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Enrollment
695
High
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270735000307
Byron Senior High School
1887 2ND AVE NW, BYRON, MN 55920 · (507) 775-2301 · Olmsted County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
22.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
104 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 185 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 174 | 25% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Byron Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Byron Senior High School
Byron Senior High School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Senior High School this school | 695 | 15.0% | 66.4% |
| Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN | 655 | 16.5% | 47.5% |
| BECKER SENIOR HIGH BECKER | 881 | 17.0% | 43.1% |
| STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE | 608 | 18.1% | 40.6% |
| Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND | 487 | 15.6% | 40.5% |
| SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER | 502 | 14.7% | 58.6% |
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 Byron Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #9 of 397 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #38 of 401 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #12 of 397 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #128 of 764 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #303 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #229 of 338 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #430 of 444 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #49 of 181 | #1 of 6 |
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
695
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 695 | 31.6 | 22.0:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 31.1 | 22.2:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 28.1 | 23.6:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 28 | 24.3:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 36.3 | 16.1:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 7% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 33 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byron Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (584 to 695); teachers down 13% (36.3 to 31.6).
About Byron Senior High School
Students in BYRON, Minnesota, attend Byron Senior High School, a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment stands at 695 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 87% above the average for high schools in Minnesota.
The district, Byron Public School District, operates 4 schools serving 2,342 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Byron Senior High School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 77% White among all Olmsted County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The school has 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. In all, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Olmsted County.
Byron Senior High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of Minnesota public high schools.
In Minnesota, Byron Senior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.4% actual against a predicted 57.0%.
Census data for Olmsted County show median household income comes to about $95,406, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 72 public schools and about 24,627 students.
The closest school to Byron Senior High School is Byron Middle School, located about 1.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Byron Senior High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Byron Senior High School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Byron Senior High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 681 in 2020-21, 695 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.0:1.
The discussion board for Byron Senior High School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byron Public School District
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Byron Intermediate SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Byron Primary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Other schools in BYRON
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Byron Intermediate SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Byron Primary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Byron Middle School1.3 mi · 577
- Byron Primary School1.5 mi · 519
- Byron Intermediate School1.6 mi · 551
- Kasson-Mantorville Elementary4.5 mi · 796
- Kasson-Mantorville Middle School4.7 mi · 685
- Kasson-Mantorville Senior High4.8 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Byron Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Byron Senior High School?
Byron Senior High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Byron Senior High School serve?
Byron Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Byron Senior High School have?
Byron Senior High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
How diverse is Byron Senior High School?
Byron Senior High School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Byron Senior High School in?
Byron Senior High School is part of Byron Public School District.
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