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Isle Secondary

Public Grades 7-12

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 19% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Isle Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Isle Public School District in Isle, Minnesota. With 199 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages on standardized assessments, ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools in recent years.

Isle Secondary's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 3.33% of 11th graders proficient in math and 32.98% proficient in reading in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the state averages. The school's graduation rate, around 80-90% in recent years, is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 3-9% in the past few years. Additionally, a large proportion of Isle Secondary's students, 54.77% in 2023-2024, come from low-income families, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby Mora Secondary school in the Mora Public School District consistently outperforms Isle Secondary on state assessments and has higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. This comparison highlights the significant performance gap between the two schools, suggesting that Isle Secondary may need to implement comprehensive strategies to address the needs of its students and improve educational outcomes.

188

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,722

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 5th Ave S
Isle, MN 56342-4590

(320) 676-3101

District: Isle Public School District

Feeder schools for Isle Secondary:

Elementary:

Isle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

American Indian:

9.6%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

340^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

366^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

304^th of 446Isle 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
2025	37.4	340 of 519	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	336 of 545	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	273 of 529	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	370 of 520	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	393 of 521	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	423 of 533	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	422 of 518	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	439 of 523	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	343 of 508	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.7	229 of 516	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	245 of 490	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	249 of 488	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	341 of 469	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.1	263 of 478	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	180 of 230	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	381 of 409	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	353 of 406	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	357 of 396	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	358 of 387	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	314 of 450	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	176 of 455	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	307 of 467	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	354 of 443	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	326 of 439	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	361 of 436	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	226 of 432	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	272 of 473	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	215 of 459	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	263 of 404	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	282 of 399	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	197 of 415	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	250 of 401	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	300 of 452	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	240 of 479	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	290 of 464	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	369 of 476	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	409 of 454	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	372 of 438	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	80.1	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	258 of 260	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	255 of 282	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	348 of 415	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	347 of 440	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	291 of 436	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	381 of 438	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	340 of 422	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	399 of 428	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	400 of 428	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	366 of 450	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	333 of 480	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	376 of 476	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	399 of 472	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	292 of 428	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	109 of 492	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	241 of 494	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	271 of 489	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	318 of 489	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	321 of 504	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	305 of 483	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.5	141 of 534	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	241 of 539	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	257 of 545	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.4	372 of 540	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.5	197 of 234	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	359 of 460	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.5	338 of 450	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.9	323 of 452	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	66.2	206 of 433	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	322 of 403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	301 of 396	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	337 of 388	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	193 of 339	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	100 of 401	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	231 of 395	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	214 of 333	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	222 of 389	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	366 of 393	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	67.5	70 of 270	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	78 of 370	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	71 of 374	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	338 of 377	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	278 of 405	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	350 of 398	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	285 of 351	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	96 of 411	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	220 of 398	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	205 of 216	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	363 of 376	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	341 of 402	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	356 of 398	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	375 of 401	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	335 of 364	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	76.3	73 of 412	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	282 of 414	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Native American (2023)84th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)1st percentile-24 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-17 vs state

Math25%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Small classes yet horrible academic performances! MAYBE the curriculum needs revision, and MAYBE the School Board needs replacement. The bottom line is that the students are failing to meet minimal standards. Close Quote

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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
Isle Secondary	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3101	188	12	15.1	49.5%	147 (78.2%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	4 (2.1%)	18 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	23.3	366^th of 450 public high schools	18.7%		35.4	333^rd of 480 public high schools	30.6%	33	26.5	42.4	3.3	24.7	35.3	24.2	40.7	33.0	$15,722
Isle Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3146	6	0			5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$9,644
Kokesh Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	807 Main St	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4423	28	6	5.0	85.7%	7 (25.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)								(n/a)									$12,100
Onamia High School	Public	7-12	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4174	224	14	15.6	81.7%	78 (34.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	112 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.4%)	10.8	414^th of 450 public high schools	8.0%		20.6	389^th of 480 public high schools	19.0%	25	15.8	18.2	3.3	12.2	25.0	18.8	25.0	22.5	$23,031
Mora High School	Public	7-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	743	46	15.9	36.5%	661 (89.0%)	9 (1.2%)	26 (3.5%)	15 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	73.9	111^th of 450 public high schools	75.3%		68	154^th of 480 public high schools	67.9%	43	37.3	53.5	35.1	42.5	52.9	62.8	61.2	59.1	$12,438
Mora Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	39	0	23.5	56.4%	35 (89.7%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)								(n/a)									$10,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Isle Secondary

What schools feed into Isle Secondary?

Isle Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Isle Elementary

What district is Isle Secondary in?

Isle Public School District

How many students attend Isle Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Isle Secondary.

Is Isle Secondary a good school?

Isle Secondary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Minnesota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Isle Secondary?

Students at Isle Secondary are 78% White, 10% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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