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Rockford Secondary

Q: Is Rockford Secondary a good school?

Rockford Secondary ranks 146 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 68% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Rockford Secondary is a public high school located in Rockford, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 512 students. The school is part of the Rockford Public School District, which is ranked 151 out of 446 districts in the state.

Rockford Secondary's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with variations in its statewide ranking and rating, which has ranged between 89 and 207 out of 472-494 Minnesota high schools. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, with a 4-star rating in 2020-2021 and 2018-2019, placing it in the middle to upper-middle range among Minnesota high schools. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with white students and special education students performing relatively well, while Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students have lower rankings, indicating achievement gaps.

Compared to nearby high schools, Orono Senior High, a high-performing school in the Orono Public School District, outperforms Rockford Secondary across most metrics, including higher rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. In contrast, Knights Academy and STMA Online - Secondary, both part of the St. Michael-Albertville Schools district, have lower rankings and academic performance compared to Rockford Secondary. Buffalo Senior High, in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools district, has a similar performance profile to Rockford Secondary, with some areas of stronger and weaker performance.

479

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,013

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 County Road 50
Rockford, MN 55373-8888

(763) 477-5846

District: Rockford Public School District

Feeder schools for Rockford Secondary:

Elementary:	Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet
Middle:	Rockford Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

12.5%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

146^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

151^st of 446Rockford 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	146 of 450	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	192 of 480	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	166 of 476	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	207 of 472	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	115 of 428	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	105 of 492	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	89 of 494	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	110 of 489	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	123 of 489	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.8	178 of 504	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.5	101 of 483	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	82 of 534	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	129 of 539	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	166 of 545	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	283 of 540	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	78.3	104 of 460	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	175 of 463	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.9	101 of 450	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	141 of 452	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.1	138 of 433	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	194 of 403	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	207 of 396	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	148 of 388	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	95 of 339	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	106 of 401	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	82 of 395	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	52 of 145	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	87.3	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	189 of 333	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	157 of 389	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	122 of 393	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	195 of 312	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	99 of 370	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	111 of 374	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	178 of 405	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	140 of 398	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.8	131 of 351	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	100 of 411	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	89 of 398	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	89 of 178	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	36 of 221	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	115 of 216	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	99 of 214	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	87 of 220	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	69 of 195	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	98 of 376	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	168 of 402	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	172 of 398	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	178 of 401	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	83 of 364	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	119 of 412	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	76 of 414	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)64th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading59%+10 vs state

Math31%-14 vs state

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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
Rockford Secondary	Public	9-12	7600 County Road 50	Rockford	55373	Hennepin County	Rockford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 477-5846	479	29	16.5	24.6%	363 (75.8%)	25 (5.2%)	60 (12.5%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	68.5	146^th of 450 public high schools	67.6%		62.5	192^nd of 480 public high schools	60.0%	46			30.8	30.8			59.1	59.1	$13,013
Delano High School	Public	7-12	700 Elm Ave E	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-3365	1,158	52	22.1	11.1%	1,050 (90.7%)	16 (1.4%)	32 (2.8%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.5%)	87.2	44^th of 450 public high schools	90.2%		90.4	25^th of 480 public high schools	94.8%	19	60.2	75.7	49.4	61.8	59.8	76.0	64.8	67.2	$11,777
SWMetro Lakeside Academy	Public	7-12	100 Garrison Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	No	No	No	(952) 567-8239	23	2	11.6	34.8%	17 (73.9%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)
Buffalo Senior High	Public	9-12	877 Bison Blvd	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8100	1,681	71	23.7	22.0%	1,439 (85.6%)	48 (2.9%)	94 (5.6%)	23 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.2%)	84.7	58^th of 450 public high schools	87.1%		62.1	196^th of 480 public high schools	59.2%	138			43.6	43.6			66.8	66.8	$11,843
Phoenix Learning Center	Public	9-12	877 Bison Blvd	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8102	36	2	15.0	41.7%	31 (86.1%)	2 (5.6%)	3 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0					$17,014
Orono High School IS	Public	9-12	795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(763) 550-7226	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orono Senior High	Public	9-12	795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8400	961	51	18.7	10.1%	846 (88.0%)	6 (0.6%)	48 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.3%)	90.8	20^th of 450 public high schools	95.6%		88.9	28^th of 480 public high schools	94.2%	8			56.9	56.9			66.2	66.2	$14,750
Knights Academy	Public	10-12	60 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-6575	39	4	9.7	51.3%	25 (64.1%)	5 (12.8%)	4 (10.3%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)	14.3	394^th of 450 public high schools	12.4%					(n/a)			13.3	13.3			15.4	15.4	$14,916
STMA Online - Secondary	Public, Virtual	7-12	60 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 497-6575	66	16	4.2	30.3%	45 (68.2%)	7 (10.6%)	8 (12.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)								(n/a)
Orono Online Learning	Public	6-12	795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 449-8400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockford Secondary

Is Rockford Secondary a good school?

Rockford Secondary ranks 146^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rockford Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Rockford Secondary.

What schools feed into Rockford Secondary?

Rockford Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet
Middle : Rockford Middle

What district is Rockford Secondary in?

Rockford Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Rockford Secondary?

Students at Rockford Secondary are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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