Enrollment
335
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADA-BORUP-WEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270048005509
Ada-Borup-West Secondary
604 W THORPE AVE, ADA, MN 56510 · (218) 784-5332 · Norman County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
132 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Ada-Borup-West Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
About Ada-Borup-West Secondary
Ada-Borup-West Secondary is one of the reasonably sized secondary schools in ADA, Minnesota, overseen by Ada-Borup-West Public Schools, with 335 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.
Across the 2 schools in Ada-Borup-West Public Schools (705 students total), Ada-Borup-West Secondary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Ada-Borup-West Secondary shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Ada-Borup-West Secondary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Ada-Borup-West Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.
In the surrounding community, Norman County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,260, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Norman County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 871 students), Ada-Borup-West Secondary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Ada-Borup-West Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ada-Borup-West Secondary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.7%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Inside the community feed, members of the Ada-Borup-West Secondary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Norman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,367
Census ACS
Median income
$72,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
871 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
- Ada-Borup-West ElementaryElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Ada-Borup-West Elementary0.0 mi · 370
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY12.6 mi · 95
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY12.6 mi · 71
- ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY19.6 mi · 158
- ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY19.6 mi · 144
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY19.9 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Ada-Borup-West SecondaryHow large is Ada-Borup-West Secondary?
Ada-Borup-West Secondary enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Ada-Borup-West Secondary serve?
Ada-Borup-West Secondary serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ada-Borup-West Secondary have?
Ada-Borup-West Secondary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ada-Borup-West Secondary?
At Ada-Borup-West Secondary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Ada-Borup-West Secondary?
Ada-Borup-West Secondary is overseen by Ada-Borup-West Public Schools in Norman County.
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