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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Minnesota · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Minnesota. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	Kennedy High School	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Bloomington Public Schools	High	61.3%	1,578	24.9%
52	HOUSTON SECONDARY	HOUSTON, MN	HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	31.2%	234	25.2%
53	Banaadir Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	High	96.0%	125	25.2%
54	CHISHOLM SECONDARY	CHISHOLM, MN	CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	51.5%	291	25.2%
55	North Branch Area High School	NORTH BRANCH, MN	North Branch Area Public Schools	High	24.9%	791	25.2%
56	ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH	NEW HOPE, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	70.4%	1,396	25.3%
57	Hiawatha Collegiate High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	HIAWATHA ACADEMIES	High	82.9%	744	25.4%
58	FRAZEE SECONDARY	FRAZEE, MN	FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	High	37.0%	381	25.4%
59	New Century School Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	High	95.8%	284	25.7%
60	South High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	65.1%	1,257	25.8%
61	Fridley Senior High	FRIDLEY, MN	Fridley Public School District	High	70.0%	796	26.1%
62	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	77.3%	1,076	26.3%
63	WAUBUN SECONDARY	WAUBUN, MN	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	High	58.3%	283	26.3%
64	EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY	FINLAYSON, MN	EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	37.5%	309	26.4%
65	Community of Peace Academy High Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	High	78.0%	250	26.5%
66	PINE RIVER-BACKUS HIGH SCHOOL	PINE RIVER, MN	PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	56.1%	371	26.6%
67	North Senior High	NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	High	63.5%	1,649	26.8%
68	Exploration High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Exploration High School	High	47.8%	136	26.8%
69	Community School of Excellence High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	High	85.9%	199	26.9%
70	Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary	OKABENA, MN	HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	45.3%	137	27.0%
71	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.	WALKER, MN	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist	High	48.9%	317	27.3%
72	HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	27.1%	509	27.3%
73	Cedar Mountain Middle/High School	MORGAN, MN	CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	45.2%	219	27.5%
74	SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	High	48.3%	1,030	27.9%
75	MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL	HENDERSON, MN	Minnesota New Country School	High	33.1%	136	28.1%
76	Pipestone Senior High	PIPESTONE, MN	Pipestone Area School District	High	38.4%	302	28.2%
77	CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY	CLEARBROOK, MN	CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	54.4%	206	28.4%
78	RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH	RICHFIELD, MN	RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	54.2%	1,183	28.4%
79	Dawson-Boyd Secondary	DAWSON, MN	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	High	35.3%	269	28.4%
80	Tartan Senior High	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	High	59.2%	1,687	28.4%
81	TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	63.5%	1,561	28.5%
82	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	92.1%	366	28.6%
83	ISLE SECONDARY	ISLE, MN	ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	49.5%	188	28.8%
84	LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY	MADISON, MN	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	High	44.2%	380	28.8%
85	NORTH WOODS SECONDARY	COOK, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.2%	245	28.9%
86	Austin Senior High	AUSTIN, MN	Austin Public School District	High	54.9%	1,485	29.0%
87	KERKHOVEN SECONDARY	KERKHOVEN, MN	KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG	High	33.2%	382	29.0%
88	FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH	HARMONY, MN	FILLMORE CENTRAL	High	30.3%	264	29.2%
89	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	SHOREVIEW, MN	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	High	28.6%	189	29.3%
90	AFSA High School	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	AFSA High School	High	55.7%	246	29.5%
91	Sejong Academy Upper School	MAPLEWOOD, MN	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	High	85.3%	136	29.6%
92	GFW High School	WINTHROP, MN	GFW Public Schools	High	37.4%	211	29.6%
93	Edison High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	70.3%	865	29.9%
94	Paynesville Area Secondary School	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	High	28.4%	465	29.9%
95	DEER RIVER SECONDARY	DEER RIVER, MN	DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	59.1%	425	30.0%
96	Yellow Medicine East Secondary	GRANITE FALLS, MN	YELLOW MEDICINE EAST	High	38.0%	321	30.3%
97	Medford Secondary	MEDFORD, MN	Medford Public School District	High	34.0%	379	30.3%
98	GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY	GLENVILLE, MN	GLENVILLE-EMMONS SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.3%	104	30.4%
99	LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY	BAUDETTE, MN	LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	33.3%	228	30.4%
100	Wm. M. Kelley Secondary	SILVER BAY, MN	LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	High	26.3%	179	30.6%

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