Summary:
ZIP code 56062 has one public high school, Madelia Secondary, which serves grades 7–12 and is part of the Madelia Public School District. It enrolls 294 students, with a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and 42.86% free/reduced lunch participation. The district is ranked 247 of 458 (46th percentile, 2 stars), while the school’s latest rank is 149 of 473 (68th percentile, 3 stars).
Madelia Secondary shows positive momentum. Its latest rank rose to 149/473, 68th percentile, 3 stars, up from 226/450, 50th percentile, 2 stars in 2024–2025. All-grades math proficiency increased from 25.16% in 2024–2025 to 36.8% in 2025–2026, a gain of about 11.6 percentage points, even as state math slightly declined. 11th-grade math is 40.0% versus the state’s 35.3%, and End-of-Course science is 41.9% versus 35.0%. 7th-grade math is essentially at state (40.4% vs 40.3%).
Concerns remain. The dropout rate is 17.7% versus the state’s 4.2%, and the graduation rate is 77.7% versus 84.9%. Reading is below state at every reported grade: all grades 38.9% vs 48.6%, 7th 36.5% vs 43.5%, 8th 41.2% vs 50.0%, and 10th 39.1% vs 42.5%. 8th-grade science is very low at 7.8% vs 16.7%, and 8th-grade math is 30.8% vs 42.3%. All-grades science also fell 4.15 points year over year. Overall, the school has encouraging math gains and strong End-of-Course science, but reading, 8th-grade science, and completion rates need attention.
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