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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270747000322

CANBY SECONDARY

307 1ST ST W, CANBY, MN 56220 · (507) 223-2002 · Yellow Medicine County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Minnesota public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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
300
High
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
122 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 75719%
Grade 84013%
Grade 94916%
Grade 104515%
Grade 115518%
Grade 125418%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
27391%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
176%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
14448%
Female
15652%

School pathway

Feeds from
CANBY ELEMENTARYPK–06
Based on grade levels within CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
39.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.9%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 CANBY SECONDARY

CANBY SECONDARY's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CANBY SECONDARY this school30040.7%32.9%
HAYFIELD SECONDARY
HAYFIELD
31938.9%33.3%
Staples-Motley Senior High
STAPLES
30938.2%44.7%
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY
MOUNTAIN IRON
28339.2%38.8%
NEVIS SECONDARY
NEVIS
27942.7%56.8%
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY
NEW YORK MILLS
36242.5%49.0%
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 CANBY SECONDARY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.9%#272 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.9%#230 of 401
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#278 of 397
Enrollment
ranked largest first
300#264 of 764
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.1:1#212 of 332
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.8%#279 of 338
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.7%#183 of 444
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.9%#86 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 2024-25
Enrollment
300
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530016.618.1:141% (122)
2023-2429315.718.6:142% (123)
2022-2330314.520.9:143% (130)
2020-212931224.4:131% (92)
2017-1827316.516.5:126% (71)
2015-162491615.6:131% (77)
2010-112711815.1:144% (118)
2000-014012714.8:136% (145)
1990-913472116.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANBY SECONDARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (273 to 300); teachers unchanged (16.5 to 16.6).

About CANBY SECONDARY

At 307 1ST ST W in CANBY, Minnesota, CANBY SECONDARY operates as a small high school. Total enrollment is 300 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12.

CANBY SECONDARY is part of a district of 2 schools: CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 604 students.

At CANBY SECONDARY, 91% of students are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Yellow Medicine County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.

The school had 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 16.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%.

CANBY SECONDARY earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Minnesota public high schools.

Test results at CANBY SECONDARY are 10.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.9% actual, 43.2% predicted).

The school's county is Yellow Medicine County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,000 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. CANBY SECONDARY shares Yellow Medicine County with 8 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, CANBY SECONDARY is closest to CANBY ELEMENTARY, about 0.4 miles away. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.7%; CANBY SECONDARY's is 32.9%, ranking 6th of 8.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 300, starting from 293. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.4 to 18.1 over 4 years.

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Yellow Medicine County at a glance

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Population
9,451
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,274 students

Quick facts

School name
CANBY SECONDARY
District
CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
307 1ST ST W, CANBY, MN 56220
Phone
(507) 223-2002
County
Yellow Medicine County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
300
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
18.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
122 (41%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
270747000322
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CANBY SECONDARY
How many students attend CANBY SECONDARY?
CANBY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 07-12.
Is CANBY SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CANBY SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does CANBY SECONDARY have?
CANBY SECONDARY employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at CANBY SECONDARY?
Student demographics at CANBY SECONDARY are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CANBY SECONDARY public or private?
CANBY SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANBY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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