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Central Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 90% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Central Senior High is a public high school located in Norwood Young America, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 334 students. The school is part of the Central Public School District, which is ranked 41 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Senior High has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, moving from 312th out of 492 Minnesota high schools in 2018-2019 to 45th out of 450 in 2024-2025, with a 5-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, while its performance on MCA-III Science assessments has been more variable. Central Senior High has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 97.2% in recent years, which is generally higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Central Senior High outperforms Sibley East-Arlington Senior High and Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, Belle Plaine Senior High, located about 13 miles away, has shown stronger academic performance in recent years. The increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Central Senior High suggests that the school is serving a growing population of students from lower-income backgrounds, which is an important factor to consider when analyzing the school's performance.

337

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,632

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

531 Morse St
Norwood Young America, MN 55368-0247

(952) 467-7100

District: Central Public School District

Feeder schools for Central Senior High:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg47%

45^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 446Central 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	45 of 450	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	133 of 480	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	233 of 476	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	255 of 472	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	206 of 428	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	312 of 492	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	272 of 494	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	253 of 489	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	268 of 489	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	303 of 504	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	236 of 483	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.8	76 of 534	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	132 of 539	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	68 of 545	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	58 of 540	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	100 of 234	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	155 of 460	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	211 of 463	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	254 of 450	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.8	303 of 452	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.8	303 of 433	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.9	121 of 403	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	196 of 396	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	163 of 388	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	119 of 339	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	268 of 401	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	218 of 395	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	40 of 333	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	36.0	264 of 389	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	196 of 393	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	98 of 270	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	80 of 374	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	64 of 377	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	133 of 405	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	243 of 398	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	311 of 403	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	258 of 351	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	313 of 411	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	47.7	110 of 216	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	119 of 214	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	123 of 173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	213 of 220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	42 of 376	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	141 of 402	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	252 of 398	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	281 of 401	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	332 of 412	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	325 of 414	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading68%+18 vs state

Math46%~ state avg

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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
Central Senior High	Public	9-12	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7100	337	19	17.3	18.1%	281 (83.4%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	86.8	45^th of 450 public high schools	90.0%		71.1	133^rd of 480 public high schools	72.3%	88			45.6	45.6			67.9	67.9	$13,632
Waconia Learning Center Ss/As	Public	9-12	1800 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$4,905
Waconia Learning Center	Public	9-12	1800 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0670	25	4	6.0	40.0%	21 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0					$10,730
Waconia High School	Public	9-12	1650 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0670	1,335	80	16.7	8.6%	1,196 (89.6%)	8 (0.6%)	67 (5.0%)	22 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.9%)	74.2	107^th of 450 public high schools	76.2%		69.8	140^th of 480 public high schools	70.8%	33			49.1	49.1			50.6	50.6	$13,875
Transitions 110	Public	12	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0600	11	2	6.6	63.6%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)									$41,138
Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	222	13	17.4	27.5%	171 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	71.7	127^th of 450 public high schools	71.8%		49.8	258^th of 480 public high schools	46.3%	131	20.7	52.5	50.0	43.1	34.5	22.5	47.2	34.3	$11,799
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	1825 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 864-2401	468	24	19.8	28.8%	355 (75.9%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	60.2	198^th of 450 public high schools	56.0%		64.3	179^th of 480 public high schools	62.7%	19			32.0	32.0			50.5	50.5	$11,981
SWWC Alternative Learning Center -	Public	9-12	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	19	2	9.4	63.2%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper	Public	9-12	130 S Willow Street	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2402	10	0		40.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$2,717
Belle Plaine Senior High	Public	9-12	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	475	22	21.2	19.4%	407 (85.7%)	9 (1.9%)	33 (6.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	86.6	48^th of 450 public high schools	89.3%		75.5	104^th of 480 public high schools	78.3%	56			50.6	50.6			63.8	63.8	$10,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Senior High

How many students attend Central Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Central Senior High.

What schools feed into Central Senior High?

Central Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Middle : Central Middle

Is Central Senior High a good school?

Yes. Central Senior High ranks in the top 10.0% of Minnesota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Senior High?

Students at Central Senior High are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Central Senior High in?

Central Public School District

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