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Alumni: what's one memory from Albert Lea Senior High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,196
High
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270297000068
Albert Lea Senior High
2000 TIGER LN, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 · (507) 379-5340 · Freeborn County
GRADES 08–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,196 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.2:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
606 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
6
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 8 | 234 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 265 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 252 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 234 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 211 | 18% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Albert Lea Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Albert Lea Senior High
Albert Lea Senior High's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea Senior High this school | 1,196 | 50.7% | 31.2% |
| Roosevelt High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,148 | 47.3% | 42.2% |
| MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL MARSHALL | 886 | 42.6% | 44.5% |
| FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL FAIRMONT | 839 | 47.0% | 33.3% |
| Crookston Secondary CROOKSTON | 592 | 52.0% | 37.6% |
| South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 866 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
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 Albert Lea Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #293 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #284 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #255 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,196 | #78 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #141 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #81 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #118 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #95 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
1,196
-70 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,213
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,196 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 51% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 1,229 | 75.2 | 16.3:1 | 55% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 1,218 | 70.6 | 17.2:1 | 53% (651) |
| 2020-21 | 1,266 | 73 | 17.3:1 | 39% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 1,278 | 79.3 | 16.1:1 | 42% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 1,181 | 72 | 16.4:1 | 43% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 36% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 1,262 | 65 | 19.4:1 | 17% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 1,213 | 69 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Lea Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,278 to 1,196); teachers down 7% (79.3 to 74).
About Albert Lea Senior High
Albert Lea Senior High is a high-enrollment high school in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, administered by Albert Lea Public School District. Enrollment totals 1,196 students across grades 8 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
Albert Lea Public School District has 9 schools and 3,335 students, and Albert Lea Senior High is one of those schools.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Albert Lea Senior High. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Freeborn County overall, about 84% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The school reported 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Albert Lea Senior High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Minnesota public high schools.
Albert Lea Senior High scores 31.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Freeborn County show that the median household earns about $71,023 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Freeborn County, 19 public schools serve about 4,061 students.
About 1.2 miles separate Albert Lea Senior High from the closest public school, Hawthorne Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.1% on proficiency, and Albert Lea Senior High is below that at 31.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,196, down from 1,266 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
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Freeborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,623
Census ACS
Median income
$71,023
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Lea Public School District
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other schools in ALBERT LEA
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorne Elementary1.2 mi · 400
- Albert Lea Area Learning Center1.3 mi · 113
- Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed1.3 mi · 68
- Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy1.3 mi · 37
- Lakeview Elementary2.0 mi · 400
- Sibley Elementary2.9 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Lea Senior HighHow many students attend Albert Lea Senior High?
Albert Lea Senior High enrolls approximately 1,196 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Albert Lea Senior High serve?
Albert Lea Senior High serves grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at Albert Lea Senior High?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Albert Lea Senior High.
How diverse is Albert Lea Senior High?
Albert Lea Senior High reports a student body of 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Albert Lea Senior High?
Albert Lea Senior High is overseen by Albert Lea Public School District in Freeborn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.