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Enrollment
1,582
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270741000316
Cambridge-Isanti High School
430 NW 8TH AVE, CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008 · (763) 689-6066 · Isanti County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,582 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 60.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
480 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 420 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 410 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 408 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 344 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Cambridge-Isanti High School
Cambridge-Isanti High School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge-Isanti High School this school | 1,582 | 30.3% | 42.3% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High SAUK RAPIDS | 1,319 | 29.6% | 38.2% |
| BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD | 1,805 | 31.5% | 41.4% |
| St. Francis High SAINT FRANCIS | 1,139 | 26.3% | 47.7% |
| Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA | 1,048 | 30.2% | 34.0% |
| Bemidji Senior High BEMIDJI | 1,537 | 33.4% | 35.6% |
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 Cambridge-Isanti High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #154 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #234 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #138 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,582 | #49 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #294 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #193 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #287 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #118 of 181 |
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
1,582
+21 (+1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,076
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 29.4:1
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 | 1,582 | 74.2 | 21.3:1 | 30% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 1,610 | 69.1 | 23.3:1 | 32% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 1,605 | 65 | 24.7:1 | 36% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 1,561 | 53 | 29.4:1 | 21% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 1,492 | 59.2 | 25.2:1 | 28% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 1,470 | 60 | 24.5:1 | 28% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 1,544 | 69 | 22.4:1 | 29% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 1,573 | 81 | 19.4:1 | 15% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 1,076 | 65 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge-Isanti High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,492 to 1,582); teachers up 25% (59.2 to 74.2).
About Cambridge-Isanti High School
Cambridge-Isanti High School operates as a large high school in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,582 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 326% above average.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist counts 5,007 students in its 18 schools, and Cambridge-Isanti High School is one of them.
About 83% of the student body at Cambridge-Isanti High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Isanti County's population at about 92%. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.3:1. That is higher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 30% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Cambridge-Isanti 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.8%.
Cambridge-Isanti High School is located in Isanti County, where the median household income is $87,440, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cambridge-Isanti High School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Cambridge Primary School, about 0.4 miles away. Cambridge-Isanti High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 1,561 students in 2020-21 and 1,582 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 29.4:1 in 2020-21 and 21.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist
- Cambridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Isanti Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Isanti Intermediate SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Isanti Primary SchoolElementary · 407 students
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE
- Cambridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-12High · 88 students
- Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEdElementary · 74 students
- Riverside AcademyHigh · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Primary School0.4 mi · 498
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-50.4 mi · 18
- C-I Education Center0.4 mi · 3
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-120.4 mi · 88
- Cambridge Intermediate School0.4 mi · 536
- Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEd0.4 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridge-Isanti High School?
Cambridge-Isanti High School enrolls approximately 1,582 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cambridge-Isanti High School serve?
Cambridge-Isanti High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cambridge-Isanti High School have?
Cambridge-Isanti High School employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge-Isanti High School?
Student demographics at Cambridge-Isanti High School are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cambridge-Isanti High School?
Cambridge-Isanti High School is overseen by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist in Isanti County.
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