Enrollment
94
High
DISTRICT 80 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270936000376
CLIMAX SECONDARY
111 E BROADWAY, CLIMAX, MN 56523 · (218) 857-2395 · Polk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
55 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 6 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 12% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CLIMAX SECONDARY
CLIMAX SECONDARY's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIMAX SECONDARY this school | 94 | 58.5% | 18.5% |
| NEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL INC. STILLWATER | 70 | 48.6% | 13.0% |
| New Century Academy HUTCHINSON | 95 | 57.9% | 14.6% |
| MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY MOUNTAIN LAKE | 241 | 56.0% | 32.5% |
| Fisher Secondary FISHER | 99 | 45.5% | 29.7% |
| AFSA High School VADNAIS HEIGHTS | 246 | 55.7% | 29.5% |
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 CLIMAX SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #455 of 764 | #7 of 8 |
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
94
0 (0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 94 | 7.2 | 13.0:1 | 59% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 12 | 8.9:1 | 50% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 11.8 | 7.9:1 | 56% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 53% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 8.2 | 13.4:1 | 59% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | 62% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 65 | 9 | 7.2:1 | 60% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 8 | 9.4:1 | 44% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLIMAX SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (109 to 94); teachers down 11% (8.2 to 7.2).
About CLIMAX SECONDARY
CLIMAX SECONDARY is a high school with a street address in CLIMAX, Minnesota. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 94 students. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 75% below average.
In CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 2 schools enroll a combined 159 students.
About 66% of the student body at CLIMAX SECONDARY is White. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Native American. Among people living in Polk County, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The school had 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. The school reported 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 43% average for public schools in Polk County is 16 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, CLIMAX SECONDARY lands at D, ahead of 7% of Minnesota public high schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CLIMAX SECONDARY scores 15.1 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.5%; the prediction is 33.6%.
For Polk County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $73,107, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 20 public schools and about 5,075 students.
The closest school to CLIMAX SECONDARY is CLIMAX ELEMENTARY, located less than a tenth of a mile away. CLIMAX SECONDARY ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.5% against a local average of 25.4%.
NCES assigns CLIMAX SECONDARY the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (94) to 2024-25 (94). Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.4:1 to 13.0:1.
People who know CLIMAX SECONDARY can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CLIMAX ELEMENTARYElementary · 65 students
Nearby schools
- CLIMAX ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 65
- CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL12.0 mi · 101
- CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 109
- Fisher Elementary13.2 mi · 123
- Fisher Secondary13.2 mi · 99
- Northern Lights Academy14.3 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About CLIMAX SECONDARYHow many students attend CLIMAX SECONDARY?
CLIMAX SECONDARY enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does CLIMAX SECONDARY serve?
CLIMAX SECONDARY serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLIMAX SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLIMAX SECONDARY is approximately 13.0:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CLIMAX SECONDARY?
CLIMAX SECONDARY reports a student body of 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is CLIMAX SECONDARY in?
CLIMAX SECONDARY is part of CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.