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Willmar Senior High

Q: Is Willmar Senior High a good school?

Willmar Senior High ranks 295 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Willmar Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,205 students attended Willmar Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Willmar Senior High?

Students at Willmar Senior High are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 13% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Willmar Senior High?

Willmar Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kennedy Elementary Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary Middle : Willmar Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Willmar Senior High is a public high school in Willmar, Minnesota, serving 1,218 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Willmar Public School District, which is ranked 339 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Willmar Senior High performs below the state average on MCA-III tests, with only 25% of 11th-graders proficient in math compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 76.1% to 90.7%, with the most recent rate at 84.2%. Dropout rates have also varied, from 3.3% to 9.0%, with the latest at 4.4%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools, while Hispanic and White students are in the middle to upper-middle range.

Compared to nearby schools like A.C.G.C. Secondary and Kerkhoven Secondary, which have higher test scores and graduation rates, Willmar Senior High is underperforming. The school's high percentage of students (over 60%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the lower academic outcomes. However, the school's proximity to higher-performing schools and the potential to address specific student needs could provide opportunities for improvement.

1,205

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,256

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 30th St NE
Willmar, MN 56201-3499

(320) 231-8300

District: Willmar Public School District

Feeder schools for Willmar Senior High:

Elementary:	Kennedy Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
Middle:	Willmar Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

White:

39.8%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 20 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

295^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Willmar Public School District

339^th of 446Willmar 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	40.7	295 of 450	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	326 of 480	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	330 of 476	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	335 of 472	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	257 of 428	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	339 of 492	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	321 of 494	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	320 of 489	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	314 of 489	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	317 of 504	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.3	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	325 of 534	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.8	330 of 539	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	311 of 545	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	294 of 540	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.4	109 of 234	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	220 of 460	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	150 of 463	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	173 of 450	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.3	212 of 452	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.6	143 of 433	67.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	79 of 95	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	82 of 109	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	87 of 98	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	93 of 102	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	95 of 103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	61 of 71	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.5	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	81 of 94	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	70 of 102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	40.3	46 of 85	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	268 of 358	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	305 of 403	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	331 of 396	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	320 of 388	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	318 of 401	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	306 of 395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	75 of 124	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	75 of 145	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	73 of 136	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	77 of 135	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	97 of 129	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	239 of 333	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	286 of 389	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	278 of 393	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	213 of 312	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	206 of 270	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	299 of 370	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	295 of 374	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	252 of 377	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	285 of 405	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	246 of 398	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	284 of 403	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	204 of 351	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	277 of 398	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	29.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	46.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	67 of 178	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	157 of 221	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	97 of 216	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	116 of 214	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	62 of 173	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	92 of 220	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.3	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	178 of 376	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	221 of 402	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	212 of 398	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	222 of 401	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.6	112 of 364	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	148 of 412	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	125 of 414	69.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Math25%-20 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
Willmar Senior High	Public	9-12	2701 30th St NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 231-8300	1,205	74	16.2	57.4%	480 (39.8%)	152 (12.6%)	495 (41.1%)	43 (3.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	40.7	295^th of 450 public high schools	34.4%		36.8	326^th of 480 public high schools	32.1%	31			25.0	25.0			40.2	40.2	$13,256
DREAM Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1705 16th Street NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 262-5640	72	3	22.7	80.6%	44 (61.1%)	2 (2.8%)	23 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	12.1	409^th of 450 public high schools	9.1%		14.9	415^th of 480 public high schools	13.5%	6			0.0	4.2			28.6	18.5	$18,642
Willmar Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	512 8th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6500	91	13	7.0	83.5%	16 (17.6%)	7 (7.7%)	60 (65.9%)	6 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	4.4	448^th of 450 public high schools	0.4%		5.7	456^th of 480 public high schools	5.0%	8			0.0	0.0			3.9	3.9	$14,392
New London-Spicer Senior	Public	9-12	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	448	30	14.7	19.9%	422 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	73.9	110^th of 450 public high schools	75.6%		77.1	95^th of 480 public high schools	80.2%	15			36.2	36.2			60.4	60.4	$11,902
New London Alternative School	Public	9-12	101 4th Ave SW	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 354-2252	12	1	10.5	33.3%	10 (83.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$17,551
A.C.G.C. Secondary	Public	7-12	27250 Minnesota Highway 4	Grove City	56243	Meeker County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 244-4700	390	26	14.8	43.1%	321 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	61.9	188^th of 450 public high schools	58.2%		77.6	90^th of 480 public high schools	81.3%	98	40.0	51.7	57.4	49.2	43.1	36.7	39.7	39.9	$13,606
KMS Learning Center	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kerkhoven Secondary	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	382	23	16.8	33.2%	296 (77.5%)	6 (1.6%)	67 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	41.8	289^th of 450 public high schools	35.8%		43.8	294^th of 480 public high schools	38.8%	5	30.0	29.2	33.3	30.6	35.0	34.9	32.0	34.1	$13,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Willmar Senior High

Is Willmar Senior High a good school?

Willmar Senior High ranks 295^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willmar Senior High?

Students at Willmar Senior High are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 13% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Willmar Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,205 students attended Willmar Senior High.

What schools feed into Willmar Senior High?

Willmar Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Willmar Middle School

What district is Willmar Senior High in?

Willmar Public School District

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