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Learning Center

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Learning Center is a public high school located in Worthington, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 82 students. The school is part of the Worthington Public School District, which is ranked 336 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Learning Center faces significant challenges, with a consistently low academic performance, ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in Minnesota. The school has a starkly higher percentage of Hispanic students (74.39%) compared to the surrounding schools and the state average, suggesting potential issues with racial segregation. Learning Center's graduation rates range from 41.9% to 62.2%, and its dropout rates range from 7.7% to 29.7%, which are significantly worse than the surrounding schools and the state average. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota high schools.

Despite the school's low academic outcomes, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 14.8 in recent years, which is lower than the surrounding schools like Worthington Senior High. This raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and staffing within the school and the Worthington Public School District. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (over 80%) at Learning Center suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant contributor to the school's struggles, and the stark performance differences between Learning Center and the surrounding schools point to potential opportunity gaps that need to be addressed.

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,912

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 N Crailsheim Rd
Worthington, MN 56187-8888

(507) 372-1322

District: Worthington Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

White:

9.8%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (4% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (60% vs 84%)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (11% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg47%

Not ranked this year

Learning Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	6.7	449 of 480	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	441 of 476	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	460 of 472	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	409 of 428	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	488 of 492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	493 of 494	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	482 of 489	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	450 of 489	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	406 of 483	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	469 of 534	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	461 of 539	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	472 of 545	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	496 of 540	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	222 of 234	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	426 of 450	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	426 of 452	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	63 of 102	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	73 of 85	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	3.7	391 of 403	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	381 of 388	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	141 of 145	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	131 of 136	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	127 of 129	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	380 of 389	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	363 of 393	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	301 of 312	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	254 of 270	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	366 of 370	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	372 of 374	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	7.4	381 of 405	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	388 of 398	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	342 of 351	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	407 of 411	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading10%-40 vs state

Math0%-45 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
Learning Center	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	82	13	6.4	74.4%	8 (9.8%)	3 (3.7%)	67 (81.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0				9.5	$19,912
Learning Center Night	Public	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 372-1322	36	1	36.7	69.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	31 (86.1%)	4 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$2,807
Virtual Instruction by Excellence S	Public, Virtual	7-12	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(507) 372-1322	124	4	32.6	49.2%	103 (83.1%)	3 (2.4%)	12 (9.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)				35.7				64.3
Worthington Senior High	Public	9-12	1211 Clary St	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 376-6121	1,118	64	17.5	60.5%	227 (20.3%)	52 (4.7%)	720 (64.4%)	86 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (2.0%)	17.9	384^th of 450 public high schools	14.7%		21.8	385^th of 480 public high schools	19.8%	1			13.3	13.3			26.8	26.8	$11,524
Adrian Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2266	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adrian Secondary	Public	9-12	415 Kentucky Ave	Adrian	56110	Nobles County	Adrian Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 483-2232	155	12	12.8	35.5%	121 (78.1%)	2 (1.3%)	25 (16.1%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	53.4	237^th of 450 public high schools	47.3%		57.7	222^nd of 480 public high schools	53.8%	15			27.8	27.8			48.5	48.5	$14,223
Fulda Secondary	Public	7-12	410 College Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 425-2514	157	10	15.2	40.1%	119 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	44.7	278^th of 450 public high schools	38.2%		49	263^rd of 480 public high schools	45.2%	15	20.0	30.4	21.4	23.5	26.7	43.5	47.6	37.8	$16,508
Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary	Public	7-12	124 N Minnesota Ave	Okabena	56161	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 853-4507	137	10	13.6	45.3%	96 (70.1%)	3 (2.2%)	23 (16.8%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	34	324^th of 450 public high schools	28.0%		31	351^st of 480 public high schools	26.9%	27	16.7	46.2	18.2	24.5	15.8	46.2	40.0	32.7	$16,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of Learning Center?

Students at Learning Center are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Learning Center in?

Worthington Public School District

How many students attend Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 82 students attended Learning Center.

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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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