Enrollment
390
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·A.C.G.C. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010602570
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY
27250 MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 4, GROVE CITY, MN 56243 · (320) 244-4700 · Meeker County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
168 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within A.C.G.C. Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A.C.G.C. SECONDARY
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.C.G.C. SECONDARY this school | 390 | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS | 343 | 44.3% | 23.9% |
| MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY | 402 | 45.8% | 39.1% |
| PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH PARK RAPIDS | 420 | 41.4% | 33.7% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY SPRINGFIELD | 314 | 39.8% | 45.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A.C.G.C. SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #191 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #64 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #275 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #209 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #97 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #190 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #166 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #126 of 146 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 26.3 | 14.8:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 24.4 | 16.0:1 | 48% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 26.3 | 15.2:1 | 42% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 23% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A.C.G.C. SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (398 to 390); teachers unchanged (26.3 to 26.3).
About A.C.G.C. SECONDARY
In GROVE CITY, Minnesota, A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is a medium-sized high school. School enrollment was 390 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 12.
A.C.G.C. Public School District runs 3 schools with a combined 893 students. A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is one of them.
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY's enrollment is 82% White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Meeker County is about 93% White. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY operates with 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.8:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. A.C.G.C. SECONDARY reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, A.C.G.C. SECONDARY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is 2.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Meeker County show that the median household income is $75,446, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides A.C.G.C. SECONDARY, Meeker County has 12 other public schools.
The school nearest to A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, A.C.G.C. SECONDARY ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY's enrollment declined from 402 in 2020-21 to 390 in 2024-25.
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Meeker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,468
Census ACS
Median income
$75,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in A.C.G.C. Public School District
- A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARYElementary · 369 students
- ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6Middle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 60.0 mi · 134
- A.C.G.C. ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 369
- Lake Ripley Elementary7.8 mi · 568
- Litchfield Early Childhood Special7.9 mi · 42
- Litchfield Middle School7.9 mi · 494
- Litchfield Senior High8.0 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About A.C.G.C. SECONDARYHow many students attend A.C.G.C. SECONDARY?
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY enrolls approximately 390 students in grades 07-12.
Is A.C.G.C. SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does A.C.G.C. SECONDARY have?
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at A.C.G.C. SECONDARY?
Student demographics at A.C.G.C. SECONDARY are roughly 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees A.C.G.C. SECONDARY?
A.C.G.C. SECONDARY is overseen by A.C.G.C. Public School District in Meeker County.
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