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Royalton High School

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Royalton High School ranks 161 st of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Royalton High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in the small central Minnesota community of Royalton, with 293 students enrolled in the Royalton Public School District; it ranks 161st of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026 (66th percentile, 3 stars), placing it above the state median but below its own high point.

Completion is the school's standout strength. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 97.4% beats the state's 84.9% and every nearby comprehensive high school, including Sartell Senior High (95.7%), Holdingford Secondary (96.8%), and Little Falls Senior High (90.8%). Its dropout rate of 0.0% is also better than the state and all nearby peers, and graduation has climbed steadily while dropout has fallen. Science proficiency of 37.7% is well above the state's 25.5% and the district's 27.8%, though behind Sartell's 46.7%. Reading, at 48%, is close to the state's 48.6% and above Sartell, Holdingford, and Little Falls Senior, but it has swung widely from year to year.

Math is the clearest academic gap: 30% proficiency in 2025–2026, below the state's 44.9%, the district's 44.3%, and every nearby comprehensive high school. Ranking history is volatile too — from 96th percentile (5 stars) in 2021–2022 down to 36th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–2025, then back to 66th percentile in 2025–2026. Most student groups improved in 2025–2026 after a weak prior year, but special education results, when last reported, have been a persistent concern. Nearby alternative programs such as Little Falls Continuing Education and WIN-High School serve very different populations and are not direct comparisons; some of their test data is suppressed, meaning unknown rather than zero.

293

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,173

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

120 S Hawthorn St
Royalton, MN 56373-0005

(320) 584-4240

District: Royalton Public School District

Feeder schools for Royalton High School:

Elementary:	Royalton Elementary
Middle:	Royalton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

161^st of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 458Royalton 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
2026	66.0	161 of 473	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	286 of 450	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	144 of 480	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	62 of 476	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	18 of 472	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	131 of 428	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	170 of 492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	250 of 494	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.8	207 of 489	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.2	120 of 489	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	55.9	261 of 504	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.7	373 of 483	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.7	319 of 534	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.2	207 of 539	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	316 of 545	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.0	196 of 540	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.5	56 of 234	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	60.7	228 of 460	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.4	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	353 of 450	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.4	326 of 452	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.5	313 of 433	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	165 of 398	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	199 of 358	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.9	76 of 403	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	81 of 396	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	42 of 388	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	127 of 339	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	108 of 401	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	251 of 395	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	139 of 377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	223 of 333	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	97 of 389	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	38 of 393	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	16 of 312	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	58 of 270	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	39 of 370	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	171 of 374	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	143 of 395	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.4	312 of 377	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	222 of 405	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.2	55 of 398	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	18 of 403	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	59.2	146 of 351	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	217 of 411	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	204 of 398	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	41.1	137 of 216	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	174 of 214	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	199 of 394	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.9	315 of 376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.8	184 of 402	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	112 of 398	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	41 of 401	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	56.7	168 of 364	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	225 of 412	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	267 of 414	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Science38%+12 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
F.E.D. Royalton Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56482	Morrison County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Royalton High School	Public	9-12	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	293	19	15.1	23.5%	274 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	66	161^st of 473 public high schools	66.0%		42.7	286^th of 450 public high schools	36.4%	125			48.0	48.0		37.7	37.7			30.0	30.0	$12,173
Little Falls Continuing Education	Public	9-12	1001 5th Ave SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 632-7951	112	4	25.7	56.3%	102 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	12.6	425^th of 473 public high schools	10.1%		9.7	420^th of 450 public high schools	6.7%	5						16.7	16.7			3.2	3.2	$12,208
Little Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	1001 5th Ave SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 616-2200	747	48	15.6	33.3%	671 (89.8%)	13 (1.7%)	25 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	67.2	148^th of 473 public high schools	68.7%		39.4	299^th of 450 public high schools	33.6%	151			40.9	40.9		39.9	39.9			39.6	39.6	$12,380
Holdingford Secondary	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	509	23	22.1	27.1%	493 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.9	242^nd of 473 public high schools	48.8%		50.9	249^th of 450 public high schools	44.7%	7	55.3	43.8	35.4	45.0	12.5	29.3	21.4	50.0	45.1	39.3	45.3	$10,202
Alternative Learning Center - Holdingford	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mid State Educational District Steps Trans. Prog	Public	12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	4	1	4.0	—	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
WIN-High School	Public	9-12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	14	3	4.2	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
MSED PAES Lab	Public	9-12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sartell Senior High	Public	9-12	3101 Pine Cone Rd	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	1,269	77	16.4	18.9%	1,104 (87.0%)	35 (2.8%)	43 (3.4%)	36 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.9%)	77.1	92^nd of 473 public high schools	80.5%		74.6	105^th of 450 public high schools	76.7%	13			47.2	47.2		46.7	46.7			40.6	40.6	$11,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Royalton High School

Is Royalton High School a good school?

Royalton High School ranks 161^st of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Royalton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Royalton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Royalton High School?

Students at Royalton High School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Royalton High School in?

Royalton Public School District

What schools feed into Royalton High School?

Royalton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Royalton Elementary
Middle : Royalton Middle School

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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