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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Albany Area High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
584
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270293000064
Albany Area High School
30 FOREST AVE, ALBANY, MN 56307 · (320) 845-5043 · Stearns County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
17.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
78 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 9 | 162 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 24% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.3%
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 38 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Albany Area High School
Albany Area High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Area High School this school | 584 | 13.4% | 49.1% |
| LINCOLN SECONDARY ESKO | 603 | 10.3% | 57.4% |
| Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN | 655 | 16.5% | 47.5% |
| HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY | 453 | 16.8% | 57.8% |
| Byron Senior High School BYRON | 695 | 15.0% | 66.4% |
| Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND | 487 | 15.6% | 40.5% |
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 Albany Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #87 of 397 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #149 of 401 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #82 of 397 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #150 of 764 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #187 of 332 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #322 of 338 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #436 of 444 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #79 of 181 | #3 of 8 |
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
584
+65 (+13%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 584 | 33.4 | 17.5:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 30.1 | 18.6:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 23.2 | 23.1:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 33.7 | 15.7:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 12% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albany Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (530 to 584); teachers down 1% (33.7 to 33.4).
About Albany Area High School
Albany Area High School is a large high school with its address in ALBANY, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 584 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 57% higher than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Albany Area High School is part of ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 5 schools serve 1,744 students.
About 95% of the student body at Albany Area High School is White. The remaining students are 2% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Stearns County, the White share is about 82%. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.5:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 13%. The rate at public schools in Stearns County averages 44%, higher than here.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Albany Area High School 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.9% for Albany Area High School. The school posts 49.1%, 8.8 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Stearns County this way: the median household income is $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Albany Area High School, Stearns County has 73 other public schools.
Albany Area Middle School is the public school closest to Albany Area High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Albany Area High School at 5th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Albany Area High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 65 students since 2020-21, to 584. The school's ratio fell from 22.6:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Albany Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- ALBANY ELEMENTARYElementary · 380 students
- AVON ELEMENTARYElementary · 264 students
- Albany Area Early Learning CenterElementary · 59 students
Other schools in ALBANY
- Albany Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- ALBANY ELEMENTARYElementary · 380 students
- Albany Area Early Learning CenterElementary · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Albany Area Middle School0.0 mi · 457
- ALBANY ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 380
- Albany Area Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 59
- AVON ELEMENTARY5.6 mi · 264
- HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY8.5 mi · 589
- HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY8.5 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Albany Area High SchoolHow large is Albany Area High School?
Albany Area High School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Albany Area High School serve?
Albany Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Albany Area High School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Albany Area High School.
What is the student diversity at Albany Area High School?
Student demographics at Albany Area High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Albany Area High School?
Albany Area High School is overseen by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
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