Enrollment
137
High
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270330000137
ASHBY SECONDARY
300 BIRCH AVE, ASHBY, MN 56309 · (218) 747-2257 · Grant County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
48 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
137
+23 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.3:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ASHBY SECONDARY
As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in ASHBY, Minnesota, ASHBY SECONDARY instructs 137 students from grades 7 through 12, run under ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so ASHBY SECONDARY sits 63% smaller than that benchmark.
ASHBY SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 315 students overall.
In terms of who attends, ASHBY SECONDARY lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 2% Asian. Compared to Grant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting ASHBY SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at ASHBY SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ASHBY SECONDARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 43.2%.
In the area at large, Grant County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,917, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Grant County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,012 students), of which ASHBY SECONDARY is one.
ASHBY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ASHBY SECONDARY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. ASHBY SECONDARY's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 114 (now 137).
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,127
Census ACS
Median income
$73,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ASHBY ELEMENTARYElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- ASHBY ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 178
- Evansville Elementary8.7 mi · 163
- WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL.10.0 mi · 144
- WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY13.3 mi · 229
- WCA Middle School13.3 mi · 232
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About ASHBY SECONDARYHow large is ASHBY SECONDARY?
ASHBY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does ASHBY SECONDARY serve?
ASHBY SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ASHBY SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ASHBY SECONDARY is approximately 11.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ASHBY SECONDARY?
At ASHBY SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ASHBY SECONDARY?
ASHBY SECONDARY is overseen by ASHBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Grant County.
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