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Enrollment
536
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270750000324
Cannon Falls Secondary
820 MINNESOTA ST E, CANNON FALLS, MN 55009 · (507) 263-6800 · Goodhue County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- 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
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
124 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 12% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Cannon Falls Secondary
Cannon Falls Secondary's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Falls Secondary this school | 536 | 23.1% | 51.3% |
| ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU | 527 | 23.5% | 32.5% |
| Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec LAKE CRYSTAL | 506 | 23.9% | 42.0% |
| Watertown Mayer High WATERTOWN | 516 | 22.5% | 44.2% |
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH GLYNDON | 449 | 22.3% | 51.6% |
| DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH COKATO | 601 | 21.5% | 47.3% |
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 Cannon Falls Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Goodhue County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #75 of 397 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #43 of 401 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #83 of 397 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #159 of 764 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #111 of 332 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #251 of 338 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #366 of 444 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #37 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
536
-129 (-19%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 536 | 35.2 | 15.2:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 36.5 | 15.4:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 37.2 | 15.8:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 39.1 | 16.3:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 23% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 15% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 38 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cannon Falls Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (637 to 536); teachers down 10% (39.1 to 35.2).
About Cannon Falls Secondary
At 820 MINNESOTA ST E in CANNON FALLS, Minnesota, Cannon Falls Secondary operates as a mid-sized high school. It had 536 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2 schools and 1,055 students, and Cannon Falls Secondary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Cannon Falls Secondary is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Goodhue County overall, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Cannon Falls Secondary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%.
Cannon Falls Secondary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Minnesota public high schools.
Cannon Falls Secondary scores 51.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.6%.
In the surrounding county, Goodhue County, median household income comes to about $84,171, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 36 public schools and about 7,099 students.
The closest school to Cannon Falls Secondary is Pathways Program Grades 6-7, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Cannon Falls Secondary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Cannon Falls Secondary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 665 to 536, a 19% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
Cannon Falls Secondary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 519 students
Other schools in CANNON FALLS
- CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 519 students
- Pathways Program Grades 6-7Middle · 10 students
- Cannon Falls HS Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- Pathways Program Grades 6-70.0 mi · 10
- CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 519
- RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY6.6 mi · 445
- RANDOLPH SECONDARY6.6 mi · 430
- Tower View ALP13.0 mi · 62
- Tower View Alternative High School13.0 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Cannon Falls SecondaryHow large is Cannon Falls Secondary?
Cannon Falls Secondary enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 06-12.
Is Cannon Falls Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cannon Falls Secondary is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Cannon Falls Secondary have?
Cannon Falls Secondary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cannon Falls Secondary?
At Cannon Falls Secondary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cannon Falls Secondary public or private?
Cannon Falls Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.