Summary:
ZIP code 56307 is home to a single high school, Albany Area High School, which serves grades 9–12 with 584 students at 30 Forest Ave in Albany, Minnesota, as part of the Albany Public School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, there are no other local high schools to compare it with, so the most useful comparisons are against its own district and against the state of Minnesota.
The school's biggest strengths are its outcomes and its science results. In 2024–2025 it posted a 96.4% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate, compared with 84.9% and 4.2% statewide. Science is its standout subject: in 2025–2026, 36.2% of students were proficient in science, above the district's 27.6% and the state's 25.5%, and in 2024–2025 science proficiency was 41.82%, well above both. When compared to students in the same tested grades, the school also beats the state in 11th-grade math, 10th-grade reading, and End-of-Course science.
There are also areas to watch. The school's state ranking slipped from 27th of 480 with 5 stars in 2023–2024 to 130th of 473 with 4 stars in 2025–2026 — still above average, but a notable decline, and now below the district's own rank of 56th of 458. Reading dropped from 58.7% to 45.9% year over year, though the two years carry different exam labels (MCA-III versus MCA-IV), so that comparison may not be exact. Math improved slightly to 41.4% but trails the state's "All Grades" average; part of that gap is because a 9–12 school's All Grades results are measured against state averages that include elementary and middle school students. Enrollment is 584, with a 17.4 student-teacher ratio and 13.36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
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