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Hastings Alternative Center

Public Grades 9-12

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota high schools

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,677

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 General Sieben Dr
Hastings, MN 55033-3142

(651) 480-7690

District: Hastings Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Two or more races:

25.0%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2009 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (3% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school3%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

452^nd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 4%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Hastings Public School District

224^th of 458Hastings 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	452 of 473	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	474 of 540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	203 of 234	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	393 of 395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science5%-20 vs state

Math0%-45 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 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
Hastings Alternative Center	Public	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7690	32	2	15.7	53.1%	17 (53.1%)	3 (9.4%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)	6.5	452^nd of 473 public high schools	4.4%					(n/a)					5.0	5.0			0.0	0.0	$17,677
HOA High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 480-7470	13	0		46.2%	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7470	1,301	64	20.1	23.8%	1,066 (81.9%)	42 (3.2%)	94 (7.2%)	17 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.0%)	51.6	247^th of 473 public high schools	47.8%		70.2	135^th of 450 public high schools	70.0%	112		38.0	38.0		19.0	19.0			41.5	41.5	$12,583
917 Riverside School	Public	6-12	1600 Highway 55	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 438-4980	17	4	4.4	82.4%	3 (17.6%)	7 (41.2%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)								(n/a)
917 New Chance	Public	6-12	1600 Highway 55	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 438-4980	3	0	2.1		1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Allina Hastings PHP	Public	6-12	1285 Nininger Rd	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 480-7000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Staars	Public	12	310 River St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7670	8	1	8.0		4 (50.0%)	2 (25.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$40,210
South Washington Alternative High School	Public	6-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7001	97	13	7.2	49.5%	40 (41.2%)	14 (14.4%)	23 (23.7%)	8 (8.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.3%)								(n/a)									0.0	0.0	$24,479
Great Rivers Adult Education	Public	10-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6169	7	0			4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$8,857
Park High School	Public	9-12	8040 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3702	1,992	95	21.0	28.7%	1,172 (58.8%)	193 (9.7%)	260 (13.1%)	206 (10.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (7.8%)	36	311^th of 473 public high schools	34.2%		48.7	262^nd of 450 public high schools	41.8%	49		28.5	28.5		23.5	23.5			27.7	27.7	$11,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Hastings Alternative Center

What district is Hastings Alternative Center in?

Hastings Public School District

Is Hastings Alternative Center a good school?

Hastings Alternative Center ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Hastings Alternative Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 32 students attended Hastings Alternative Center.

What is the racial makeup of Hastings Alternative Center?

Students at Hastings Alternative Center are 53% White, 25% Two or more races, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

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

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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