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Houston Secondary

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Houston Secondary ranks 297 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Houston Secondary is a small public school in Houston, MN, serving grades 7–12 with 234 students as part of the Houston Public School District. For 2025–2026, it ranks 297 of 473 Minnesota high schools (37th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranks 277 of 458. Its rank history is highly variable: it peaked at 33 of 492 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2018–2019, fell to 18th percentile in 2024–2025, and recovered to 37th percentile. Context is moderate, with 31.2% free/reduced lunch and a 14.5:1 student-teacher ratio; it shares a campus with same-district Summit Learning Program and Minnesota Virtual Academy High.

Houston Secondary’s clearest strength is completion. In 2024–2025, it had a 98.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, far above the district’s 68.5% graduation and 15.7% dropout and the state’s 84.9% and 4.2%. It is competitive on completion with nearby La Crescent Senior High (98.7% graduation, 0.0% dropout), Spring Grove Secondary (95.1%), Caledonia Senior High (94.5%), and Rushford-Peterson Senior High (94.3%), though those schools generally score higher in math and reading. Test proficiency is weaker. In 2025–2026, all-grade math was 21.6 versus 35.7 district and 44.9 state; reading was 31.9 versus 44.9 and 48.6; science was 21.7 versus 21.8 and 25.5. End-of-Course science (36.7) is above district and state, but 8th grade science (6.7) and middle school math are major weaknesses.

Same-district alternatives tell a different story. Minnesota Virtual Academy High ranks higher in 2025–2026 (58th percentile, 3 stars) and has stronger test scores, but its graduation rate is 64.1% and dropout rate 21.3%. Summit Learning Program has a 46.4% graduation rate and suppressed test data, while River Valley Academy Alternative Learning Center has a 40.0% graduation rate and 15.0% dropout rate. Houston Secondary appears to be the district’s comprehensive school with the strongest completion outcomes. Its low-income students were once among the best served in Minnesota (98th percentile in 2018–2019, 93rd in 2017–2018), though that group ranked 53rd percentile in 2023–2024. Overall, Houston Secondary is a high-completion, low-proficiency school: its recent rank improvement is encouraging, but middle school math and science and high school math and reading remain the biggest challenges.

234

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,858

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

306 W Elm St
Houston, MN 55943-0363

(507) 896-5323

District: Houston Public School District

Feeder schools for Houston Secondary:

Elementary:

Houston Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

398^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

297^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

277^th of 458Houston 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	31.6	398 of 546	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	385 of 519	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	399 of 545	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	324 of 529	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	159 of 520	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	201 of 521	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	225 of 533	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	139 of 518	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	139 of 523	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	55.3	232 of 508	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	132 of 516	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	85.6	36 of 490	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	54.8	228 of 488	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.3	276 of 469	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	249 of 478	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	361 of 454	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	65.0	80 of 230	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	154 of 409	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	102 of 403	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	86 of 406	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.8	89 of 396	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	67.4	151 of 387	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	359 of 467	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	342 of 450	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	387 of 474	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	348 of 455	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.0	174 of 467	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	236 of 443	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	261 of 439	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	205 of 436	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	382 of 458	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	281 of 432	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	383 of 473	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	340 of 459	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	199 of 399	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	202 of 401	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	338 of 483	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	335 of 452	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	325 of 479	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	257 of 464	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	152 of 476	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	140 of 437	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.0	26 of 438	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	81 of 296	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	21.1	260 of 298	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	368 of 415	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	404 of 440	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	207 of 438	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	245 of 422	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	298 of 428	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	230 of 428	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	297 of 473	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	371 of 450	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.4	167 of 480	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	310 of 476	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	193 of 472	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	147 of 428	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	33 of 492	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	107 of 494	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	57 of 489	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.0	196 of 489	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	197 of 504	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	243 of 483	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.0	100 of 534	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	112 of 539	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	113 of 545	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	128 of 540	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	72 of 234	69.2%	★★★★☆
2008	85.9	54 of 460	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	88.2	42 of 463	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	64 of 450	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	85.0	12 of 452	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	83.0	23 of 433	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	298 of 398	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	269 of 358	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	79.6	61 of 403	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	16.9	346 of 396	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.1	18 of 401	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.6	106 of 395	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	184 of 389	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.2	6 of 370	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	26 of 374	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	246 of 395	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	242 of 405	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	237 of 398	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	125 of 403	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	67 of 411	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	99 of 398	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	326 of 394	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	355 of 376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	237 of 402	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	341 of 398	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	246 of 401	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	182 of 364	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	45 of 412	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	160 of 414	61.4%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+46 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-17 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

Math22%-23 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 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
Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	234	16	14.5	31.2%	222 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	39	297^th of 473 public high schools	37.2%		21.8	371^st of 450 public high schools	17.6%	74	35.3	33.3	26.7	31.9	6.7	36.7	21.7	32.4	13.8	16.0	21.6	$14,858
Summit Learning Program	Public	9-12	105 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 742-9939	22	3	6.9	72.7%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,189
Minnesota Virtual Academy High	Public, Virtual	9-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 742-9843	706	53	13.3	53.5%	458 (64.9%)	88 (12.5%)	64 (9.1%)	18 (2.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.1%)	60.2	200^th of 473 public high schools	57.7%		53.6	235^th of 450 public high schools	47.8%	35			44.1	44.1		27.6	27.6			42.1	42.1	$10,434
Caledonia Senior High	Public	9-12	825 N Warrior Ave	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 725-3316	259	19	13.4	16.2%	251 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	89.6	26^th of 473 public high schools	94.5%		80.9	74^th of 450 public high schools	83.6%	48			56.5	56.5		54.8	54.8			49.2	49.2	$13,283
Rushford-Peterson Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 864-7786	237	14	17.0	23.2%	229 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	50.7	251^st of 473 public high schools	46.9%		57.7	218^th of 450 public high schools	51.6%	33			37.0	37.0		27.3	27.3			32.8	32.8	$14,412
La Crescent Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 895-4484	328	25	13.3	22.3%	289 (88.1%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	80.5	71^st of 473 public high schools	85.0%		48.4	264^th of 450 public high schools	41.3%	193			52.3	52.3		45.9	45.9			41.8	41.8	$21,003
LaCrescent Gr 9-12	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1461	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
La Crescent Sec Montessori/STEM	Public, Charter	7-12	1116 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent Montessori & STEM School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 895-4054	46	5	9.7	34.8%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.1	152^nd of 473 public high schools	67.9%					(n/a)			70.0	72.7		33.3	35.1				38.9	$12,056
Spring Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	163	9	18.0	28.8%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	77.3	89^th of 473 public high schools	81.2%		35.1	318^th of 450 public high schools	29.3%	229	53.8	63.0	50.0	56.2	3.7	42.1	19.6	69.2	48.1	42.1	54.2	$14,757
River Valley Academy Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1410 Bundy Boulevard	Winona	55987	Winona County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 452-1200	52	3	15.6	67.3%	40 (76.9%)	1 (1.9%)	9 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Secondary

Is Houston Secondary a good school?

Houston Secondary ranks 297^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Houston Secondary?

Students at Houston Secondary are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Houston Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Houston Secondary.

What district is Houston Secondary in?

Houston Public School District

What schools feed into Houston Secondary?

Houston Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Houston Elementary

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