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Technical Senior High

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Technical Senior High ranks 338 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 29% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Technical Senior High is a comprehensive grade 9–12 school serving 1,561 students in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, as part of the St. Cloud Public School District. It is the largest traditional high school in the nearby comparison group, and it serves a high-poverty population: 63.55% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school ranks 338 of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 29th percentile with 1 star. That reflects a long-term decline — it held 2 stars from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019 before dropping to 1 star in 2020–2021, with percentiles mostly in the 20s since.

Compared with Apollo Senior High, the district's other comprehensive high school, Technical generally comes out ahead despite serving a similar population. Its graduation rate is 83.4% versus Apollo's 71.0%, its dropout rate is 4.6% versus 7.6%, and it scores higher in all three tested subjects. Against Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High in the higher-ranked Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, Technical trails on every academic measure — but Sauk Rapids-Rice's free/reduced lunch rate is 29.64%, less than half of Technical's, so the two schools are not directly comparable.

Academic results paint a mixed picture. Science is Technical's relative strength at 21.7% proficiency, above the district's 14.8% and close to the state's 25.5%, while math is the weakest at 18.8% — 26.1 points below the state. Reading sits at 30.2%. Completion outcomes are improving: graduation rose from 73.3% in 2021–2022 to 83.4% in 2024–2025, even as proficiency scores declined. The school's overall ranking also masks wide differences in how well it serves particular student groups, with some groups scoring well above the school average and others well below. Finally, nearby alternative or specialized programs such as St. Cloud Area Learning Center serve very different populations and are not useful benchmarks for a comprehensive high school.

1,561

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,760

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

4200 33rd St S
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-8888

(320) 370-8350

District: St. Cloud Public School District

Feeder schools for Technical Senior High:

Elementary:	Clearview Elementary
	Discovery Community Elementary
	Oak Hill Community Elementary
	Talahi Community Elementary
Middle:	South Junior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.1%

White:

35.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Minnesota avg43%

338^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the St. Cloud Public School District

363^rd of 458St. Cloud 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	30.7	338 of 473	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	330 of 450	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	345 of 480	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	337 of 476	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	356 of 472	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	319 of 428	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	321 of 492	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	340 of 494	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	303 of 489	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.5	279 of 489	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	230 of 504	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	220 of 483	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.7	318 of 534	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	273 of 539	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.9	217 of 545	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	169 of 540	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	136 of 460	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	125 of 463	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	105 of 450	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.7	117 of 452	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	104 of 433	76.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	78 of 109	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	96 of 102	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	92 of 103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	65.4	27 of 76	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	56 of 110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	55 of 94	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	67 of 102	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	72 of 87	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	304 of 398	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	261 of 358	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	328 of 403	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	300 of 396	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	336 of 388	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	311 of 401	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	307 of 395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	124 of 135	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	55 of 124	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	77 of 145	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	69 of 136	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	22 of 101	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	297 of 377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	240 of 333	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	310 of 389	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	306 of 393	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	232 of 270	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	313 of 374	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	325 of 395	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	317 of 377	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	295 of 405	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	310 of 398	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	317 of 403	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	254 of 351	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	281 of 411	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	300 of 398	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	49 of 75	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.7	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	72 of 74	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	40 of 51	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	154 of 224	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	121 of 178	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	57 of 221	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	43 of 216	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	143 of 214	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	109 of 173	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	108 of 195	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	137 of 394	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	166 of 376	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	197 of 402	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	121 of 398	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	164 of 401	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	154 of 364	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	75 of 412	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	94 of 414	77.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)65th percentile+37 vs school

Asian (2018)64th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-18 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

Math19%-26 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Technical Senior High	Public	9-12	4200 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8350	1,561	87	17.9	63.5%	559 (35.8%)	735 (47.1%)	107 (6.9%)	25 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	120 (7.7%)	30.7	338^th of 473 public high schools	28.5%		33.1	330^th of 450 public high schools	26.7%	8					30.2	30.2			21.7	21.7					18.8	18.8			$12,760
Central Minnesota Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(320) 370-8656	53	0		58.5%	16 (30.2%)	29 (54.7%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
180 Degrees / Youth Shelter	Public	6-12	1101 Washington Memorial Dr	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 370-8020	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	216 N 8th Ave	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	237	20	12.0	63.7%	60 (25.3%)	123 (51.9%)	16 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.1%)	6.9	448^th of 473 public high schools	5.3%		5.9	436^th of 450 public high schools	3.1%	12					0.0	0.0				9.1					3.4	3.0			$18,847
Newport Academy	Public	7-12	1726 7th Ave S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	17	2	10.2	17.6%	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Apollo Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 44th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6790	1,264	76	16.6	61.8%	406 (32.1%)	494 (39.1%)	195 (15.4%)	74 (5.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.0%)	25.3	366^th of 473 public high schools	22.6%		22.6	367^th of 450 public high schools	18.4%	1					28.2	28.2			18.7	18.7					15.4	15.4			$16,195
Mn Correctional Facility-St. Cloud	Public	9-12	2305 Minnesota Blvd SE	Saint Cloud	56302	Stearns County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(320) 240-3062	14	0		78.6%	7 (50.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Benton-Stearns Education District	Public	5-12	324 3rd Avenue South	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-8427	24	4	6.4	66.7%	19 (79.2%)	2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)						0.0										0.0
Benton Stearns Education 18-22	Public	12	324 3rd Ave South	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-8940	17	2	8.5	58.8%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Sartell	Public	9-12	212 3rd Ave N	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-0748	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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Technical Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Technical Senior High?

Students at Technical Senior High are 47% African American, 36% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Technical Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,561 students attended Technical Senior High.

What district is Technical Senior High in?

St. Cloud Public School District

What schools feed into Technical Senior High?

Technical Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clearview Elementary
Elementary : Discovery Community Elementary
Elementary : Oak Hill Community Elementary
Elementary : Talahi Community Elementary
Middle : South Junior High

Is Technical Senior High a good school?

Technical Senior High ranks 338^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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