Summary:
ZIP code 55368 — Norwood Young America, Minnesota — contains exactly one listed high school, Central Senior High, which serves grades 9–12 with 337 students as part of the Central Public School District. Enrollment is small, the student-teacher ratio is 17.3, and 18.1% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The district overall is rated 4 stars and ranked 125th of 458 districts, placing it in the 73rd percentile.
Central Senior High's strongest results are in completion. In 2024–2025 it posted a 94.1% graduation rate against the state's 84.9%, and a 2.3% dropout rate against the state's 4.2%. That same year was its academic high point: it ranked 45th of 450 Minnesota high schools, placing it in the 90th percentile with 5 stars, and it scored well above the state in Reading (67.9% versus 49.59%) and Science (39.24% versus 26.15%).
The most recent year tells a different story. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 208th of 473, placing it in the 56th percentile with 3 stars. Math All Grades was 36.1%, below the district's 47.6% and the state's 44.9%; Reading was 46.6% versus the state's 48.6%; and End of Course Science was 24.7% versus the state's 35.0%. Year over year, Reading fell 21.3 points, Science 14.54 points, and Math 9.49 points. The "All Grades" figures match the single grade tested in each subject, so with only 337 students, a small change in the number of proficient students can move these percentages sharply — worth keeping in mind when weighing a single year's results.
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