60.6	$13,052
Triton High School	Public	9-12	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 418-7520	283	22	12.6	32.5%	213 (75.3%)	2 (0.7%)	58 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	72.2	123^rd of 450 public high schools	72.7%		72.8	125^th of 480 public high schools	74.0%	2				50.9	50.9				49.3	49.3	$12,504
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Blooming Prairie High School

Is Blooming Prairie High School a good school?

Blooming Prairie High School ranks 207^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Blooming Prairie High School in?

Blooming Prairie Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Blooming Prairie High School?

Students at Blooming Prairie High School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Blooming Prairie High School?

Blooming Prairie High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blooming Prairie Elementary

How many students attend Blooming Prairie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Blooming Prairie High School.

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