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Chatfield Secondary

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Chatfield Secondary ranks 177 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 63% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Chatfield Secondary in Chatfield, MN, is a public school serving grades 7–12 with 423 students as part of Chatfield Public Schools, whose district ranks 78th of 458 in Minnesota (83rd percentile, 4 stars). The school ranked 177th of 473 in 2025–2026 (63rd percentile, 3 stars). Its biggest strength is graduation: the 2024–2025 rate was 92.3%, with a 2.5% dropout rate, both better than the state’s 84.9% and 4.2%.

Academics are mixed. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 38.1% in math, 46.7% in reading, and 29.5% in science, versus state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Science is a bright spot—above the state and slightly above the district—while math and reading trail the state and fall well below the district’s 56.6% and 58.8%. Math is weakest in high school: 11th-grade math was 26.3% vs. 35.3% statewide, though 7th- and 8th-grade math beat state levels. Nearby, St. Charles Secondary is a close benchmark with similar enrollment and graduation but higher overall rank and stronger math and science. Dover-Eyota High School is the top nearby performer, but it serves grades 9–12 and is not a like-for-like peer. Stewartville Senior High is a similar mid-pack school where Chatfield is stronger in math but weaker in science.

Recent trends are worth watching. The school improved to 75th percentile in 2023–2024, then slipped to 66th and 63rd, while all-grade math fell from 49.76% to 38.1% and reading from 56.02% to 46.7%. The student-teacher ratio improved to 15.6, and the free/reduced lunch rate is stable around 22.7%. The overall rank hides differences: in 2025–2026, female students ranked in the 74th percentile and male students in the 48th, with low-SES students in the 54th; the previous year the gender pattern was reversed. Alternative schools such as Rochester Alternative Learning Center, Rochester Alternative Learning Center Recovery Program, and Focus Alp serve very different populations and are not direct academic peers. The district’s 4-star rating is higher than the school’s 3 stars. For parents, the takeaway is strong graduation support and a science advantage, but a recent academic slide to ask about.

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 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2026) from a 38th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Minnesota median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

161^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

177^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 458Chatfield 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
2026	65.4	161 of 546	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.1	149 of 467	68.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	81.4	31 of 458	93.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	58.8	173 of 483	64.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.9	222 of 435	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	64.1	177 of 473	62.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	71.0	105 of 398	73.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.6	174 of 377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.3	204 of 395	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.0	220 of 394	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-22 vs school

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

High school

Female (2026)74th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%~ state avg

Math38%-7 vs state

Science30%+4 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore 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%)	64.1	177^th of 473 public high schools	62.6%		67.1	151^st of 450 public high schools	66.4%	26	39.7	53.2	46.7	46.7	17.7	40.0	29.5	43.1	44.3	26.3	38.1	$12,304
Focus Alp	Public	9-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore 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%)	93.5	16^th of 473 public high schools	96.6%		59.8	202^nd of 450 public high schools	55.1%	186			63.5	63.5		56.0	56.0			52.6	52.6	$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%)	83	58^th of 473 public high schools	87.7%		71.9	125^th of 450 public high schools	72.2%	67	47.6	42.4	48.6	46.3	18.2	56.2	38.1	52.4	27.3	42.6	40.4	$11,781
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%)	50.9	249^th of 473 public high schools	47.4%		63.6	174^th of 450 public high schools	61.3%	75	33.3	53.3	38.2	42.0	7.4	27.3	18.3	41.7	36.7	33.3	37.0	$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%)	36.9	307^th of 473 public high schools	35.1%		42.8	285^th of 450 public high schools	36.7%	22	48.3	65.8	33.3	50.5	10.5	20.0	14.7	51.7	39.5	25.8	38.8	$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%)	65.5	168^th of 473 public high schools	64.5%		57.9	215^th of 450 public high schools	52.2%	47			47.1	47.1		38.6	38.6			28.0	28.0	$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%)	5.3	459^th of 473 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)			8.6	8.6		3.0	3.0			0.0	0.0	$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
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	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$9,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatfield Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Chatfield Secondary?

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

What district is Chatfield Secondary in?

Chatfield Public Schools

How many students attend Chatfield Secondary?

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

What schools feed into Chatfield Secondary?

Chatfield Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chatfield Elementary School

Is Chatfield Secondary a good school?

Chatfield Secondary ranks 177^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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