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Chatfield Secondary

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Chatfield Secondary ranks 151 st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Chatfield Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Chatfield, Minnesota, with an enrollment of 437 students. The school is part of the Chatfield Public Schools district, which is ranked 79 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chatfield Secondary appears to be a relatively strong performing school, with higher graduation rates (around 84-90%) and lower dropout rates (0-4.5%) than the state average. The school's students generally perform better than the state average on MCA-III math and reading tests, especially in the 7th and 8th grades. However, 11th grade math scores have been below the state average in recent years, and the school's science proficiency rates are also below the state average. Chatfield Secondary has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (around 22-23%) compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Chatfield Secondary generally outperforms schools like Kingsland Junior/Senior High and Stewartville Senior High on math and reading test scores. However, the Rochester Alternative Learning Center, a school serving a higher-need population, has significantly lower test scores than Chatfield Secondary. The student-teacher ratio at Chatfield Secondary (around 16-19) is higher than some of the nearby schools.

423

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,304

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Union St NE
Chatfield, MN 55923-1099

(507) 867-4210

District: Chatfield Public Schools

Feeder schools for Chatfield Secondary:

Elementary:

Chatfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2018 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

156^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

151^st of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 446Chatfield 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	65.5	156 of 519	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	109 of 545	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	135 of 529	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	157 of 520	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.9	52 of 521	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	69 of 533	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	126 of 518	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	62.5	202 of 523	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.3	126 of 508	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.3	177 of 516	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	105 of 490	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	90 of 488	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	66 of 469	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	48.3	283 of 478	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	264 of 454	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.5	104 of 230	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	148 of 409	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	212 of 403	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.5	166 of 406	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.0	165 of 396	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.4	83 of 387	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	114 of 450	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	118 of 474	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	74 of 455	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	123 of 467	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	59 of 443	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	42 of 439	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	62 of 436	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	27 of 432	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	56.9	167 of 473	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	252 of 459	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	94.5	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	64.8	118 of 401	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	202 of 452	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	96 of 479	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	176 of 464	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	172 of 476	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.4	37 of 437	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.1	123 of 454	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	184 of 438	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	281 of 307	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	230 of 298	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	250 of 288	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	206 of 415	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	180 of 440	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	203 of 436	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	200 of 438	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	71 of 422	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	126 of 428	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	182 of 428	57.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	151 of 450	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	120 of 480	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	276 of 476	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	211 of 472	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	240 of 428	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	279 of 492	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	304 of 494	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.5	275 of 489	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.1	129 of 489	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.0	119 of 504	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	70 of 483	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	180 of 534	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	286 of 539	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.3	200 of 545	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	325 of 540	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	115 of 234	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	147 of 460	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.8	77 of 463	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.5	46 of 450	89.8%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	47 of 452	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	62 of 433	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	103 of 403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	34.7	284 of 396	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	263 of 388	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	93 of 339	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	266 of 401	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	236 of 395	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	85 of 333	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	174 of 389	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	208 of 393	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	275 of 374	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	122 of 377	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	135 of 405	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	235 of 398	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	143 of 403	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.5	313 of 351	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	247 of 411	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	305 of 398	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	176 of 376	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	169 of 402	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	318 of 398	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	286 of 401	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	272 of 364	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	307 of 412	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	340 of 414	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-72 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

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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
Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	423	27	15.6	22.7%	401 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	67.1	151^st of 450 public high schools	66.4%		73.3	120^th of 480 public high schools	75.0%	31	58.1	42.7	30.9	43.4	45.2	41.3	59.3	48.0	$12,304
Focus Alp	Public	9-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 867-4210	6	0			4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)									$37,924
Dover-Eyota High School	Public	9-12	615 S Ave SW	Eyota	55934	Olmsted County	Dover-Eyota Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 545-2631	311	17	18.5	14.1%	282 (90.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	59.8	202^nd of 450 public high schools	55.1%		56.4	226^th of 480 public high schools	52.9%	24			17.8	17.8			59.7	59.7	$13,897
St. Charles Secondary	Public	7-12	600 E 6th St	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 932-4420	479	28	17.0	27.6%	373 (77.9%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	71.9	125^th of 450 public high schools	72.2%		76.3	100^th of 480 public high schools	79.2%	25	29.2	33.3	37.7	33.8	38.5	38.9	56.5	44.7	$11,781
Rosa Parks Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2450 Marion Road SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rosa Parks Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 282-3325	0	4	16.6		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$15,902
Lanesboro Secondary	Public	7-12	100 Kirkwood St E	Lanesboro	55949	Fillmore County	Lanesboro Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 467-2229	193	16	12.0	31.1%	184 (95.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	63.6	174^th of 450 public high schools	61.3%		74.8	108^th of 480 public high schools	77.5%	66	39.4	25.8	39.1	34.5	39.4	32.3	48.2	39.6	$14,119
Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	705 N Section Ave	Spring Valley	55975	Fillmore County	Kingsland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 346-7276	218	14	15.3	25.7%	198 (90.8%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	42.8	285^th of 450 public high schools	36.7%		57.5	223^rd of 480 public high schools	53.5%	62	33.3	40.6	15.4	29.2	47.6	40.6	51.5	46.7	$12,386
Stewartville Senior High	Public	9-12	440 6th Ave SW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1600	608	36	16.8	18.1%	554 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	57.9	215^th of 450 public high schools	52.2%		70.2	136^th of 480 public high schools	71.7%	79			37.0	37.0			42.9	42.9	$11,492
Rochester Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	37 Wood Lake Dr SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3999	387	0	15.1	71.6%	132 (34.1%)	79 (20.4%)	111 (28.7%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.1%)								(n/a)							36.4	36.4	$15,559
Alternative Learning Center Summer Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	37 Wood Lake Dr SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3999	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$9,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatfield Secondary

Is Chatfield Secondary a good school?

Chatfield Secondary ranks 151^st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chatfield Secondary?

Students at Chatfield Secondary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Chatfield Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Chatfield Secondary.

What district is Chatfield Secondary in?

Chatfield Public Schools

What schools feed into Chatfield Secondary?

Chatfield Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chatfield Elementary School

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