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Lanesboro Secondary

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Lanesboro Secondary ranks 174 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 61% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Lanesboro Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the small town of Lanesboro, Minnesota, with a total enrollment of 190 students. The school is part of the Lanesboro Public School District, which is ranked 211 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lanesboro Secondary has had a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 91.1% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been comparable to or better than the state average, fluctuating between 0% and 4.5% in recent years. Academically, Lanesboro Secondary's math proficiency rates are generally on par with or slightly above the state and district averages, while its reading and science proficiency rates have been more variable, sometimes above and sometimes below the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lewiston-Altura Secondary, Mabel-Canton Secondary, and Chatfield Secondary, Lanesboro Secondary generally performs on par with or slightly below the top-performing schools in the region. However, it outperforms some of the lower-ranked schools, such as Fillmore Central Senior High. Lanesboro Secondary's performance, as measured by state rankings and SchoolDigger star ratings, has been somewhat inconsistent over the past several years, ranging from a high of 5 stars in 2014-2015 to a low of 2 stars in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

193

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Kirkwood St E
Lanesboro, MN 55949-8888

(507) 467-2229

District: Lanesboro Public School District

Feeder schools for Lanesboro Secondary:

Elementary:

Lanesboro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

309^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

174^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

211^th of 446Lanesboro 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	42.4	309 of 519	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	422 of 545	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	259 of 529	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	115 of 520	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	224 of 521	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	332 of 533	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	311 of 518	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.0	226 of 523	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.3	105 of 508	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	170 of 516	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	155 of 490	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	142 of 488	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	52.0	264 of 469	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	286 of 478	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.4	113 of 454	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	41 of 230	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	38.6	305 of 409	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	337 of 403	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.6	185 of 406	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.9	216 of 396	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.0	138 of 387	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	369 of 450	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	416 of 474	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	225 of 455	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	120 of 467	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	295 of 443	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	291 of 439	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	305 of 436	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	152 of 432	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	321 of 459	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	132 of 399	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	224 of 415	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	178 of 452	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	330 of 479	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	254 of 464	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.1	114 of 476	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	61 of 437	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	294 of 454	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	214 of 438	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	345 of 415	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	415 of 440	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	310 of 436	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.7	138 of 438	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	251 of 422	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	365 of 428	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	342 of 428	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	174 of 450	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	108 of 480	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	273 of 476	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	315 of 472	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.5	102 of 428	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	124 of 492	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	54 of 494	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	232 of 489	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.1	85 of 489	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	90.7	22 of 504	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	58.6	237 of 483	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	198 of 534	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	230 of 539	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.3	186 of 545	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	285 of 540	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	164 of 234	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	270 of 460	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.6	210 of 463	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.3	300 of 450	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	78.8	65 of 452	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.4	7 of 433	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	75 of 358	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	173 of 403	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.6	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	338 of 388	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.8	121 of 339	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	95 of 401	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.8	4 of 395	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	57.5	155 of 393	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	244 of 377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.8	55 of 405	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	90 of 398	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	74 of 351	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	63 of 411	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	196 of 376	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	154 of 402	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	346 of 401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.7	134 of 364	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	160 of 412	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	72 of 414	82.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Female (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)61st percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-10 vs state

Math34%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Lanesboro Secondary

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	63.6	174^th of 450 public high schools	61.3%		74.8	108^th of 480 public high schools	77.5%	66		39.4	25.8	39.1	34.5		39.4	32.3	48.2	39.6	$14,119
Fillmore Central Senior High	Public	7-12	145 Main Ave S	Harmony	55939	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central	No	No	No	No	(507) 886-6464	264	21	12.8	30.3%	248 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	31.5	336^th of 450 public high schools	25.3%		37.1	324^th of 480 public high schools	32.5%	12		38.7	12.5	21.2	23.1		48.4	27.5	35.0	36.0	$15,874
Fillmore Central ALP	Public	10-12	145 Main Ave S	Harmony	55939	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central	No	No	No	No	(507) 886-6464	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$15,739
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%)	57.7	218^th of 450 public high schools	51.6%		62.8	191^st of 480 public high schools	60.2%	27				40.4	40.4				41.9	41.9	$14,412
Chatfield Secondary	Public	7-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted 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%)	67.1	151^st of 450 public high schools	66.4%		73.3	120^th of 480 public high schools	75.0%	31		58.1	42.7	30.9	43.4		45.2	41.3	59.3	48.0	$12,304
Focus Alp	Public	9-12	205 Union St NE	Chatfield	55923	Olmsted 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
Mabel-Canton Secondary	Public	7-12	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	126	12	10.1	28.6%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	64	172^nd of 450 public high schools	61.8%		80.1	76^th of 480 public high schools	84.2%	96		43.5	45.8	42.1	43.9		56.5	45.8	41.7	49.2	$13,378
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%)	71.9	125^th of 450 public high schools	72.2%		76.3	100^th of 480 public high schools	79.2%	25		29.2	33.3	37.7	33.8		38.5	38.9	56.5	44.7	$11,781
Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Road 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	337	32	10.6	32.6%	281 (83.4%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	67.5	150^th of 450 public high schools	66.7%		52.4	246^th of 480 public high schools	48.8%	96	50.0	55.3	46.0	48.9	50.0	68.4	52.6	43.2	46.6	52.1	$10,969
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%)	35.1	318^th of 450 public high schools	29.3%		62.9	189^th of 480 public high schools	60.6%	129		31.0	41.2	8.8	23.8		65.5	35.3	55.6	54.7	$14,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanesboro Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Lanesboro Secondary?

Students at Lanesboro Secondary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Lanesboro Secondary in?

Lanesboro Public School District

Is Lanesboro Secondary a good school?

Lanesboro Secondary ranks 174^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lanesboro Secondary?

Lanesboro Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lanesboro Elementary

How many students attend Lanesboro Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Lanesboro Secondary.

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