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St. Peter High School

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St. Peter High School ranks 175 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 63% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

St. Peter High School is a grades 9–12 public school serving 692 students in the St. Peter Public School District in Saint Peter, Minnesota — a mid-to-large high school for its immediate area, bigger than nearby Cleveland and Nicollet but smaller than Mankato West.

Overall, St. Peter ranked 175th of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. That is above the state median, though well below its 2015–16 peak, when it ranked 44th of 489 (91st percentile, 5 stars). Its strongest outcomes are graduation and reading: the 2024–25 graduation rate was 95.1%, above the district's 94.8% and the state's 84.9%, and 10th-grade reading proficiency was 56.7%, well above the state's 42.5%. Math is the clearest academic gap — 11th-grade proficiency was 31.8%, below the state's 35.3% and below every nearby traditional high school with reported data.

Local comparisons help put this in context. Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is the nearby benchmark at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars and higher high-school math, reading, and science scores. Mankato West Senior High is larger and stronger in 11th-grade math (46.9% vs. 31.8%), but St. Peter edges it out in 10th-grade reading (56.7% vs. 49.4%), graduation (95.1% vs. 91.7%), and dropout (3.6% vs. 4.3%). Inside the school, results vary sharply by student group: special education students rank in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars, while Hispanic students rank in the 7th percentile with 0 stars and English Language Learner students in the 11th percentile with 1 star — a persistent gap worth asking the school about. Test data for the small alternative programs Rock Bend High School Alternative Learning Center and Insite are largely suppressed by the state, so treat them as unknown rather than as evidence of weakness.

692

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,295

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2121 West Broadway Avenue
Saint Peter, MN 56082-1332

(507) 934-4212

District: St. Peter Public School District

Feeder schools for St. Peter High School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	South Elementary School
Middle:	St. Peter Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

17.8%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

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

!Math scores 13 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg43%

175^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	64.5	175 of 473	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	137 of 450	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	173 of 480	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	121 of 476	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	68 of 472	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	112 of 428	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	150 of 492	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	90 of 494	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	62.9	205 of 489	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	86.2	44 of 489	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	77.2	99 of 504	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	109 of 483	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	147 of 534	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	137 of 539	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	64 of 545	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.0	171 of 540	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	128 of 234	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	78.9	98 of 460	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	112 of 463	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	64.6	199 of 450	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.9	204 of 452	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.4	148 of 433	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	61 of 114	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	20 of 102	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	76 of 103	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	68 of 94	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	77 of 85	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	172 of 398	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	111 of 358	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	177 of 403	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	139 of 396	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.7	33 of 388	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	187 of 401	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	141 of 395	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	91 of 124	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.9	42 of 145	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	35 of 136	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	69 of 135	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	46 of 101	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	63 of 132	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	47 of 129	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	179 of 377	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	187 of 333	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	127 of 389	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	135 of 393	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	59 of 312	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	33.3	201 of 270	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	95 of 374	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	140 of 395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	141 of 377	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	163 of 405	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	111 of 398	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	103 of 403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	113 of 351	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	121 of 411	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	54 of 398	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	40 of 224	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	56 of 178	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	115 of 221	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.4	38 of 216	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	129 of 214	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	89 of 220	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	65 of 195	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	90 of 394	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	82 of 376	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	166 of 402	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	126 of 398	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	58 of 401	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	94 of 364	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	40 of 414	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile-52 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+8 vs state

Math32%-13 vs state

Science29%+3 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 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
St. Peter High School	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Avenue	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	692	36	19.0	31.8%	485 (70.1%)	50 (7.2%)	123 (17.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	64.5	175^th of 473 public high schools	63.0%		70.1	137^th of 450 public high schools	69.6%	38				56.7	56.7		28.9	28.9				31.8	31.8	$20,295
St. Peter Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Ave	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$12,077
Hoffman Learning Center	Public	5-12	2001 Sheppard Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-9820	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$22,088
Mn Security Hospital Yaap	Public	7-12	2100 Sheppard Dr	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-5420	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rock Bend High School Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	801 Davis St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	14	1	9.7	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)														$4,389
Cleveland Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cleveland Secondary	Public	7-12	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 931-5953	260	17	15.7	16.9%	234 (90.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	65.8	166^th of 473 public high schools	64.9%		46	275^th of 450 public high schools	38.9%	109		54.9	42.9	47.2	48.8	4.8	27.8	15.4		52.9	33.3	43.6	43.9	$10,725
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High	Public	6-12	901 E Ferry St	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5800	500	0	12.9	30.6%	396 (79.2%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	88.9	32^nd of 473 public high schools	93.2%		90	25^th of 450 public high schools	94.4%	7	61.8	57.7	66.2	58.0	60.9	19.7	50.7	35.2	42.6	48.6	76.4	49.2	54.5	$12,675
Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	151	14	10.9	14.6%	141 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	56	222^nd of 473 public high schools	53.1%		79.7	82^nd of 450 public high schools	81.8%	140		36.8	76.5	43.8	51.9	23.5	25.0	24.2		31.6	58.8	35.3	41.5	$13,068
Insite	Public	12	50 Navaho Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 387-1818	18	0		66.7%	11 (61.1%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Peter High School

How many students attend St. Peter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended St. Peter High School.

What district is St. Peter High School in?

St. Peter Public School District

What is the racial makeup of St. Peter High School?

Students at St. Peter High School are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into St. Peter High School?

St. Peter High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : South Elementary School
Middle : St. Peter Middle School

Is St. Peter High School a good school?

St. Peter High School ranks 175^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 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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