Enrollment
184
High
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270375000176
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY
402 W SUMMIT ST, BATTLE LAKE, MN 56515 · (218) 864-5215 · Otter Tail County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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
13.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
60 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 17% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY this school | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE | 153 | 33.3% | 38.5% |
| Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE | 228 | 33.8% | 41.5% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT | 229 | 34.5% | 57.5% |
| LAFAYETTE SECONDARY RED LAKE FALLS | 184 | 32.1% | 45.7% |
| BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA | 203 | 33.5% | 31.6% |
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 BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Otter Tail County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #72 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #28 of 401 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #93 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #354 of 764 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #261 of 444 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #45 of 146 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
184
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 184 | 14.1 | 13.0:1 | 33% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 13.2 | 14.2:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 10.6 | 17.9:1 | 35% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 11 | 18.0:1 | 18% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 18.7 | 11.4:1 | 29% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 35% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 38% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 31% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (214 to 184); teachers down 25% (18.7 to 14.1).
About BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is the name of a small high school in BATTLE LAKE, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 184 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 50% lower.
BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2 schools and 414 students, and BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is 86% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 13.0:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is 33%.
allk12 grades BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY an A. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY scores 51.6%.
Among Otter Tail County residents, the median household income is $72,255, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY, Otter Tail County has 36 other public schools.
BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.5% on proficiency, and BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is above that at 51.6%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY had 198 students, to 2024-25, when it had 184. The school's ratio fell from 18.0:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 230
- UNDERWOOD SECONDARY7.2 mi · 272
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 282
- HENNING ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 210
- HENNING SECONDARY13.3 mi · 171
- ASHBY SECONDARY14.1 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About BATTLE LAKE SECONDARYHow many students attend BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY?
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY serve?
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY.
How diverse is BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY?
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY reports a student body of 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY in?
BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY is part of BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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