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Milaca Secondary High

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Milaca Secondary High ranks 173 rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 62% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Milaca Secondary High is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Milaca, Minnesota, with a student population of 727. The school has a mixed performance history, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 116 and 211 over the past several years and a current 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milaca Secondary High's student performance on standardized tests is generally below the state averages in both math and reading, though the school performs better than the Milaca Public School District average in some grade levels and subject areas. The school's female students outrank their male counterparts and the state average in several grade levels and subjects, while its special education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota high schools in this category. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.3% and 89.3%, generally in line with the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.8% to 7.5%, with the most recent year at 4.5%.

Compared to nearby schools, Milaca Secondary High generally outperforms the smaller, alternative schools in its own district, such as the Milaca Area Learning Center and Milaca 7-12 Online. However, it lags behind the larger, higher-performing Foley Senior High School in some areas, such as test scores and graduation rates, suggesting that Milaca Secondary High may benefit from examining the practices and strategies employed by the Foley school to identify opportunities for improvement.

730

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,646

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Highway 23 W
Milaca, MN 56353-1147

(320) 982-7206

District: Milaca Public School District

Feeder schools for Milaca Secondary High:

Elementary:

Milaca Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

136^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

173^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	69.8	136 of 519	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	210 of 545	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	211 of 529	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	146 of 520	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	185 of 521	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	219 of 533	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	299 of 518	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	330 of 523	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	345 of 508	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.7	307 of 516	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	360 of 490	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	321 of 488	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	344 of 469	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.5	319 of 478	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	320 of 454	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.6	309 of 409	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	323 of 406	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.8	319 of 396	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.0	293 of 387	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	125 of 450	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	182 of 474	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	131 of 455	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	130 of 467	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	111 of 443	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	193 of 439	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	259 of 436	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	34 of 432	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	59.2	155 of 473	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	153 of 459	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	79 of 404	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	110 of 399	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	92 of 415	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	170 of 401	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	153 of 452	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	219 of 479	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	264 of 464	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	163 of 476	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	241 of 437	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	195 of 454	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	271 of 438	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	136 of 265	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	242 of 307	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	224 of 298	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	138 of 288	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.6	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	173 of 282	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	140 of 253	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	172 of 415	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	268 of 440	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	261 of 436	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	178 of 438	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	216 of 422	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	267 of 428	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	337 of 428	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	173 of 450	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	169 of 480	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	116 of 476	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	159 of 472	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	211 of 428	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	135 of 492	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	144 of 494	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.0	228 of 489	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.4	303 of 489	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	282 of 504	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	304 of 483	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	257 of 534	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	250 of 539	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	330 of 545	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.6	243 of 540	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	256 of 460	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.2	148 of 463	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.7	276 of 450	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.4	182 of 452	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.7	257 of 433	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	143 of 358	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	94 of 403	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	37 of 396	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	93 of 388	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	211 of 339	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	146 of 401	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	100 of 395	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	83 of 333	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	57 of 389	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	109 of 393	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	52 of 312	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	129 of 270	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	120 of 370	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	120 of 374	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	193 of 377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	235 of 405	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	195 of 403	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	175 of 351	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	120 of 411	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	178 of 398	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	163 of 178	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	197 of 221	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	210 of 216	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	155 of 214	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	58 of 173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.1	195 of 220	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	171 of 195	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	202 of 376	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	215 of 402	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	183 of 398	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	198 of 401	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	251 of 364	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	196 of 412	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	194 of 414	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

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Schools Near Milaca Secondary High

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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
Milaca Secondary High	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7206	730	42	17.3	38.9%	661 (90.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	10 (1.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	63.8	173^rd of 450 public high schools	61.6%		66.4	169^th of 480 public high schools	64.8%	4	38.1	60.8	30.1	43.5	43.9	51.4	55.2	50.2	$12,646
Milaca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7249	16	2	8.4	75.0%	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)									$13,219
Milaca 7-12 Online	Public, Virtual	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(320) 982-7249	28	1	25.2	50.0%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ogilvie Secondary	Public	7-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 272-5000	206	17	12.2	34.0%	201 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	61.5	190^th of 450 public high schools	57.8%		41.6	303^rd of 480 public high schools	36.9%	113	36.7	43.8	39.4	40.0	40.0	24.2	45.5	36.5	$14,513
LION Program-Alternative Education	Public	9-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 272-5000	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$5,390
Princeton Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1506 1st St	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6719	24	0		41.7%	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)									$14,689
Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1506 1st Street	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6719	19	0		52.6%	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)									$2,873
Onward Transition Program	Public	12	706 1st Street	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6191	11	0		54.5%	10 (90.9%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Foley	Public	7-12	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Foley Senior High	Public	9-12	621 Penn St	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 968-7246	588	30	19.9	23.3%	571 (97.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66.8	156^th of 450 public high schools	65.3%		48.4	270^th of 480 public high schools	43.8%	114			30.4	30.4			57.9	57.9	$11,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Milaca Secondary High

How many students attend Milaca Secondary High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Milaca Secondary High.

What district is Milaca Secondary High in?

Milaca Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Milaca Secondary High?

Students at Milaca Secondary High are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Milaca Secondary High?

Milaca Secondary High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Milaca Elementary

Is Milaca Secondary High a good school?

Milaca Secondary High ranks 173^rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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