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Crookston Secondary

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Crookston Secondary ranks 303 rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 36% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Crookston Secondary is a public school serving grades 6–12 in Crookston, Minnesota, with 592 students in the Crookston Public School District, making it far larger than the small rural secondary schools nearby. The school ranked 303rd of 473 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026 (36th percentile, 2 stars), a partial rebound from a 1-star 2024–2025, while the district ranks 245th of 458 (47th percentile, 2 stars).

Reading is Crookston's clearest academic strength, and it is concentrated in the middle grades: 8th-grade reading proficiency is 61.7% against the state's 50%, and all-grades reading (50%) is above the state's 48.6% and the highest among the nearby comparison schools. High-school reading is more mixed, with 10th grade at 39.7% versus the state's 42.5%. Math and science are the bigger gaps. All-grades math is 30.5%, well below the state's 44.9%, and 11th-grade math is just 14.9% against the state's 35.3%. Science proficiency is 19% versus the state's 25.5% and has declined over four reported years. On outcomes, the 2024–2025 graduation rate of 88.8% is above the state's 84.9% and improving, but the dropout rate of 7.7% is nearly double the state's 4.2%.

Compared with nearby schools, Crookston broadly outperforms Climax Secondary, which serves a higher share of low-income students and posts much lower proficiency and a lower graduation rate. Lafayette Secondary has higher math proficiency, a 100% graduation rate, and a 0% dropout rate, and Fisher Secondary has stronger science and a much higher 2025–2026 rank percentile, though its graduation rate is only 70.0%; both serve fewer low-income students, and Crookston's larger, more comprehensive enrollment is worth keeping in mind. Overall, Crookston is a mixed rather than simply weak school: real reading strengths and improving completion, alongside persistent high-school math and science concerns.

592

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,630

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

402 Fisher Ave
Crookston, MN 56716-2811

(218) 281-2144

District: Crookston Public School District

Feeder schools for Crookston Secondary:

Elementary:	Highland Elementary
Prekindergarten:	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Hispanic:

21.1%

American Indian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (8% vs 4%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

201^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

303^rd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^th of 458Crookston 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	59.5	201 of 546	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	194 of 519	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	306 of 545	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	318 of 529	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	307 of 520	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	214 of 521	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	281 of 533	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	341 of 518	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	347 of 523	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	311 of 508	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	356 of 516	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	276 of 490	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	370 of 488	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.7	260 of 469	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	357 of 478	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	344 of 454	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	189 of 467	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	159 of 450	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	270 of 474	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	319 of 455	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	300 of 467	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	232 of 443	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	255 of 439	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	295 of 436	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	71 of 195	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	102 of 175	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	94 of 186	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	100 of 178	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	117 of 188	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	73 of 156	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	105 of 171	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	168 of 458	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	156 of 432	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	238 of 473	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	208 of 459	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	270 of 404	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	203 of 399	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	285 of 401	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	200 of 483	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	212 of 452	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	303 of 479	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	266 of 464	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	276 of 476	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	161 of 437	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	310 of 438	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	25 of 55	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	63 of 296	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	86 of 265	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	135 of 307	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	76 of 298	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	125 of 288	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	144 of 282	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	155 of 253	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	176 of 435	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	142 of 415	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	299 of 440	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	242 of 438	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	151 of 422	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	251 of 428	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	309 of 428	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	303 of 473	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	325 of 450	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.3	180 of 480	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	103 of 476	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	278 of 472	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	221 of 428	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	273 of 492	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	246 of 494	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.7	318 of 489	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.2	319 of 489	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.5	201 of 504	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	192 of 483	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	286 of 534	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	323 of 539	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	332 of 545	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	299 of 540	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	131 of 234	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	321 of 460	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	245 of 463	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	275 of 450	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.3	221 of 452	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.9	250 of 433	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	309 of 398	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	216 of 403	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.9	106 of 396	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	232 of 388	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	219 of 401	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	248 of 395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	62 of 135	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	23 of 145	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	27 of 136	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	74 of 135	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	38 of 101	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	71 of 129	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	205 of 377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	247 of 333	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.4	125 of 389	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	45 of 393	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	128 of 312	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	174 of 270	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	239 of 370	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	263 of 374	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	233 of 395	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	266 of 377	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	126 of 405	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	129 of 398	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	279 of 403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	134 of 351	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	278 of 411	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	221 of 398	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	124 of 224	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	88 of 178	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	58 of 221	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	18.8	190 of 216	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	200 of 214	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	126 of 220	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	105 of 195	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	315 of 394	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	292 of 376	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	178 of 402	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	157 of 398	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	309 of 401	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	220 of 364	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	280 of 412	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	252 of 414	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)60th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math30%-14 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

It's certainly not the best school in the world. The students don't participate in assignments much and textbooks are old. The teachers limit students (my opinion) only to nearby colleges and I think, that is the worst part of this school. The teachers are not so "top class." They're just average Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	592	39	15.2	52.0%	374 (63.2%)	13 (2.2%)	125 (21.1%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	37.5	303^rd of 473 public high schools	35.9%		33.9	325^th of 450 public high schools	27.8%	22	51.2	45.5	61.7	39.7	50.0	14.7	23.6	19.0	26.5	34.6	43.8	14.9	30.5	$13,630
Northern Lights Academy	Public	6-12	600 Bruce St	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 470-8325	5	2	2.5	—	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)														$26,674
Fisher Secondary	Public	7-12	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	99	10	9.9	45.5%	70 (70.7%)	1 (1.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	82.3	62^nd of 473 public high schools	86.9%		33.4	328^th of 450 public high schools	27.1%	266		26.7	47.4	53.8	42.6	10.5	53.8	28.1		28.6	10.5	36.4	22.7	$12,473
Climax Secondary	Public	6-12	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2395	94	7	13.0	58.5%	62 (66.0%)	5 (5.3%)	22 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	23.5	377^th of 473 public high schools	20.3%		9.7	421^st of 450 public high schools	6.4%	44		18.2	16.7	27.3	26.8	0.0	18.2	8.7		9.1	8.3		7.7	$12,188
Lafayette Secondary	Public	7-12	404 Champagne Ave	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Red Lake Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-2163	184	14	12.7	32.1%	155 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	61.3	194^th of 473 public high schools	59.0%		85.4	54^th of 450 public high schools	88.0%	140		51.7	43.8	46.9	47.3	3.1	34.4	18.8		37.9	43.8	28.0	37.2	$16,132
Pine To Prairie Coop. Center	Public	7-12	210 Main Ave S	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Pine To Prairie Cooperative Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-4393	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Crookston Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Crookston Secondary?

Students at Crookston Secondary are 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Crookston Secondary a good school?

Crookston Secondary ranks 303^rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Crookston Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Crookston Secondary.

What schools feed into Crookston Secondary?

Crookston Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highland Elementary
Prekindergarten : Washington Elementary

What district is Crookston Secondary in?

Crookston Public School District

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