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Alexandria Area High School

4300 PIONEER ROAD SE, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 · (320) 762-2142 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,315 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
  • 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.
  • ·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

Enrollment
1,315
High
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
278 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 931324%
Grade 1031724%
Grade 1134226%
Grade 1234326%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
1,19791%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
645%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
50%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
343%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
67751%
Female
63849%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
58.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Alexandria Area High School

Alexandria Area High School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alexandria Area High School this school1,31521.1%49.0%
Chisago Lakes Senior High
LINDSTROM
1,05321.6%42.2%
East High School
DULUTH
1,49519.7%54.2%
Sartell Senior High
SARTELL
1,26918.9%50.5%
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH
BUFFALO
1,68122.0%56.6%
Hastings High School
HASTINGS
1,30123.8%45.4%
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 Alexandria Area High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#89 of 397N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.1%#163 of 401N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.4%#85 of 397N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,315#67 of 764#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#202 of 332N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.8%#278 of 338N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.1%#385 of 444N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.0%#135 of 181N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,315
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,31573.917.8:121% (278)
2023-241,31077.516.9:124% (313)
2022-231,30275.317.3:126% (336)
2020-211,3075523.8:119% (253)
2017-181,26474.217.0:124% (300)
2015-161,2117117.1:127% (321)
2010-119345417.3:122% (205)
2000-011,1025719.3:114% (150)
1990-917974816.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexandria Area High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,264 to 1,315); teachers unchanged (74.2 to 73.9).

About Alexandria Area High School

Alexandria Area High School is one of the public schools in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota. It is a large high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,315 students. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.

The district, Alexandria Public School District, operates 10 schools serving 4,034 students.

White students are the large majority at Alexandria Area High School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Alexandria Area High School comes in at 17%.

A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 21% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is 31%.

Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Alexandria 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.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Alexandria Area High School, the prediction is 53.7% and the result is 49.0%.

In the county around the school, Douglas County, median household income is about $79,043, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexandria Area High School is among the 22 public schools in Douglas County.

The next-closest public school is Bridgeway Career Academy, about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Alexandria Area High School. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Alexandria Area High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Alexandria Area High School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,307 in 2020-21, 1,315 in 2024-25. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Douglas County at a glance

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Population
39,575
Census ACS
Median income
$79,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,781 students

Quick facts

School name
Alexandria Area High School
District
Alexandria Public School District
Address
4300 PIONEER ROAD SE, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308
Phone
(320) 762-2142
County
Douglas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,315
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
278 (21%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
270306000085
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alexandria Area High School
How large is Alexandria Area High School?
Alexandria Area High School enrolls approximately 1,315 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alexandria Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexandria Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Alexandria Area High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Alexandria Area High School.
How diverse is Alexandria Area High School?
Alexandria Area High School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Alexandria Area High School?
Alexandria Area High School is overseen by Alexandria Public School District in Douglas County.
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