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Canby Secondary

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Canby Secondary ranks 328 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 31% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Canby Secondary is a 7–12 high school in Canby, Minnesota, enrolling 300 students as part of the Canby Public School District. It is the largest school in its nearby comparison group, though its overall results sit at the lower end of that group: the district ranks 257th of 458 in Minnesota (44th percentile, 2 stars), and the school ranks 328th of 473 for 2025–2026 (31st percentile, 2 stars). Historically, the school has hovered between 1 and 2 stars, peaking at 3 stars and 58th percentile in 2021–2022.

The school's clearest strength is keeping students in school through graduation. In 2024–2025, Canby's graduation rate was 96.3% and its dropout rate was 0.0%, compared with state averages of 84.9% and 4.2%. That dropout rate is the lowest among nearby schools, and its graduation rate trails only Dawson-Boyd Secondary (97.7%). It is far stronger than Hendricks High School (80.0% graduation, 20.0% dropout) and Mnvss (44.4% and 24.4%). Canby also appears relatively effective for low-income students, whose subgroup rank of 45th percentile is above the school's overall 31st percentile.

Academically, test proficiency is the weak spot. In 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency, Canby scored 23.9% in math, 40.4% in reading, and 10.1% in science — below the state (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%) and below its own district in all three. Science is the most glaring gap: 10.1% versus 25.5% statewide, with 8th-grade science at 3.8% against a state rate of 16.7%. Math has declined for several years, from 41.18% in 2022–2023 to 23.9% in 2025–2026. Nearby Minneota Secondary outperforms Canby in every subject. Canby's student–teacher ratio of 18.1 is the highest in the comparison group, and its free/reduced lunch rate is 40.67% — higher than Dawson-Boyd (35.32%) and Minneota (24.32%), but lower than Hendricks (47.46%).

300

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,785

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

307 1st St W
Canby, MN 56220-1400

(507) 223-2002

District: Canby Public School District

Feeder schools for Canby Secondary:

Elementary:

Canby Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

354^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

328^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

257^th of 458Canby 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	37.3	354 of 546	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	236 of 519	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	161 of 545	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	269 of 529	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	335 of 520	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	282 of 521	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	214 of 533	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	156 of 518	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	148 of 523	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	53 of 508	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	93 of 516	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	35.7	350 of 490	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.2	275 of 488	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	242 of 469	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.7	241 of 478	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	263 of 454	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.1	165 of 409	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.0	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.3	110 of 406	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	66.3	148 of 396	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.8	62 of 387	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	328 of 467	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	283 of 450	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	172 of 474	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	259 of 455	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	321 of 467	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	192 of 443	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	283 of 439	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	153 of 436	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	263 of 458	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	198 of 432	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	87 of 473	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	222 of 459	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	164 of 404	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	147 of 399	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	69 of 415	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	95 of 401	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	329 of 483	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	172 of 452	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	137 of 479	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	237 of 464	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	322 of 476	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	313 of 437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.6	119 of 454	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	154 of 438	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	371 of 435	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	200 of 440	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	309 of 436	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	364 of 438	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	305 of 422	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	281 of 428	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	207 of 428	51.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	328 of 473	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	338 of 450	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	274 of 480	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	341 of 476	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.7	200 of 472	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	347 of 492	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	254 of 494	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	252 of 489	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.9	209 of 489	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	243 of 504	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.0	357 of 483	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	57.7	269 of 534	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	288 of 539	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.1	177 of 545	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	235 of 540	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	183 of 460	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	272 of 463	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.7	247 of 450	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.1	321 of 452	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	73.2	133 of 433	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	280 of 358	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.6	201 of 403	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.5	172 of 388	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	263 of 339	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	312 of 401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	211 of 395	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	207 of 377	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	261 of 333	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	269 of 389	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	295 of 393	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	138 of 312	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	218 of 270	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.0	74 of 374	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	324 of 395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	314 of 377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	307 of 405	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	217 of 403	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	314 of 351	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	327 of 411	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	249 of 398	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	342 of 394	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	340 of 376	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	305 of 402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	348 of 398	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	247 of 401	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	332 of 364	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	351 of 412	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	275 of 414	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-20 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-8 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

Science10%-15 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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Canby Secondary	Public	7-12	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 223-2002	300	17	18.1	40.7%	273 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	32.2	328^th of 473 public high schools	30.7%		30.7	338^th of 450 public high schools	24.9%	10		40.4	43.4	37.0	40.4		3.8	17.4	10.1		27.7	26.4	16.7	23.9	$11,785
Hendricks Learning Center - Credit	Public	9-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 275-3115	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hendricks High School	Public	7-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 203-3425	59	7	8.8	47.5%	50 (84.7%)	3 (5.1%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	39.4	295^th of 473 public high schools	37.6%					(n/a)			50.0	30.0	32.3		25.0	30.0	27.3			33.3		25.0	$24,469
Mnvss	Public, Virtual	5-12	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 203-3425	111	19	5.8	48.6%	87 (78.4%)	2 (1.8%)	14 (12.6%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$7,531
Minneota Secondary	Public	7-12	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 872-6175	296	19	15.5	24.3%	270 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	86.2	45^th of 473 public high schools	90.5%		95.3	9^th of 450 public high schools	98.0%	36		41.7	62.3	46.0	50.3		24.5	62.0	42.7		41.7	50.9	54.0	49.0	$11,109
Dawson-Boyd Secondary	Public	7-12	848 Chestnut St	Dawson	56232	Lac qui Parle County	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 769-2955	269	19	14.3	35.3%	229 (85.1%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	64.8	171^st of 473 public high schools	63.8%		38.9	300^th of 450 public high schools	33.3%	129		45.9	65.1	55.3	55.9		7.0	41.3	24.7		29.7	32.6	15.8	26.3	$13,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Canby Secondary

How many students attend Canby Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Canby Secondary.

What schools feed into Canby Secondary?

Canby Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canby Elementary

What district is Canby Secondary in?

Canby Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Canby Secondary?

Students at Canby Secondary are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Canby Secondary a good school?

Canby Secondary ranks 328^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

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

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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